Postecoglou 'a bit sharp' or an attempt 'to stir things up'?

Was Ange Postecoglou's post-match interview "too much," or was he trying to "stir things up a bit?"

Reflecting on the Tottenham bosses comments and clear agitation at the officials decision-making, The Athletic's Laurie Whitwell told BBC Radio 5 Live: "I thought they were hard done by, but he is bristling in media interactions and I thought it was just a bit too much.

"Managers are allowed to snap back at reporters as they get asked a lot of questions and they have a lot of duties to do, but I just feel like there is a certain way to do it. It feels like he was already waiting to have a go at the person who was asking the questions.

"He doesn't strike me as the kind of guy who is in control of his team and it was a bit sharp for my liking."

It is not the first time that Postecoglou has been frosty with the media but he is certainly also not the only manager to have ever done it.

Former Premier League winger Bolo Zenden added: "A manager says things to sometimes stir things up a bit.

"The journalists are there to put the finger where it hurts and sometimes it is not easy. But managers also have an agenda. They say things to stir it up, to make sure next time they have the right way. It is a bit of a game.

"We have seen so many managers speaking out in certain ways, for example Jose Mourinho would say certain things just to make something happen."