Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou gives frosty interview after tricky Tamworth FA Cup win
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Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou has reacted after his side's 3-0 victory over Tamworth in the FA Cup on Sunday.
The north London giants were poor for the first 90 minutes, with their opponents able to force extra-time as a result.
Yet Tottenham eventually got the job done, with an own goal from Nathan Tshikuna then followed by further goals from Dejan Kulusevski and Brennan Johnson.
While they're through to the fourth round, Spurs were flat and unconvincing as they battled their way to victory.
Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou has reacted after his side's 3-0 victory over Tamworth in the FA Cup on Sunday
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Postecoglou was mocked by Tamworth fans who were singing 'sacked in the morning' in the direction of the Australian.
And he was frosty after the game during an interview with ITV.
The former Celtic boss was asked why there was such a 'big swing in performance' compared to Tottenham's impressive display in their 1-0 Carabao Cup win over Liverpool earlier this week.
Yet Postecoglou didn't see it that way and made his feelings abundantly clear.
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"As far as I'm aware we're through to the next round, that was the objective"
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"I don't think it's a swing in level of performance, it's just a game of football," he said.
"As I said yesterday, it's a great leveller and still difficult to score goals no matter who you're playing against.
"As far as I'm aware we're through to the next round and that was the objective today."
Postecoglou admitted that he always thought today would be a challenging day for his side, with Tamworth well up for the occasion.
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"Look it was a challenging game, as we expected it to be. Credit to Tamworth they made it hard for us," he admitted.
"With the surface it was always going to be a matter of us staying calm, being persistant in our football.
"We needed a goal...their keeper pulled off a couple of good saves, we had a couple of opportunities we should have done better with.
"But in the end we got the job done."
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Tottenham required 100 minutes to break the deadlock against Tamworth in their FA Cup clash
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Tottenham had to be patient against Tamworth.
Many were unhappy with their performance against a side sitting 96 places below them in the football pyramid.
But Postecoglou was pleased his side were able to stay 'calm' and get the job done.
"It's a game of football, you go into every game of football with trepidation knowing you can slip up because of the challenges and we had some challenges today," he added.
Tottenham are through to the fourth round of the FA Cup following their victory over Tamworth at The Lamb Ground on Sunday
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"But I thought for the most part the boys kept their heads and handled it well.
"It's very easy to lose your heads on days like today when things aren't going your way and you realise the consequences.
"But I thought for the most part they stayed really calm, persistant and got through."
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