Ange Postecoglou reacts to Tottenham fan after latest defeat

Tottenham Hotspur suffered a bitter defeat at home to newly-promoted Ipswich Town on Sunday afternoon, and supporters made their feelings on the performance clear at the full time whistle.

Ange Postecoglou is in his second season with the north London club as he succeeded Antonio Conte in the dugout back in 2023. Last term, Spurs finished fifth in the Premier League standings and secured a place in the Europa League for the 2024/25 season.

They have now won just two of their last five league matches this season and Sunday's defeat to Ipswich places them 10th in the standings after 11 games. Sammie Szmodics opened the scoring for the visitors in the first half at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, before Liam Delap added a second before the break.

Spurs attempted to muster some form of a comeback after the break as Rodrigo Bentancur pulled a goal back with 20 minutes left to play. However, the hosts were unable to find a much-needed equaliser in the closing stages of the game, let alone a winner.

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Midweek, they were beaten 3-2 by Turkish side Galatasaray in the Europa League, and they now sit seventh in the league phase standings. While they have picked up some positive results in recent weeks, including the 4-1 league thrashing of Aston Villa and narrow victory over Manchester City in the round of 16 of the Carabao Cup, Sunday's result against Ipswich represents a second defeat to a relegation-threatened side in the last four weeks.

Boos rang out around the stadium at the full time whistle on Sunday as supporters made their feelings towards the performance abundantly clear. A video recorded by Spurs fan Chris Cowlin then showed Postecoglou making his way down the tunnel while fans were shouting at him.

Although inaudible, the manager didn't appear to like what he heard as he stopped in his tracks and looked up towards the fans above the tunnel. After a brief moment, he continued to make his way off the pitch along with other members of his backroom staff.

Speaking after the game, Postecoglou claimed responsibility for the team's lack of consistency this season. "That's down to me," he told BBC Sport.

"That's my responsibility. The inconsistency we're having this year, ultimately it comes down to me and my approach and it’s something I need to try and fix and see if I can help the players in that area."