December 6, 2024
Ange Postecoglou says Tottenham are nowhere near the level they need to be and says the club cannot compete with the likes of Chelsea financially and with sheer volume of players.
0:00 I wanted to get close enough to the fans so they knew they were heard
0:13 Hopefully after 18 months you've realised who I am. I'm not an easy target. I'm not going to race down a tunnel if people are giving me stick. What drives me is continuing to stay true to my values and stay true to me. My wife didn't think it was the right thing to do, so I got some feedback there as well.
1:25 Ideally the fans have to back me but sometimes it doesn't work out that way. I've got find a way to make that happen.
1:54 Whatever the fans have to direct, direct it at me. I'll listen. I'm understanding.
2:22 You talk about mentally, against the big team you come up short? That hasn't happened. I'm not going to palm off responsibility. I have the opportunity to change things. Bournemouth are no mugs. We've got a lot of football with a thin squad. The game we started well but then we allowed the opposition to play the game on their terms.
4:02 It can't be a physical thing especially when we've started games well. The first time they go up, they get a set piece and score and unopposed header. You can't go into a game like that and allow the opposition to take control.
4:45 It doesn't sit well with me. I'm not going to accept this. My responsibility is to change it. If we're going to get to where I want us to get to, we need to break this cycle.
5:48 Can you restore connection? That will depend on what people see and feel. The only way I can affect it is what we produce on game day. I've got to concentrate on the controllable. How we prepare and play.
6:45 Chelsea have got sheer volume of players and financially. We're nowhere near Chelsea in that boat. Archie Gray made his senior debut in the Championship last year. The teenagers we've signed haven't had much experience. It's impossible to compare.
7:53 It's better that everyone is right behind me and the club, of course. But all clubs go through difficult moments but you forget about them when you're on the other side. It's about belief in what you're doing. At the start of my tenure you looked at more than just the results. It's not just about the winning but right now it would help.
9:12 Players know I'm not happy. I don't think they are ether. No one is comfortable with where we are at. It's more just anger and screaming.
9:55 Nothing has changed in terms of my resolve to playing football. We haven't understood the other side of it. Discipline and resilience to overcome difficult moments. When we've won this year we've been pretty compelling.
11:16 I've had 26 years of ups and downs. I can only answer questions and be myself if I fully believe in what I'm doing. I'm not going to change my values, my beliefs, sense of purpose or the way I do things. I can defend this until the day I'm gone and do it my way. I can understand peopl
By HaytersTV
