PREMIER LEAGUE: Spurs boss Postecoglou not worried about title battle, just wants to beat Man City
May 14, 2024
Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou has addressed the media ahead of his side’s potentially title-defining game against Manchester City on Tuesday night.
As the Premier League enters its final week Manchester City sits a point behind Arsenal but with a game in hand. Tuesday’s game against Spurs is that game.
A win will see City ascend to the top of the table, while a draw or a loss will keep them in second place as the Gunners boast a better goal difference than their title rivals.
It will make for an intriguing night of football as Arsenal’s archenemies could put them into pole position to win the title if they can deny Pep Guardiola’s side the win.
But Postecoglou says he is focused on nothing except the challenge in front of him on the night. “Any time you’re going to play Man City, particularly at the end of a season when they always seem at their best, it’s a hell of a challenge.
“It’s always going to be tough to win but that’s the exciting bit.
“My recent home record against them is one game, one loss.
“So, I’m not going to take any confidence from that. What I’ll take confidence from is we’ve got an opportunity to measure ourselves against the best.
“A team that has consistently strived for honors. We want to emulate them one day; the best way to do that is to test yourself against them. We’ll play our football and see where it takes us,” he said.
Asked if he thought Spurs fans would opt to root for City to deny Arsenal a shot at the title he responded: “You think the majority of our fans are not going to want us to win tomorrow night?
“I don’t see it that way. I think the majority of our fans will create the atmosphere they always create at our games.
“We’ve got a game of football to win and that’s what we’ll try to do.
A proportion of our fans? What does that mean?
“What proportion? 50%? 20%? One percent?
“That’s fine, people are allowed to feel the way they do.
“But I think I’ve been consistent and really strong in my beliefs that it’s important for this football club not to look for silver bullets to get to where we want to, it’s hard work, it’s resilience, it’s quality, not to fall for any false dawns – and know what real success looks like trophies.
“Anything else in between, bragging rights, whatever it is, is absolutely meaningless to me or anyone involved with me. We’ve got a game we want to win,” he said.
Spurs versus Manchester City kicks off on Tuesday night at 9pm.
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PREMIER LEAGUE: Spurs boss Postecoglou not worried about title battle, just wants to beat Man City
Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou has addressed the media ahead of his side’s potentially title-defining game against Manchester City on Tuesday night.
As the Premier League enters its final week Manchester City sits a point behind Arsenal but with a game in hand. Tuesday’s game against Spurs is that game.
A win will see City ascend to the top of the table, while a draw or a loss will keep them in second place as the Gunners boast a better goal difference than their title rivals.
It will make for an intriguing night of football as Arsenal’s archenemies could put them into pole position to win the title if they can deny Pep Guardiola’s side the win.
But Postecoglou says he is focused on nothing except the challenge in front of him on the night. “Any time you’re going to play Man City, particularly at the end of a season when they always seem at their best, it’s a hell of a challenge.
“It’s always going to be tough to win but that’s the exciting bit.
“My recent home record against them is one game, one loss.
“So, I’m not going to take any confidence from that. What I’ll take confidence from is we’ve got an opportunity to measure ourselves against the best.
“A team that has consistently strived for honors. We want to emulate them one day; the best way to do that is to test yourself against them. We’ll play our football and see where it takes us,” he said.
Asked if he thought Spurs fans would opt to root for City to deny Arsenal a shot at the title he responded: “You think the majority of our fans are not going to want us to win tomorrow night?
“I don’t see it that way. I think the majority of our fans will create the atmosphere they always create at our games.
“We’ve got a game of football to win and that’s what we’ll try to do.
A proportion of our fans? What does that mean?
“What proportion? 50%? 20%? One percent?
“That’s fine, people are allowed to feel the way they do.
“But I think I’ve been consistent and really strong in my beliefs that it’s important for this football club not to look for silver bullets to get to where we want to, it’s hard work, it’s resilience, it’s quality, not to fall for any false dawns – and know what real success looks like trophies.
“Anything else in between, bragging rights, whatever it is, is absolutely meaningless to me or anyone involved with me. We’ve got a game we want to win,” he said.
Spurs versus Manchester City kicks off on Tuesday night at 9pm.