League One boss makes grovelling apology after 'embarrassing' Ange Postecoglou swipe

Richie Wellens' comments mocking Ange Postecoglou led to choler from Tottenham fans, who pointed retired the nine person a adjacent narration with Leyton Orient and person loaned them 2 players this season

Leyton Orient brag Richie Wellens was forced into a grovelling apology to Tottenham brag Ange Postecoglou aft making a "stupid comment" astir the Australian.

Wellens gave a spiky interrogation aft the League One broadside were beaten 1-0 by Stockport connected Saturday and snapped astatine a newsman aft being asked if the team's wounded problems were to blasted for their defeat. He said: "I'm not Ange Postecoglou, support utilizing it arsenic an excuse."

The 63-year-old has seen Spurs endure a crippling wounded situation with fractional of his squad wiped retired successful caller months. Tottenham person since plummeted to 16th successful the Premier League array and Postecoglou has repeatedly insisted they volition retrieve erstwhile much acceptable players return.

Wellens' comments led to choler from Tottenham fans, who pointed retired the nine person a adjacent narration with Leyton Orient and often indebtedness them players.

This season, Spurs youngsters Jamie Donley and Josh Keeley are with the O's and Wellens rapidly apologised, saying helium was "deeply embarrassed" astir his prime of words.

He said: "After today's game, I was asked astir the injuries wrong our squad and, without thinking, I made a anserine remark astir Tottenham Hotspur.

"That remark was brought to my attraction aboriginal successful the evening and, having watched my interrogation back, I americium profoundly embarrassed and regret what I said.

"At Leyton Orient, we person a beardown narration with Tottenham Hotspur and it was ne'er my volition to accidental thing that would jeopardise that. Their manager, Ange Postecoglou, is simply a world-class manager and I privation to apologise for my comments and privation Spurs each the precise champion for the 2nd fractional of the season."

Postecoglou precocious rued Tottenham's wounded situation again aft welcoming backmost Mickey van de Ven from a semipermanent absence, lone to suffer Radu Dragusin to a genu problem.

"Every clip I’ve seen the airy astatine the extremity of the passageway it’s usually been an oncoming train," helium said. "We look to beryllium losing players arsenic we get them back. We evidently tried to shield Radu past night, due to the fact that helium had played a batch of football. He comes connected and helium gets injured.

"You can’t program for these things. We’ve got a large week coming up, starting Sunday. We’re going to person to bash it with this halfway radical of players, truthful we’ve conscionable got to beryllium cautious astir however we spell astir it."

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