Postecoglou Bemoans 'negative Narrative' Around Spurs

Tottenham Hotspur head Ange Postecoglou has bemoaned nan "negative narrative" astir nan nine contempt their occurrence successful nan Europa League.

On Thursday, Spurs defeated Bodo/Glimt 3-1 in nan first limb of their Europa League semi-final, but successful nan Premier League they beryllium 16th having mislaid 19 of their 34 games.

Tottenham's struggles this play person heaped unit connected Postecoglou and sparked protests against nine president Daniel Levy.

"I've said before, nan communicative astir nan nine is not affirmative astatine all," Postecoglou said earlier his side's convention travel to West Ham connected Sunday (14:00 BST).

"Whether you travel nan nine aliases not, there's ever immoderate benignant of antagonistic connotations to everything that happens astatine nan club, but that's existed for a very agelong clip - you request to break done that."

Postecoglou felt nan ambiance wrong Tottenham Hotspur Stadium became tense and tense aft Bodo/Glimt pulled a extremity backmost successful nan 84th minute, but believes his players will enactment affirmative arsenic they effort to triumph silverware for nan first clip since 2008.

"Tottenham supporters person had immoderate existent adjacent misses for a agelong time, truthful there's ever this safeguard of not getting excessively excited astir what's happening, but portion of creating a winning civilization is not to autumn into that trap," he said.

"Winners don't deliberation astir things successful that way. They don't deliberation astir what could perchance spell wrong. They person a existent clarity astir what they request to do to triumph and I'm trying to create that pinch this group of players.

"If you expect thing to spell wrong, it will. So you effort to obstruction against that, but really you do that is conscionable a clear-eyed attraction connected what's important."

This is not nan first clip nan Australian head has commented connected nan civilization astatine nan nine - past period he said that someone wrong Spurs is leaking wounded news.

Postecoglou confirmed that Lucas Bergvall will apt miss nan remainder of nan play pinch an ankle injury, while James Maddison will person a scan aft injuring his knee connected Thursday.

Dominic Solanke picked up a thigh wounded against nan Norwegian broadside and is simply a uncertainty to look West Ham connected Sunday.