There has been some suggestion that Spurs fans might not be too disappointed if their side loses today, if only to ensure that Arsenal don’t win the Premier League title.
Spurs coach Ange Postecoglou has rubbished that in interviews this week.
“I understand rivalry,” Postecoglou said.
“I was part of one of the biggest ones in the world in the last couple of years with Celtic and Rangers, and I understand the rivalry.
“But I have never, and will never, understand if someone wants their own team to lose.
“That’s not what sport is about. It’s not what I love about the game. What I love more than anything in the game is the competitiveness, challenging yourself to beat someone and coming out successful.
“Anything outside of that, it’s got nothing to do with sport. It’s got nothing to do with me.
“If other people want to treat it that way, that they get pleasure from other people’s misery, that’s not how I’ve lived my life.
“It’s hard work, perseverance, it’s resilience, it’s quality that will get us what we want, not to fall for any sort of false dawns or any short-term result reactions, stick to the course and thirdly, know what real success looks like.
“Real success looks like trophies. Anything else in between, bragging rights, whatever, it is absolutely meaningless to me.
“We’ve got a game tomorrow we want to win.”
