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Ange Postecoglou He got involved in a fierce conflict with a BBC journalist Tottenham Hotspur The manager insists injury problems are to blame for his side’s defensive weaknesses.
Spurs Liverpool lost 6-3l They fall into the lower half Premier League table despite being the top scorer in the division.
It continues a A recent theme of porous performancePostecoglou missed his first-choice back five in a tough run.
Goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario and midfielders Christian Romero and Micky van de Ven missed Liverpool’s defeat, while Destinee Udogi managed to make the bench as Jade Spence continued at left-back.
And Postecoglou was not happy when asked if anything other than those injuries was behind his side’s struggles.
“I’m just going to stop answering these questions,” Postecoglou said BBC Sport. “If people can’t see clearly, I won’t point it out.
“Make of it what you will, yes we accept the goal. If you want to discount the fact that we’re missing a goalkeeper, two centre-backs and a left-back and it doesn’t match what we’re doing… I don’t know what else to say. I think people make up their minds in their own way. They either think what I’m doing is good or bad, and that’s good.
“It’s quite significant, if you take out Liverpool’s goalkeeper, two centre-backs and a left-back – or any team other than Liverpool, they’ll find it difficult too.”
Spurs have conceded 13 goals in their last three home games in all competitions, despite keeping a clean sheet against Southampton in their last away game.
They face high-flying Nottingham Forest at the City Ground on Boxing Day.
