Ange Postecoglou and Mathys Tel confronts angry fans as Tottenham fall to a 2-0 defeat away at Fulham in the Premier League on Sunday.
Ryan Sessegnon scored against his former club to help Fulham to all three points and move up to eighth in the table.
Rodrigo Muniz had opened the scoring, with Lucas Bergvall denied penalty in between; the result meaning that Spurs remain 13th.
In one video gone viral, Mathys Tel went over to the away end, with the Frenchman heard telling them they “need to be together.”
He ended up walking away with fans telling him that things “are not good enough.”
Postecoglou meanwhile as also in an angry confrontation as can be seen below.
“What was that (performance)? I mean, what was that?” he said as Postecoglou turned to face him. “What was it? I’m just asking, what was it?”
Postecoglou attempted to reason with the supporter, saying, “Hey, you’re a young man…” before one of his own players stepped in.
Ange was ushered away by Mathys Tel, before telling the fan to “Show some respect.”
A member of the Spurs coaching staff also stepped in.
Mathys Tel: “We need to be together.” pic.twitter.com/MBTSspv5eR
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A verbal altercation between a fan and Ange Postecoglou took place as the Australian walked back into the tunnel following the loss today. 😳
Mathys Tel once again acting as peacemaker. pic.twitter.com/Qu75kNmQUg
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Here you can see the fan verbally abuse him more before the above video begins. pic.twitter.com/Q6jsORR9B2
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Speaking after the match, Ange Postecoglou said: “I get their disappointment. It’s unacceptable to see 15 league defeats.
“It’s nowhere near good enough, nowhere near the level we need to be and I understand the supporters’ frustrations with that.
“Today wasn’t so much about performance, it was just another day when we let a game get away from us that we shouldn’t have.
“We weren’t played off the park and I felt that up until the point they scored, we were the team that was getting on top.
“We had a couple of good chances to go 1-0 up and that would have put the pressure on them, but it’s happened too many times this year.
“We’ve given the opposition a lift into the game by conceding soft goals.”
Postecoglou on Sky Sports: “It’s a disappointing outcome. I thought up until they scored we were really on top of them. It was a tight game and we hadn’t made a save at that point and they scored a really soft goal. Then the game got away from us. It’s disappointing.
“It wasn’t a great game. We had a couple of chances to score.”
On Tottenham’s penalty shout when 1-0 down: “I’ll leave that to the officials, but it does seem that the fact we don’t carry on hurts us at times.
“It was a difficult game. I don’t think any team created too many openings. We probably had the best one at 0-0. Like I said, we conceded a soft goal that gave them the advantage.
“We made a lot of changes today which I felt might help the team. It’s our challenge between now and the end of the season. European football and league games.”
Fulham defender Ryan Sessegnon to BBC Match of the Day: “It puts us right up there for the European spots, and it’s nice to get a goal as well.
“I was told to bring energy on the left-hand side. I was told to keep it tight but at the same time keep that threat going forward too.
“As a team we have one eye [on the European places] and we’re taking it game by game, we just need to keep going.
“I enjoyed my time [at Tottenham], five years at the club. Playing-wise I didn’t play as often as I’d have liked, mainly because of injuries, but I still respect the club.”
Fulham manager Marco Silva to Sky Sports: “We did not create many chances but controlling a side like Tottenham is not easy. The pace they have with Solanke and all of the wide players.
“But the impact off the bench again was amazing for us. We deserved it because we were the best team on the pitch. To win again, at home.”
On Willian: “When you have a player of that quality it doesn’t matter if he is 36 or not. He is a player of top quality. He needed time to match the intensity of the Premier League. But the way we play is a big help for him because we are able to take the best of him for us.”
Silva to BBC Match of the Day: “All of the first half was in our offensive half. We had some good moments but of course the last pass, the last cross wasn’t the best. At half-time the conversation was to be more patient.”
On Ryan Sessegnon’s goal with his weaker foot: “It is something he is practicing really hard. Hard work from him. Him and the other guys are doing extra work really hard every week. It is something he is improving. We know he is so good on the left but he is also improving on the right.
“We wanted to finish in the top half of the table at the start of the season. And of course if you are there you can go up. We’re not going to try to compromise for anyone. I don’t like ifs in football. I like to look to the present and the future. For us it’s game by game, not the end of the season. The next one is the FA Cup and then another game at Craven Cottage.
“Two days break now and after hard work for the players who will be with us.”
Twitter users reacted after Ange Postecoglou and Mathys Tel confronts angry fans as Tottenham fall to defeat at Fulham…
@Football_binger: He shouldn’t react—it’s not a good look. But let’s not pretend abuse is just part of the job. Stadiums have always been hostile—I get that. But does that make it right? Fans pay their money, they expect better—fair. Criticism is part of the game, but personal insults aren’t. And the ‘he’s paid well, so he should take it’ excuse? Weak. If results are bad, call him out on footballing decisions, not with cheap abuse. Accepting this as ‘normal’ is a bigger problem than his reaction.
@spurs_fan_who_: He called him a fat aussie c*nt and a nob head btw. Ange deserves to be confronting him!
@blakeseacrestau: It is beyond embarrassing that a 19yo loanee has to continue to quite fans down. Jesus Christ. Ange was the reason he chose us. Our fans will be the reason he doesn’t join.
@Ethoscoys: Don’t care if your ange in or out. The abuse of players and manager has been disgusting from fans this season. They seem to think because they paid for ticket they can get away with saying whatever they want
@MolineuxExpress: Seems like Mathys Tel is captain material from the clips I’ve seen after the Fulham loss, he seemed one of Spurs’s better players although I didn’t watch the game. I do think Ange’s time is up now, that team should not be 14th. Injuries cannot be an excuse anymore. #thfc
@WeAreThePaxton: Fair play to Tel going to the fans. Win the Europa and we’ll all forget this torrid premier league campaign…. Chaos if that doesn’t happen though.
@SpursTTalk: 19 years of age showing having bigger balls to console the fans rather then the leadership team. Tells you about the mentality of this team
@CryptoSpurs02: Feel bad for Tel. Bet he can’t wait to go back to Bayern in summer. This club is a toxic pile of rubbish
@ShayTHFC: If there is one player they shouldn’t be piling onto it’s him he’s 19 been here two months. The fact he’s even went up to the away fans shows more about his character than the rest of them. Was also probably our best player today
@Jack_Baker01: Would alot better as captain then son is. He actually communicates. He doesn’t moan at fans, he encourages them. He encourages his teammates after making a mistake instead of moaning at them and he apologises when he makes a mistake unlike sonny
@Capt__Trips: credit to Tel, no one else in the team has the stones to do that, poor kid has no idea what he got himself into
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