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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Max Rushden

All football fans are different so wanting to lose – or have massive tattoos – is fine

Spurs' Ange Postecoglu watches the action against  Manchester City.
Ange Postecoglou has been accused of not understanding the feelings of Spurs supporters. Photograph: Tom Jenkins/The Guardian

Son Heung-min is running through in the 87th minute at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. A draw does virtually nothing for Spurs, but it hands Arsenal a great advantage in the title race. Did I, a Spurs supporter, want him to score? The honest answer is – with apologies to Ange Postecoglou – that I’m not totally sure.

Most of my natural instincts were willing him to slot it into the gaping chasm to Stefan Ortega’s left. But it wasn’t categoric, and after the Manchester City substitute keeper blocked Son’s effort, I didn’t have that empty sensation normally reserved for missed one-on-ones.

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