Ange Postecoglou vowed to keep fighting to revive Tottenhams fortunes after receiving some direct feedback from disgruntled fans following a limp 1-0 Premier League loss to Bournemouth. Spurs boss Postecoglou was booed and heckled by a frustrated away end at the Vitality Stadium, having seen his toothless side condemned to defeat by Dean Huijsens 17th-minute header.
The Australian refused to go into detail about the heated exchange but said he understood the supporters emotional reaction. I didnt like what was being said because Im a human being but youve got to cop it, said Postecoglou, whose team have won only one of their last six games in all competitions.
Bournemouth 1-0 Tottenham – Match report and highlightsAs it happened | Teams | Match statsLive Premier League table | Watch free PL highlightsStream the Premier League with NOWIve been around long enough to know that when things dont go well youve got to understand the frustration and the disappointment.
Theyre rightly disappointed tonight because weve let a game of football get away from us. Im OK with all that. Theyre disappointed and rightly so. They gave me some direct feedback, which I guess is taken onboard.
How Postecoglou confronted disgruntled fans… All I can say is, Im really disappointed with tonight and Im determined to get it right and I will keep fighting until we do. Asked what was said by the travelling support, Postecoglou replied: Probably not for here, mate.
Tottenham began brightly in Dorset but created little during the 90 minutes and were fortunate not to lose by a bigger margin. Bournemouth midfielder Ryan Christie struck a post and the impressive hosts failed to capitalise on a host of other chances to put the result beyond doubt.
Spurs dropped below the Cherries, into 10th position, ahead of their London derby at home to high-flying Chelsea, live on Super Sunday, following the latest setback in a patchy season so far. To compound a miserable evening for the injury-hit north London club, defender Ben Davies limped out of his 300th Premier League appearance and faces a spell on the sidelines.
It looks like hes done his hamstring, said Postecoglou. Him and Radu (Dragusin) have played every game, its the one sort of position we cant rotate. Hell obviously be out for a period of time now, well just have to wait and see how long it is.
Its kind of the consequence of us having the squad we have at the moment.
