"Team information is being leaked. There is no doubt about it."
Tottenham manager Angie Postecoglou has publicly raised suspicions that someone in the club is leaking key team information outside.
Ahead of the first leg of the Europa League quarterfinals (1-1 draw) against Frankfurt on the 11th, rumors spread online that winger Wilson Odobert would be absent. Odobert was named in the squad afterwards, but stayed on the bench.
As the Europa League aims to win, the home draw in the first round is a disappointing result. Disappointed, Postecoglou said, `There is no doubt that information is leaking inside the club. Someone keeps leaking information and it's been like that all year."It started last year. We thought we had nipped in the bud, but there is still a constant leak of information" he insisted.
Postecoglou said it would not be a spy or a player agent because the leaked information about player injuries was too specific, and who was responsible "There is a definite guess.", he suggested.
"As I've always said, I'm really, really careful about medical information. Trying to keep the scope of sharing information very tight. But I don't understand why people in our camp do that. We don't know how it helps us." "I think we're in football and everyone thinks these things should be made public in terms of the flow of information, but I still think we should respect medical records and certain issues as much as possible." "Sometimes players don't want that information to go out. Information leakage is unacceptable." "It is difficult enough for the club even if it does not create any more problems. As I have handled everything, I will solve it internally as well. You just have to do the right thing and deal with it well."
Postecoglou stressed that addressing the information leak is part of the cultural change the club wants to implement. In addition to the information leakage, Postecoglou is facing various negative factors such as fans' misunderstanding and VAR.
Postecoglou appeared to have made a gesture of touching his ears to Tottenham's away fans when Pape Sarr shook the net during the Chelsea match on the 4th, when he lost 0-1. However, the goal was canceled after VAR because Sarr committed a foul during the build-up process. Postecoglou later explained that he did not mean to provoke the fans, but rather that he really wanted the fans to get excited. At the time, he said "I want to think that everyone in our camp is working with us. I think this is a cultural issue. I put a lot of weight on creating a culture of success. And I don't think successful organizations behave in that way.' "That's where we're constantly trying to change, not just me but others at the club. I want to make the club a place with strong mentality and identity and protect it. In particular, if someone leaks sensitive medical or tactical information, it must be solved."
Tottenham, which broke four consecutive English Premier League (EPL) games with a 3-1 victory over Southampton on the 6th, will go on an away trip to Wolverhampton in the 32nd round of the EPL at 10 p.m. on the 13th. Tottenham remains 14th in the league with 11 wins, 4 draws and 16 losses in 31 games and 37 points.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
