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Ange Postecoglou has said he has no issue with Tottenham fans staging a protest ahead of Saturday’s fixture with Manchester United.
An hour-long demonstration by the Tottenham Hotspur Supporters’ Trust has been arranged over the club’s decision to raise the price of matchday tickets for the 2023-24 campaign.
THST want a reversal of an increase they insist will price out loyal fans, but have made a conscious effort to ensure the protest occurred outside the stadium and before the kick-off.
“It’s not an unusual space for me. The beginnings at Celtic were very similar,” Postecoglou said.
“There was a lot going on off the pitch at the time and it’s only natural when football clubs have a disappointing period that there is going to be that environment with people unhappy, but my role within that is to hopefully get people to focus on what we’re all here for and that is the football club, the players, the team and having success.
“There is no doubt that we will get there quick if we’re united on and off the field absolutely, but I have never and never will tell people how they should feel, how they should behave or the context of how to express their emotions.
“I think that is their right and they have earnt their right to do that. My role within that is to try produce a team that gets us united to what’s most important.
Ange Postecoglou. (Photo by Lucy North/PA Images via Getty Images)
“In every family you can have disagreements but hopefully you all come together at the dinner table and embrace the fact that we are a family and we’re going to need our supporters tomorrow and our role in that is to try to give them something to get excited about.”
While the Spurs fanbase may be aggrieved with the board they have quickly taken to Postecoglou.
The Australian was serenaded for a number of minutes by the away fans at Brentford last weekend and a tifo display is planned for his first competitive home match in charge on Saturday.
But Postecoglou admitted: “It means a lot but I’m not comfortable with it. You love what it means because for the most part it’s blind faith.
“I haven’t yet delivered anything. Hopefully when the day comes that we deliver as a team it will mean something different then.
“I don’t dismiss it either, that’s people taking a huge leap of faith on me as an individual and I appreciate that. It’s a really good reminder of the responsibility that I have.
“I have to repay that faith and supporting at the moment is on the back of very little. We need to start producing something that’s substantial so we can take that credit when it’s deserved.”
Spurs will be boosted by Cristian Romero’s availability on Saturday after he passed concussion protocols this week following his clash of heads with Brentford forward Bryan Mbeumo.
© AAP
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