If Ange Postecoglou desires a change in profession, a life as a non-public investigator could also be on the playing cards.
In his press convention forward of Sunday’s journey to Wolves, the Tottenham boss claimed there was a mole throughout the membership who had leaked damage information.
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It got here to a head on Thursday when information of ahead Wilson Odobert’s hamstring points have been revealed previous to Tottenham’s 1-1 draw in opposition to Eintracht Frankfurt within the first leg of their Europa League quarter-final tie.
Odobert was named on the bench for the conflict however remained an unused substitute.
Postecoglou hopes Odobert’s hamstring damage would be the final leak to come back from the membership because the Australian believes he is pinpointed who’s behind all of it.
“There isn’t any doubt we have a leak contained in the membership,” Postecoglou mentioned.
“I do not know why. It does not assist us. We have narrowed it down. I’ve bought a good thought the place it is coming from.
“It actually does not assist us on recreation days. It is generally half-truths and generally extra.
“You’d wish to suppose that everybody inside our camp is working with us relatively than in opposition to us.”
Leaks apart, Postecoglou was left to rue Tottenham’s misfortune in entrance of purpose in opposition to their German rivals on Thursday night.
The north London outfit registered ten pictures, six of which have been on track, however solely bought previous Frankfurt gloveman Kaua Santos simply as soon as through Pedro Porro.
Tottenham even had a last-gasp likelihood through a header from Micky Van de Ven, however Santos clawed it away with a fingertip save.
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It left Postecoglou believing not even divine intervention would assist his group put the ball at the back of the web greater than as soon as.
“I am resigned to the truth that the soccer gods have gotten their eyes elsewhere this yr,” Postecoglou mentioned.
“They’re clearly busy with different golf equipment and different managers so no matter we get, we will need to do it with out them this yr.”
Postecoglou and his aspect should now shift focus to Sunday’s conflict in opposition to Wolves, who’ve gained three video games in a row.
A loss for Tottenham might see them drop as little as sixteenth ought to Everton and West Ham, who’re each on 35 factors, beat Nottingham Forest and Liverpool respectively.
In a blow for Postecoglou, the journey to Molineux is just too quickly for star ahead Dejan Kulusevski.
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“Kulusevski has educated at this time with the gamers who did not play final night time,” Postecoglou mentioned.
“He regarded actually good. He isn’t accessible this weekend and he will not begin on Thursday as a result of he is been out for thus lengthy, however he is trying good.”
