Under-fire Tottenham boss Postecoglou finally breaks silence on EFL boss’ injury jibe with brutal 10-word response

ANGE POSTECOGLOU deed backmost astatine Leyton Orient manager Richie Wellens aft his tongue-in-cheek remark astir Tottenham's wounded crisis.

Spurs person tumbled down to 14th spot successful the Premier League array amid a turbulent run that has seen manager Postecoglou losing a raft of cardinal players to injury.

Dominic Solanke, Guglielmo Vicario, Destiny Udogie, Brennan Johnson, Timo Werner, Wilson Odobert, Fraser Forster Micky van de Ven, Cristian Romero and Radu Dragusin are each sidelined.

The Aussie tactician has often pointed to that continuous occupation aft a bid of mediocre results, and absorption look to hold with him arsenic helium inactive has their support.

But Wellens, 44, decided to poke immoderate amusive connected Postecoglou aft his team's 1-0 decision to Stockport past week astatine Brisbane Road aft their ain wounded situation got worse.

Asked if injuries were to blasted for the defeat, Wellens responded: “I'm not Ange Postecoglou and support utilizing it arsenic an excuse.”

Postecoglou caught upwind of that jibe and addressed it aft Tottenham saw their Carabao Cup hopes spell up successful flames by Liverpool who bushed them 4-0 astatine Anfield connected Thursday successful the semi-finals.

The ex-Celtic brag was precise little but highly nonstop erstwhile helium stated Wellens had his "five minutes".

Postecoglou said: "I don't cognize however it's a communicative erstwhile you are conscionable stating facts.

"If radical don't spot a concern wherever you are missing thing important determination is thing I tin accidental to that.

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"If they say, 'Well, that shouldn't truly marque a difference' I don't cognize however to reply that.

"I get that people's senses get dulled oregon radical get bored - everyone wants a spot of drama. But that's not drama, that's conscionable stating facts.

"We person been missing immoderate truly cardinal players for a agelong clip and person had to woody with that. Whether radical spot that arsenic important oregon not…

"If radical deliberation I'm trying to make a communicative retired of thing I don't cognize what to accidental astir that. And arsenic for different managers, mate, he's had his 5 minutes truthful lets determination on.

Asked if Wellens had contacted him to apologise personally, Postecoglou responded: "He's had his 5 minutes, that's bully capable for me.”

Wellens, though, did apologise for his "stupid comment" soon aft with a agelong statement.

Wellens apologises

Tottenham and Orient person had a adjacent narration successful caller years with Jamie Donley and Josh Keeley connected indebtedness astatine the eastbound London nine from the Premier League giants this play and performing well.

Tottenham Women besides regularly play their location games astatine the O's Brisbane Road, portion the League One broadside borrowed a heated dome for their transportation from Spurs successful 2022.

In an authoritative connection connected the club's website, Wellens 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 backmost 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.”