Ange Postecoglou has insisted he did not goad Tottenham supporters in the Premier League loss to Chelsea.
The former Celtic boss cupped his ear to Spurs supporters inside Stamford Bridge after Pape Sarr appeared to level the score - before the goal was chopped off for a foul.
Spurs fans had been chanting "you don't know what you're doing" towards Postecoglou as they trailed 1-0 before Sarr fired home from distance.
A VAR check then saw the goal ruled out as Spurs fell to a 1-0 loss to keep the pressure on Postecoglou.
🚨🎥 Ange Postecoglou cups his ears to the away fans after Sarr’s disallowed goal. pic.twitter.com/NPOJNMbr61
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Journalist John Cross posted on X: "Tottenham level and Postecoglou went over to the Spurs fans and cups his ear after they had been chanting "you don't know what you're doing."
Pundits on Sky Sports then stated Postecoglou "kept his distance" from supporters after the match but encouraged his players to thank the travelling fans.
The former Celtic boss, though, has insisted his touchline gesture has been misinterpreted as he vowed he was not goading his own supporters.
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On the gesture, Postecoglou explained: "Jesus mate, it's incredible how things get interpreted.
"We'd just scored, I just wanted to hear them cheer. Because we'd been through a tough time, and I thought it was a cracking goal. I wanted them to get really excited.
"I felt at that point we could potentially go on and win the game. I just felt momentum was on our [side].
"It doesn't bother me, it's not the first time they've booed my substitutions or my decisions, that's fine, they're allowed to do that. But we'd just scored a goal, just scored an equaliser, I was just hoping we could get some excitement.
"If people want to read into that that somehow I'm trying to make a point about something, like I said, we'd been through a tough time, but I just felt there was a bit of a momentum shift there. If they get really behind the lads, I thought we had the momentum to finish on top of them."
