Ange Postecoglou aimed a sly dig at the atmosphere inside the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium following the club’s 2-2 draw with Bournemouth in North London.
The hosts found themselves a goal down before half-time, prompting loud boos inside the stadium as the players headed in for the break.
And it looked like Spurs would be heading for their 19th defeat of the season after conceding a second with 25 minutes to play, but for a late comeback.
Goals from Pape Matar Sarr and Heung-Min Son rescued an undeserved point for the Lilywhites ahead of their crucial Europa League second leg against AZ Alkmaar on Thursday.
Head coach Postecoglou is hoping for the fans to support his players rather than berate them when that game does come around.
Speaking after the game, he said: “We added to the chaos and it was a little bit self-inflicted, especially in the first half, just with the ball we were really careless with our passing and that allowed the game to played on the terms Bournemouth would like with their transition football.
“We were really sloppy with the ball at times” ⚽️
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“So yeah chaotic but at 2-0 down it would have been very easy, particularly with the atmosphere as it was, for the boys to just let the game get away from us, but credit to them, they found a way to get back into the game and we got something out of it.
“I can’t sort of dictate to people how they sort of interact, but, AZ’s crowd certainly helped them on Thursday night and we need our crowd to get behind the boys on Thursday to make it an atmosphere where maybe we lose some of that nervousness and anxiety within our game.
“But the reality is, we as a team have to respond irrespective of the atmosphere and one may follow the other. If we start the game strong, it’ll get the place nice and loud, which will help us.”
