Ange Postecoglou suffers biggest defeat as Tottenham manager as the team falls out of the top four

Newcastle defeated Tottenham for the second year in a row at St. James’ Park

After defeating Spurs 6-1 at home in April, Newcastle thrashed Ange Postecoglou‘s side 4-0, jeopardising the visitors’ chances of finishing in the top four.

Alexander Isak scored twice, bringing his season total to 17 in the league and 21 overall, just like last year.

Anthony Gordon made it 2-0 just 95 seconds after Isak opened the scoring, and he added two assists.

“Playing football is really fun at the moment, especially when we have days like this,” Isak stated in a statement.

Micky van de Ven, Tottenham’s defender, did not have a good day. The centre defender was partially at blame for the first two goals, as he slipped twice and allowed Isak and Gordon to get by him inside the area.

Tottenham‘s massive loss placed them behind Aston Villa into fifth place, trailing on goal difference. It was Postecoglou‘s biggest loss as Tottenham manager.

“Credit to Newcastle, I thought they were really good today,” he stated after the encounter.

“We really didn’t understand the game at all. Right from the start, it felt like we let Newcastle define how the game was played; we never really seized control at any point. We paid a price for it.

“It ended up being a transitional game. We caused a large portion of it ourselves. We were not brave with the ball. We’ve done a great job this year of realising that when we have the ball, we can be a threat. We just shied away from it today.

“When you do that, you allow Newcastle to play the game on their own terms. When that happens, especially away from home, it is difficult for us to regain control once it has slipped away.”

Newcastle sits sixth, ten points behind Villa and Tottenham.