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Lucas Bergvall explains the angry half-time message Ange Postecoglou gave Tottenham’s players vs Man City

Jamie Brown

Thu 27 February 2025 9:45, UK

Lucas Bergvall has revealed the angry half-time message Ange Postecoglou gave Tottenham’s players during their defeat to Manchester City.

Tottenham Hotspur were beaten 1-0 at ho𒀰ജme to Man City with Erling Haaland’s first-half goal proving to be the winning moment in the match.

The defeat means the North London club have dropped back into 13th place with Crys🐟tal Palace leapfroggiꦿng them.

The Lilywhites showed a great deal of fight in the second 45 ෴minutes, however, they were so poor in the first-half and Postecoglou was not happy, according to Bergvall.

What Ange Postecoglou said to Tottenham player at half-time

Lucas Bergvall has revealed that Ange Postecoglou was not happy with how Tottenham played in the first half and ♏the first 45 minutes lost them ܫthe game.

P🍒ostecoglou warned the players during the break that they had not been good enough and the message worked to a certain degree as hisಌ team were far more dangerous in the second half.

Bergvall told SpursOfficial: “I think the first half (was poor), the gaffer also talked ab🧸out how the first half was not good enough and they won the game (because of this).

“In the second half, we were much better I꧂ think. It was the first half that ruin🍃ed it for us today – so it’s disappointing.”

How Tottenham’s first-half stats compared to their second-half stats vs Man City

Tottenham were considerably better in the second half against the champions as they managed more possession, crea𝐆ted more chances ꧟and had more shots at goal.

Postecoglou’s side failed to create a single big chance in 💫the first period of the game, although in the second chꦦances fell the way of Wilson Odobert, Son Heung-min and Pape Matar Sarr.

Postecoglou made several key changes in the second 45 which helped swing the game in their favour, however, there are question marks as to why Son, Dejan Kulusevski and Djed Spence were benched in the first place.