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Furious Totheham manager Ange Postecoglou involved in furious incident with Spurs fan ‘telling him to throw the game’, he lost it

After Tottenham Hotspur’s 2-0 defeat to Manchester City, manager Ange Postecoglou found himself in a heated exchange with a supporter and delivered a notably tense press conference.

The Australian coach, visibly agitated, confronted a fan seated behind the Spurs dugout, expressing frustration over the team’s situation and recent performance. The defeat not only dashed Tottenham’s hopes of securing a spot in the Champions League but also allowed Manchester City to climb to the top of the Premier League standings, leading Arsenal by two points with one match remaining in the season.

In the lead-up to this crucial game, Postecoglou had addressed rumors suggesting that some supporters and even his squad might prefer losing to prevent Arsenal from winning the title. He was unequivocal in his stance against such an attitude: “I understand the rivalry, but I have never understood, and I never will, why someone would want to see their own team lose,” he remarked. “That isn’t the purpose of sports.”

Despite the high stakes, the atmosphere within the stadium was surprisingly subdued. Some Tottenham fans sarcastically cheered City’s goals, while others replicated City’s Poznan celebration, seen the previous weekend against Fulham.

Video footage from the match captured Postecoglou in a heated moment on the touchline, shouting back at a fan who had been taunting him. The 58-year-old manager was seen pointing at the supporter and demanding, “What did you say, what did you say before that? Just so I am aware of who you are.”

One Twitter user, @SecretPrem, who claimed to have witnessed the incident, tweeted, “I was there, and the fan kept pushing Ange to throw the game throughout the game and ultimately Ange lost it at him.”

The tension between Postecoglou and the fan highlights the pressures and emotions running high as the season reaches its climax, with every game carrying significant consequences for teams and their supporters.

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