Tottenham Hotspur supervisor Ange Postecoglou has bemoaned the “destructive narrative” across the membership regardless of their success within the Europa League.
On Thursday, Spurs defeated Bodo/Glimt 3-1 within the first leg of their Europa League semi-final, however within the Premier League they sit sixteenth having misplaced 19 of their 34 video games.
Tottenham’s struggles this season have heaped stress on Postecoglou and sparked protests towards membership chairman Daniel Levy.
“I’ve mentioned earlier than, the narrative across the membership will not be constructive in any respect,” Postecoglou mentioned earlier than his aspect’s league journey to West Ham on Sunday (14:00 BST).
“Whether or not you comply with the membership or not, there’s all the time some form of destructive connotations to all the things that occurs on the membership, however that is existed for a really very long time – you could break via that.”
Postecoglou felt the environment inside Tottenham Hotspur Stadium turned nervous and tense after Bodo/Glimt pulled a aim again within the 84th minute, however believes his gamers will keep constructive as they attempt to win silverware for the primary time since 2008.
“Tottenham supporters have had some actual close to misses for a very long time, so there’s all the time this safeguard of not getting too enthusiastic about what’s occurring, however a part of making a profitable tradition is to not fall into that lure,” he mentioned.
“Winners do not take into consideration issues in that means. They do not take into consideration what may presumably go unsuitable. They’ve an actual readability round what they should do to win and I am attempting to create that with this group of gamers.
“When you anticipate one thing to go unsuitable, it’ll. So that you attempt to rail towards that, however the way you do that’s only a clear-eyed deal with what’s vital.”
This isn’t the primary time the Australian supervisor has commented on the tradition on the membership – final month he mentioned that someone inside Spurs is leaking injury news.
Postecoglou confirmed that Lucas Bergvall will seemingly miss the remainder of the season with an ankle harm, whereas James Maddison can have a scan after injuring his knee on Thursday.
Dominic Solanke picked up a thigh harm towards the Norwegian aspect and is a doubt to face West Ham on Sunday.
