Whether the Premier League title belongs to Arsenal or Manchester City will largely depend on Tottenham's big battle against Manchester City in the early hours of May 14. At present, Arsenal ranks first with 86 points in 37 games, and Manchester City is second with 85 points in 36 games. If Manchester City can't win against Tottenham, Arsenal will remain at the top of the table and still have the advantage.
In other words, Tottenham's win in this game will help their archrival Arsenal win the title in disguise, while Tottenham's loss can "stop" Arsenal. According to a poll by Sky Sports, some Tottenham fans would rather lose to Manchester City than see Arsenal win the Premier League. Boss Postecoglou struggled to understand this thinking and was convinced that all Tottenham fans wanted his team to win.
Speaking at the pre-match press conference, Tottenham boss Postecoglou said it was incomprehensible that some Tottenham fans wanted his team to lose at home to Manchester City, saying: "Do you think most of our fans don't want us to win? I disagree. I think most of the fans will set the mood for us as they have done before. ”
'We're going to win the game, that's what we're going to work for. Man City haven't won [the title] yet, so if you think they've won, then there's a problem because we're going to roll out the red carpet for them, but I'm not going to do that. ”
Asked if there were any fans who wanted Tottenham to lose and prevent Arsenal from winning the league title, Postecoglou said: "Some of our fans? What does that mean? Proportion? 50%？ 20%？ 1%？ ”
He believes 100 per cent of Tottenham fans want to win, but adds: "It doesn't matter, people have their own ideas. ”
Postecoglou says he has previously managed Celtic and that Celtic and Rangers are also well-known rivals in football, so he understands the relationship between Tottenham and Arsenal, but stressed: "I have never and never understood that someone wants their team to lose. It's not about sports at all, it's not my love of football. ”
The 58-year-old says he doesn't find joy in other people's pain: "Real success is winning trophies, everything else in between, winning words, boasting, and so on, means nothing to me." ”