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<\/p>\nAnge Postecoglou insisted he would stick to his high-risk approach even if Tottenham were reduced to five men after the chaotic defeat to Chelsea. <\/p>\n
A frenetic meeting saw five disallowed goals, two red cards, a penalty and two Spurs players forced off during the first half with injury, as Mauricio Pochettino marked his return to north London by ending the Premier League\u2019s last unbeaten record. The match was dominated by VAR\u2019s involvement with the red cards two of nine decisions referred to the video referee. <\/p>\n
Even with nine men, the hosts continued to take the game to Chelsea and were well in the contest before Nicolas Jackson twice sprung their high line in stoppage time to add his team\u2019s third and fourth goals and complete an unlikely hat-trick.<\/p>\n
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Quizzed on his tactics after the game, the Aussie coach insisted he had no regrets over his front-foot approach and said it was here to stay while he was in charge. He said: \u201cIt\u2019s just who we are, mate. It's just who we are. It's who we\u2019re going to be as long as I\u2019m here. We go down to five men, mate, we'll have a crack.\u201d<\/p>\n
But it was VAR\u2019s impact that dominated Postecoglou\u2019s thoughts after the game after a total of 21 minutes were added on at the end of each half. He added: \u201cIt\u2019s hard to analyse from a football perspective. We\u2019re left with a result which is disappointing, but [I\u2019m] super-proud of the players\u2019 efforts and will and desire to get something from the game.<\/p>\n
Was Postecoglou right to keep going for it against Chelsea? Tell us in the comments section below<\/i> <\/b><\/p>\n
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\u201c[Lengthy VAR pauses] are going to become the norm, I think it\u2019s where the game is heading. Unfortunately it\u2019s how we\u2019re going to have to watch and participate in football from now on. <\/p>\n
"I don\u2019t like it. I don\u2019t like the standing around, the whole theatre around waiting for decisions. But I know I\u2019m in the wilderness on that.<\/p>\n
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\u201cIn my 26 years, I was always prepared to accept the referee\u2019s decision, good, bad or otherwise, and I\u2019ve had some shockers in my career. I\u2019ve had some go my way as well.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ll cop that because I just want the game to be played. But when we\u2019re complaining about decisions every week, this is what\u2019s going to happen.\u201d<\/p>\n