Unsurprised Joe Hart insists battered and bruised Ange Postecoglou's chastening reaction to Tottenham's collapse against Brighton is no shock to him.
The former Celtic boss was left bereft as he watched Spurs collapse in epic fashion from 2-0 up as Brighton scored three times in the second half to condemn his side to defeat. Postecoglou gave body language experts a field day as he showed off a thousand yard stare on the pitch at full time, as he loosened his tie. The visibly shaken 59-year-old did little to hide his disgust surrounding his side's meek resistance in following interviews, as he labelled Spurs' capitulation as the "worst defeat" of his tenure.
And Hart - a vocal worshipper about the power of Postecoglou – was unmoved by his former manager's hurt and explained exactly why he was left so angry. Speaking on Match of the Day 2, he said: "I am really not (surprised), he really puts emphasis on morals, on being a constant good person, striving to get the best. It almost felt like Tottenham had cracked it, they were excellent in the first half, off the back of some great results. They had the better of Brighton, they wanted to ease into the second half, Brighton weren't going to let that happen again."
Meanwhile, Alan Pardew, believes the domineering style which was a smash-hit in Glasgow is an ill-fit to what is needed to truly thrive in the Premier League. Speaking to talkSPORT, Pardew said: "When you’re in a dominant side like he was at Celtic, let’s be honest, in a way you can have a bit more of a carefree attitude and get results. You can’t do that in the Premier League. The top teams can’t do that.
"Man City showed that yesterday because Fulham should have turned them over. They were a little bit lax and Fulham definitely should have done the job on them."