ANGE POSTECOGLOU is NOT confident he will end Spurs’ painful trophy drought this season.
That’s the verdict of a leading body language expert after analysing the Australian’s post-North London derby interview.
A frustrated Postecoglou appeared tetchy with the line of questioning following his side’s 1-0 loss to cross-town rivals Arsenal on Sunday.
Postecoglou has won a trophy in his second season at every club he’s ever managed.
The 59-year-old took exception to being told he “usually wins things” in his second year with a team.
The Spurs boss snapped: “Am I going to answer the question or are you going to keep asking it?
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“No absolutely, I’ll correct [you] myself. I don’t usually win things – I always win things in my second year. Nothing’s changed.”
He added: “I’ve said it now. I don’t say things unless I believe them.”
Darren Stanton, a former police officer with Derbyshire police, has since analysed Postecoglu’s response.
Stanton – dubbed The Human Lie Detector – moved into media and TV following a successful career with the police, where his job was to look for subtle body language signs.
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He claims Ange made gestures of “deception” during the interview.
Stanton told OLBG: “Postecoglou doesn’t believe he’ll win trophies in his second year.
“If you notice, he keeps prolonged eye contact with the interviewer and his blink rate increases, which means he has an increase in anxiety and emotion.”
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He continued: “When people are trying to sell a lie, they overcompensate eye contact.
“The prolonged eye contact is a way of Postecoglou trying to convince the interviewer that he is confident that he will win trophies in his second year in charge of Tottenham.
“This prolonged eye contact is not seen in any other part of the interview and it stands out as being deceptive, or something analysers would call a linguistic deception.”
Tottenham’s last trophy came in 2008 when they lifted the League Cup.
Sunday’s defeat leaves Spurs in 13th place in the Premier League with just four points from four games.
Derby games under Ange have quickly become a problem.
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Since the Australian’s arrival last summer, Spurs have played seven games against clubs from the capital.
They have taken just 2 points from a possible 21, falling to five defeats and two draws.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
