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David Irvine

Ex-Celtic boss Ange Postecoglou bites back at journalist in tense interview exchange

Ange Postecoglou blasted an opening question from a BBC journalist after his Tottenham side fell to defeat against Everton.

The former Celtic manager watched his Spurs side lose 3-2 in the Premier League, with the club sitting 15th in the league table as a result.

Defeat at Goodison Park was the third straight loss in the league for Postecoglou, albeit with wins over Tamworth and Liverpool in cup competitions in between times.

One BBC journalist faced a tense exchange with Postecoglou after branding the defeat a "familiar story" in his first question in the post-match interview.

"Ange, familiar story," he started. "What are your assessments of that performance please?"

Clearly irked by the remark, Postecoglou said: "Familiar story?" The journalist then clarified: "Well in terms of defeat."


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Postecoglou then responded: "Yeah okay. Great way to start an interview.

"It was a tough result for us. Obviously, in the first half we struggled to get control of the game.

"I made some changes in the team that probably weren't helpful in the end.

"I had players kind of struggling to come to terms with it and unable to capitalise on it.

"Second half the players put in the right response, credit to them but we obviously fell short."

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