{"id":297079,"date":"2023-12-04T00:25:19","date_gmt":"2023-12-04T00:25:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=297079"},"modified":"2023-12-04T00:25:19","modified_gmt":"2023-12-04T00:25:19","slug":"ange-postecoglou-credits-spurs-stars-for-believing-against-man-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/soccer\/ange-postecoglou-credits-spurs-stars-for-believing-against-man-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Ange Postecoglou credits Spurs stars for &apos;believing&apos; against Man City"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> Spurs boss Ange Postecoglou admits Man City could have &#8216;blown us away&#8217; in the first-half and reveals he gave his players an expletive-ridden dressing down at the break before they secured late draw\u00a0<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Tottenham snatched a late draw at the Etihad in enthralling clash with Man City<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Spurs boss Ange Postecoglou hailed his players for rescuing a point<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>We expected perfection from VAR &#8211; we haven&#8217;t got it: Listen to It&#8217;s All Kicking Off<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou praised his team for the self-belief they showed in the second half of their incident-packed 3-3 draw at Manchester City.<\/p>\n<p>Dejan Kulusevski&#8217;s late header earned Spurs a point from a thrilling match in which they trailed 2-1 at the interval.<\/p>\n<p>Postecoglou told Sky Sports: &#8216;It was an entertaining game. We were lucky to be in it at half-time to be fair, City could have blown us away during that period, similar to us last week against Aston Villa.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We hung in there second half a lot better, a lot more control, a lot more belief in the team, and we get our reward for that which is great for the lads.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Asked about what he had said to his team at the break, Postecoglou said: &#8216;There&#8217;s probably only three words I could actually say.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/03\/23\/78534237-12821227-image-a-1_1701644788877.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Ange Postecoglou praised his Tottenham players for fighting back against Manchester City<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/03\/23\/78534239-12821227-image-a-2_1701644791961.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Dejan Kulusevski&#8217;s (second from right) late goal rescued a point for Tottenham at the Etihad on Sunday<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It&#8217;s not easy &#8211; I&#8217;m always mindful that on the touchline, everything looks very simple, but out there when you&#8217;re facing an unbelievable football team, it&#8217;s difficult.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It was just a message to them that, whatever happens, I&#8217;ll take responsibility for, particularly if it doesn&#8217;t go well, but go out there and just believe in ourselves, and I think they did that second half.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The single league point pulled Spurs to within a point of the Premier League&#8217;s top four and ending their run of three consecutive defeats.<\/p>\n<p>Next up for Spurs is a London derby against West Ham before hosting Eddie Howe&#8217;s high-flying Newcastle at the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12821227\/Spurs-boss-Ange-Postecoglou-Man-City-premier-league.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Spurs boss Ange Postecoglou admits Man City could have &#8216;blown us away&#8217; 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