Tottenham Hotspur lost 1-0 at Bournemouth in the Premier League on Thursday night.
It was a disappointing result for Spurs, but what happened after the end of the game was totally unacceptable.
Spurs fans need to grow up and take some lessons from Manchester United die-hards, if possible.
Manager Ange Postecoglou received some direct feedback from disgruntled fans. The Spurs boss was heckled by supporters, which led to an ugly confrontation.
The Tottenham boss understood the emotional outburst, and he didn’t want to go into detail about the heated exchange.
“I didn’t like what was being said because I’m a human being, but you’ve got to cop it,” said Postecoglou after the game.
Postecoglou is doing a solid job at the club, and while there is plenty of room for criticism, this reaction was totally unwarranted.
Fans who are paying the money to watch games have every right to voice their frustrations, but ugly confrontations with the manager lack class.
How about taking a lesson from Man Utd instead?
Since the great Sir Alex Ferguson stepped down, United have gradually lost their dominance in the Premier League and have changed managers several times.
From David Moyes to Louis van Gaal to Jose Mourinho to Erik ten Hag, there were no instances where fans have confronted their managers in this manner.
Fans have greater licence to say nasty stuff on social media when things are not going well, but United fans rarely turn on their manager inside the stadium.
A section of fans were always unhappy with Ten Hag and how the club was managed, but they never made him feel like a ‘you don’t know what you’re doing’ type of man.
They supported him even after a long spell of bad results.
The bond between fans and managers has never become toxic, despite United’s decline, and that’s partly down to the culture of the club.
It must have been pretty ugly for Postecoglou to his composure and confront a group of fans.
Tottenham are only six points behind Manchester City, and a few wins can put them back in top-four contention.
There was no need for verbal abuse, and the Tottenham fans simply lacked class.
