Ange Postecoglou was pleased Tottenham regained their composure to storm back to earn a crucial 3-2 home win over Brentford but told both sets of players to enter the UFC ring if they want to focus on grappling over goals.Spurs were sluggish in the first half and trailed to Neal Maupay’s 15th-minute opener, which saw him mock James Maddison’s darts celebration and appeared to be the catalyst for a fiery contest between the London rivals.Asked if Maupay’s darts celebration had fired up his team, Postecoglou replied: “I hope not because that’s exactly what I’m talking about.“I’m not a fan of it."
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00:00 I hope not because that's exactly what I'm talking about. I'm not a fan of it. I don't
00:15 like the whole bravado pushing people around. If they're that brave about things, my players
00:22 and their players get into a UFC cage and I'll see how brave they are. We're out there
00:27 to play football and that's what I want our guys to do, focus on playing football. They
00:31 shouldn't get motivated by things that aren't really that important to us. I said we got
00:36 sucked in the first half, the second half was much better.
00:44 I think we started the game well. We started at a good intensity and a good tempo. They
00:52 score and then we lost our way. We just lost focus. I was a bit frustrated with our inability
01:00 to stay disciplined. There were just too many stops and starts. It kind of plays into their
01:06 hands, a lot of set pieces and throw-ins. We spent more time talking to the referee
01:11 than playing the game. I was just a bit frustrated that we lost real clear focus.
01:15 The second half, I think 25 minutes, 30 minutes were outstanding. We scored three great goals
01:23 and probably should have had a couple more. We give the goal away which gives them a little
01:26 bit of impetus in the game.