Tottenham Hotspur captain Son Heung-min has asked fans to get behind Ange Postecoglou as he believes the Australian will lead them to success.
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Son asks for fans to rally behind PostecoglouCoach criticised fans' weak mentalitySon believes Australian will lead them to gloryWHAT HAPPENED?
When Spurs took on Manchester City earlier this week, a section of fans pleaded for their side to roll over for the title challengers so as to deny bitter rivals Arsenal the chance to win the Premier League for the first time in over 20 years. However, this angered Postecoglou who was spotted confronting a fan during the game and spoke about the club's "fragile foundations" afterwards. However, Son has asked for fans to rally behind the Australian and support the Lilywhites with all they've got.
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Speaking to The Standard, Son said: "We should understand it’s the gaffer’s first year and he brought so much positivity and different football. I know it’s early to say, but we’ve got to do so much better for next season, because I still believe he can bring so much success to the club. I’m all in. I’m loving the way he wants to play. It’s the first time I’ve experienced it.
"Everybody — the club, the players, also the fans — everybody has to step up, because we have to be all together in this. He’s definitely shown he can bring success to the club."
On the situation surrounding the Man City clash: "As players, we all wanted to do our best for the club and for us [against City]. We really didn’t care about anything else. We only concentrated on what’s best for us, for the team. The players, the staff who have had so many sessions, so many games, so much travelling, we just wanted to do the best for them. We didn’t want to do anything else."
THE BIGGER PICTURE
Spurs had a wonderful start to life under the Australian. However, their form tailed away as the season progressed, partly due to injuries to key players like James Maddison, Mickey van de Ven and Cristian Romero. The club have missed out on Champions League football for next season, however, they will hope to make a bigger dent in the Premier League standings next season.
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The Lilywhites will finish off their season with a clash against bottom-of-the-league, Sheffield United at Bramall Lane on May 19.