Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou has been speaking to the media before Sunday’s Premier League game against Chelsea (16:30 GMT).
Here are the key lines from his news conference:
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Postecoglou said it is too early to tell the extent of the injury that forced Ben Davies off during Thursday’s defeat at Bournemouth, with the defender due to have a scan on Friday. Cristian Romero is due to train on Friday and will be assessed on Saturday.
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On whether he is feeling support from the club: “I don’t need support. I don’t worry about contracts. I don’t worry about support. I just want to set out to achieve what I wanted to and that’s to bring success to this football club.”
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On fan frustration: “They aren’t behind me, they are behind the club. I have got no interest in who is behind me. You have to figure the fans who travel to Bournemouth are fairly hardcore supporters. They weren’t happy with what they saw and they felt like they needed to give some feedback. I took the feedback on board and we move on.”
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Postecoglou continued: “The disappointment last night was that there was a repeat cycle of us going into games, starting well enough but then allowing the opposition to get a grip on it by either conceding a sloppy goal or not taking our opportunities. It was a disappointing night and we have a lot of work to do.”
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The visit of rivals Chelsea is a chance to react: “We have done well against the teams up the top end of the table – not just winning but playing really well. But it doesn’t eliminate what happened last night. That still needs to be addressed. We will put that to one side. It is a big game on Sunday.”
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On the challenge posed by the Blues: “Chelsea are going really well, they are in a good space at the moment with a fairly healthy squad and in good form. It is always a tough game against them but we are at home and we need to make sure we produce a performance like we have in the other games.”
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A message to the fans: “I am here, I am going to fight to make sure we bring success to this football club. Nothing really changes. Where there is doubt, whether that is internally or externally, it just gets my resolve stronger to make sure we get it right.”
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