Former Chelsea manager Potter weighs in on Postecoglou’s ‘shell-shocked’ interview after Brighton’s win over Spurs

GRAHAM POTTER claimed it is casual for managers to get aggravated oregon upset aft Ange Postecoglou's "shell shocked" interview.

The Tottenham brag was near downbeat aft his broadside threw distant a 2-0 half-time pb to lose astatine Brighton.

It is simply a 3rd Prem decision of the play for Spurs successful conscionable 7 matches, having been beaten by Newcastle and rivals Arsenal.

Postecoglou described the Brighton effect arsenic his worst decision successful complaint of Tottenham, and helium hardly took his eyes disconnected the level successful his post-match interview.

His gloomy demeanour led Joe Hart to question Potter astir Postecoglou needing bully enactment astir him, hinting managers tin sometimes let their emotions to get the amended of them.

Potter said connected Match of the Day 2: "I deliberation it comes with experience. Always we are trying to find the close words.

"Getting angry's easy, getting upset is easy. As leaders arsenic coaches you can't propulsion your squad nether the bus, you can't propulsion players nether the bus, you privation to enactment them.

"At the aforesaid clip you request to amusement you are taking responsibility, that radical are accountable to supporters.

"So it's a good enactment betwixt erstwhile you're winning you're this emotionally intelligent calm person, and erstwhile you're losing you request to beryllium much angry."

Potter's past remark triggered laughter from his colleagues arsenic helium was famously lamented astatine Chelsea for being excessively nice.

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He often refused to slam referees during his stint successful the Prem successful complaint of Chelsea and Brighton, but asserted that did not mean helium ne'er got angry.

Potter said previously: “Of people I get angry, I’m a quality being, it’s conscionable I take to behaviour myself successful the mode I deliberation is the close mode to behaviour myself connected the sideline.

“I deliberation the aforesaid media are talking astir maine being much aggravated but past moving stories astir problems with referees astatine grassroots level.

“They don’t spot the connection. That’s not to accidental we don’t each suffer our temper; we bash due to the fact that it’s an affectional thing.

“I person a work to myself, to Chelsea, to the game, and to enactment successful a mode that is the close happening for me.”

Fans were taken aback by Postecoglou's interrogation with 1 saying: "I don't deliberation I person ever seen a manager Shell shocked similar this with what helium saw from his ain team.😮"

Another added: "Defeated man."