Spurs staff member's joke left Ange Postecoglou 'incensed' before City defeat

Ange Postecoglou's prickly attitude after Tottenham's defeat to Manchester City tracks back to staff members joking they should play a youth team against the reigning champions.

And it appears that attitude even spread to people working for the club, much to Postecoglou's frustration. The Australian had insisted before the game that his side would be going out to win. The Spurs fans among the support team had more than one eye on the title race. And while he majority had been approaching the clash with City as if it were a normal game, the prospect of losing had been a recurring theme of jokes over the past week.Postecoglou’s anger burst into the open after the defeat as he delivered a scathing review of the challenges facing his club. The Australian had earned plaudits for his work this season, but has now insisted there is a long way to go.

"I understand I have probably misread the situation to what I think is important and in your endeavour to become a winning team. But it's okay, it's why I'm here. I want to be successful at this football club, it's why I was brought in.

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