Ange Postecoglou fires back at Jamie Redknapp after Liverpool hammering - 'I don't care'

Tottenham brag Ange Postecoglou would not beryllium drawn connected scathing comments made by Sky Sports pundit Jamie Redknapp pursuing Thursday's chastening 4-0 nonaccomplishment astatine Liverpool

Ange Postecoglou refused to wound aft Tottenham were slammed by Jamie Redknapp successful the aftermath of their crushing Carabao Cup exit astatine the hands of Liverpool.

Spurs arrived astatine Anfield for Thursday night's semi-final 2nd limb with a slender 1-0 lead. But they were thrashed by Arne Slot's side, who ran retired convincing 4-0 winners to publication a day with Newcastle successful adjacent month's final.

Redknapp was analysing the crippled for Sky Sports and condemned Spurs' atrocious showing aft the last whistle, saying: “I cannot retrieve a squad successful my beingness spell down with little of a combat with what Spurs did.

“Not having 1 changeable connected people successful the semi-final of a 2nd leg, erstwhile you’re trying to alteration the people of the history?”

Redknapp's damning verdict was relayed to a bitterly disappointed Postecoglou successful his post-match property conference. But the Australian gave Redknapp's comments abbreviated shrift, saying helium wasn't bothered astir the erstwhile Spurs midfielder's opinion.

Postecoglou said: “I cognize a batch of radical get truly excited astir things similar that. People connected tv are paid to springiness options, that’s their job, my occupation isn’t to scan tv and the media and spot what radical say, it’s to negociate this shot team.

“At the extremity of the day, everyone is allowed to person an sentiment and explicit that opinion. My presumption is I don’t truly request to respond to that. I don’t attraction if it is Jamie Redknapp oregon anyone.”

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While Postecoglou brushed disconnected Redknapp's verdict, helium did spell connected to admit that helium was disappointed with however his squad had performed connected the night.

He added: “We had an accidental to get to a last and they don’t travel astir excessively often. It’s not the information we person travel present and mislaid that is disappointing, it’s a hard spot to travel to, they are successful a large infinitesimal close present and it would beryllium hard for anyone.

“Liverpool are a bully broadside successful a large moment, they are flying successful 4 competitions, players are successful large carnal information and are apical players astatine highest of their powers.

“But I would person liked for america to beryllium much similar who we are than we were tonight. I deliberation the players understood the opportunity, for sure, but the world sometimes hits you. It is simply a spot antithetic to what you envisaged successful your head.”

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