It’s okay for Ange as Spurs hit back in style
Tottenham Hotspur v West Ham United – Premier League – Tottenham Hotspur Stadium – Reaction
Tottenham Hotspur 4-1 West Ham United
Ange Postecoglou needed a response, and he got one!
Off the back of a wretched defeat at Brighton before the International break, the Lilywhites found themselves trailing to a Mohammed Kudus goal as capital rivals West Ham United looked set to rub salt in an already gaping wound.
However, goals from Dejan Kulusevski, Yves, Bissouma, a Jean-Clair Todibo own-goal, and one from Heung Min Son turned the tide Tottenham’s way and relieved some of the criticism aimed at teh Australian in recent weeks.
“It was very good,” the Spurs boss beamed.
“Even the first half we had to work pretty hard, it was a bit of an arm wrestle. They’re a big, physical team and you have to match them in certain areas.
“Obviously, disappointing to concede but we worked our way back into the game and had some good chances in the late first half and got our rewards for it.
“Second half we went up a gear and again I thought our football was excellent but we did some of that hard stuff we needed to do to gain control, particularly in the midfield area and it gave us a good platform.”
Postecoglou failed to beat West Ham, Chelsea or Arsenal during his first season in charge. On securing the success, he added: “I guess so when you put it in that frame of reference.
“It’s important for our fans for sure because these are the games they want to feel good about and win obviously. Personally, for me, any game we win I get equal joy out of it as I’ve always said.
“Part of the kind of momentum we built in the second half came through the edge the supporters gave us, especially after the second goal you could really feel the atmosphere inside the stadium lift and that pushed us along and we had a fifteen-twenty-minute spell where we were outstanding.
“It goes hand in hand. We need the supporters especially at home to provide but to be able to provide we need to give them something in return. Today is hopefully a little bit of a reward for our fans.”
