Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou says his players have been 'outstanding' during a challenging season after their FA Cup loss to Aston Villa.
In a season in which Ange Postecoglou has watched his side suffer repeated blows, the look on the Tottenham manager's face just 57 seconds into their FA Cup loss to Aston Villa said it all.
Postecoglou has repeatedly referred to the club's injury crisis when defending his side's poor results this term and the Spurs boss offered a staunch post-match defence of his players when asked if he felt it would only be fair to judge him once key players had returned. Following a disastrous week the Europa League now represents Spurs' final hope of ending a 17-year wait for silverware, given they are languishing in 14th with more than two-thirds of the Premier League season played.
"I think this group of players, once we get the rest of the group in, will be an outstanding team. I have no doubt about that. Whether other people can see that is of no interest to me." "We heard the Tottenham fans and it has been constant. They want out and they feel he is to blame. Having said that, you shouldn't be a reaction until 10 minutes into the second half when you have been done at Anfield like that. That has to come straight away - and that can only come from the manager.
"It is a tough moment and you can see Postecoglou feels it. He is being tested in his belief, he is asking questions of himself. But that is where you need support. "We used to call it hiding, going into a position where you can't receive it. Son Heung-min, he is their best player and he is going through that phase."Analysis by BBC Sport football news reporter Nizaar Kinsella
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