da 888： Ange Postecoglou snapped back at a Sky Sports reporter after Tottenham's top four hopes took a beating following a 2-0 defeat to Chelsea.
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Tottenham were beaten in the London derbyPostecoglou lost his cool in a post-match interview Was Spurs' third successive loss in the PL WHAT HAPPENED?
Tottenham's loss to Chelsea on Thursday night dealt a significant blow to their chances of qualifying for the Champions League. Goals from Trevoh Chalobah and Nicolas Jackson in each half sealed the three points for the Blues at Stamford Bridge in front of a packed audience.
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This defeat compounded Tottenham's recent woes, as it was their second consecutive London derby loss following a home defeat against Arsenal the previous weekend. Now they have lost three matches in a row and Postecoglou acknowledged the need to take responsibility for his team's poor performance.
WHAT POSTECOGLOU SAID
In a post-match interview with Sky Sports, Postecoglou said: "It wasn't good enough and I have to take responsibility for that, it is on me. I am the manager and I am the one putting them out there and it was not good enough. When we put in a performance like we did in the first half it meant my message wasn't getting through."
However, the Aussie lost his cool when further pressed about what message he particularly tried to get across to his players.
"Come on mate, we didn't play well, do you want me to write you a dossier of where it went wrong?" he asked.
"I feel like we've lost a bit of belief and conviction in our football and that is on me to change that. It wasn't about conceding the [first] goal, it was our approach to playing football and we were nowhere near good enough. That is on me.
"We've been in a bit of a grind for a while now, that is part of our challenge and part of our growth. We have to go out there and perform and sometimes you have to grind out. We were poor today."
DID YOU KNOW?
Tottenham's season had started promisingly under Postecoglou, with an unbeaten run in their opening ten league games. However, their momentum was halted by Chelsea, who handed them their first defeat of the season in a 4-1 loss. And the latest 2-0 win, helped Chelsea do the league double over their crosstown rivals.