Tottenham Hotspur head coach Ange Postecoglou dismissed the criticism of his team, calling it “irrelevant.”
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Postecoglou calls Tottenham criticisms “irrelevant”
Tottenham had a 1-0 advantage heading into the second leg at Anfield thanks to Lucas Bergvall’s late winner in north London last month.
However, goals from Cody Gakpo, Mohamed Salah, Dominik Szoboszlai and Virgil van Dijk buried Spurs’ hopes of advancing in the final.
This prompted Sky Sports pundit and former Spurs midfielder Jamie Redknapp criticizing his former club’s performance at Anfield.
“I cannot remember a team in my lifetime go down with less of a fight with what Spurs did today,” Redknapp said.
Meanwhile, Postecoglou completely dismissed Redknapp’s opinion about his squad.
“People are on TV to give opinions. That’s their job,” he said.
“My job is to manage this football club. What other people think or don’t think is kind of irrelevant. It doesn’t place any kind of emphasis on who we are or what we’re trying to do. At the end of the day, everyone is allowed to have an opinion and express that opinion.”
“I don’t worry about being judged or who’s judging me. Ultimately my responsibility is to try and get the players I have to the best of my ability.
Nonetheless, Postecoglou was disappointed with the result of the game.
“It was disappointing tonight because we had an opportunity to get to a final and they don’t come around too often.”
Another disappointing moment
Meanwhile, Tottenham must focus on their Premier League campaign, as they sit 14th in the table, having lost 13 of their 23 games this season.
On the bright side, Spurs still have a chance to win in the Europa League or FA Cup.
The North London club has qualified for the Europa League round of 16 and will travel to face Aston Villa in the fourth round of the FA Cup on Sunday.
