'Furious' Ange 'snaps' as Champions League slips away

Aussie coach Ange Postecoglou “snapped” as Tottenham’s hopes of qualifying for the Champions League thinned further.

By falling 2-0 at Chelsea on Friday, Tottenham slumped to a second loss to a London rival in the space of four days in the Premier League — after a 3-2 home defeat to Arsenal in the north London derby on Monday.

In between those losses came confirmation that England will have just four places in next season’s expanded Champions League, and not five.

That’s another blow to Spurs, who are fifth and stayed seven points behind fourth-placed Aston Villa with one game in hand. They still have to play Liverpool and Manchester City in their remaining four games so it is looking increasingly unlikely they will close the gap to Villa.

Postecoglou struggled to hide his emotions during Friday’s loss, lambasting his players on several occasions.

“Postecoglou is furious,” commentator Gary Neville said during the first half.

“He wants to see a bit more from his team.

“He’s having a right go at (Pape Matar) Sarr and he’s having a right go at (Cristian) Romero.