
Ange Postecoglou said his reaction to Tottenham’s booing was a misunderstanding of Chelsea’s 1-0 win.
Spurs fans chanted “You don’t know what you’re doing” on their wild boss as he replaced Lucas Bergvall with Pape Sarr while their team was an hour behind but had not yet registered a shot on the target.
Five minutes later, Postecoglou turned to Spurs fans as Sarr scored from range, seemingly winning ears in what some think is a response to Boos. After a prolonged check, the target was excluded.
However, PosteCoglou was confused by the suggestion and insisted that he just wanted the fans to enjoy the moment and feel that if the target counts the momentum of the game, then his team would change his team.
When asked about the incident, the Spurs boss said: “It’s an incredible explanation. We just scored and I just wanted to hear their cheers.
“We’ve had a tough time and I think it’s a breaking goal. I hope they’re really excited.
“At that time I felt like we might continue to win games. I felt that motivation was our way.
“It won’t bother me. It’s not the first time they booed me for a replacement or decision. It’s great, they can do it, but we just scored into a goal and we just got the equalizer.”
Asked if he risked his reaction to alienate his fans, postecoglou added: “You know? Nowadays, I’m so disconnected from the world that who knows, maybe you’re right. But that’s not my intention.”
Postecoglou, a VAR vocal critic, is angry at the long time that referee Craig Pawson has.
Officers on the scene were sent to his monitor after Sarr connected his legs to the Spurs equaliser before the strike.
It took four minutes for referee Parson to decide that the goal should be overturned, which led Coglou to question whether this was an obvious and obvious mistake.
“Who cares if it’s a foul? There are so many similar incidents out there,” Postecoglou said.
“What’s the point of having a referee there? It’s clear to me, you go to the screen and you see, ‘Oh my god, I missed that one.
“I mean, we’re all-not me, because I’m very voice-but everyone accepts it.
“We can also succumb to the players at some point. Some people will come up with a genius way, because the referee has no referees, so there is only football matches without participants.”
“If anyone thinks that when Var is brought in, we’re going to sit with a microscope for six minutes, it’s irrelevant, whether foul or not. It’s irrelevant.”
Posteocglou suggested a lack of consistency in decision making, as he seemed to mention the decision not to award Everton centre-back James Tarkowski the RED card in Merseyside Derby.
He added: “Jared Gillett was in VAR tonight. Maybe if Jared Gillett was on VAR last night, it would be a different result because, I think, that again lowers everyone’s explanation. But I don’t like it, companion. I never like it.”