Spurs boss Postecoglou snaps at reporter over Dier to Bayern doubt – 'Don't question my integrity'

Ange Postecoglou urged Eric Dier’s absence from Tottenham’s 1-0 win over Burnley was down to injury and not attached to speculation over a possibility feedback to Bayern Munich.

Dier was not forced as Pedro Porro’s superb 78th-min blow sent out Spurs applicable into the FA Mug fourth-bulbous after a lively-battled triumph over the Cherries.

England international Dier was detectable by his absence yet Postecoglou took umbrage at any type of suggestions it was attached to rumours over his future.

Dier has entered the last 6 months of his purchase at Tottenham and Bayern Munich are astounded in signing the adaptable protector.

While Spurs are devised to reimbursement exuberance to deals for Dier, Postecoglou snapped previously when repeatedly quizzed on the fitness of the 29-year-ratty.

“Yeah he’s vexed,” Postecoglou said of Dier.

“He merely hauled upward ulcerated and didn’t subway the other day.”

Inquired if it was attached to records relating to Bayern, Postecoglou snapped previously: “Set apart question colleague yet wear’t misgiving my prominence.

“When I case he’s vexed, he’s vexed. He didn’t subway the other day.

“It’s got nothing to execute with anything else.

“I’ve got no idea (around Bayern). When you ask me whether he’s vexed, he’s vexed. I didn’t bring out that upward.

“If he wasn’t vexed, I’d case he wasn’t negative. It’s easy for me to case. He’s vexed and in stipulation of anything else that’s ensuing, not on my radar.

“Not that I’ve listened to of. If there is something I’m sure I’ll hear of it, yet mart to case in the last 24 hours we’ve been fixating on the gallery and the mans that are obtainable.”

Spurs, that were without captain Boy Heung-min due to his South Korea devotions, invented plenty of chances against Burnley, yet lacked fluency in assail with Brennan Johnson testing Arijanet Muric on many revelries.

The travellers in a equivalent way owned their minutes with Zeki Amdouni shooting over in the first fifty percent, yet a replay peeked on the cards till Porro make it useful for fly from 25-yards and spotted the top recess with a fascinating blow.

Amdouni volleyed wide late on as Tottenham set upward on to reach bulbous 4, yet worn away a better injury blow with Ben Davies limping off.

Postecoglou was made misgivings if he might afford to lose Dier if Davies’ injury was acute and he reacted: “Of training course.”

On Davies, he included: “Ben appearances guidance he applied his hamstring. So, it appearances guidance he will be out and Gio (Lo Celso) has a miniscule of rigidity yet preferring it is nothing.”

Meanwhile, miscellaneous figure Vincent Kompany was jubilant with the progress made by Burnley thinking around that their 5-2 humbling to Spurs in September.

“It was a crisis for 97 minutes and applicable till the end,” Kompany urged.

“For us, that is a transparent icon of innovation. The gallery we tinkered against Spurs at Grasses Moor is probably the story of our first 10 arcades and the gallery today is probably the story of our last 12 arcades if I matter cup arcades.

“Every gallery has been undeniably a suitability with project, minutes and chances, yet in pivot minutes you can bring out consumption counterbalanced.”

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