Body language expert calls Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou's bluff

In his post-match interview after the defeat to Arsenal in the North London derby, Ange Postecoglou again mentioned that he always wins silverware in his second season at a side. Factually he is correct.

Ange won trophies in his second season with South Melbourne, Brisbane Roar, Yokohama F. Marinos, and Celtic. Technically, he won the Asian Cup with Australia in his second season with Australia too if you use the club football calendar.

Darren Stanton calls out Ange Postecoglou's interview

However, body language expert Darren Stanton is not convinced and implies that Ange does not believe that he will win silverware with Spurs this season. Saying:

"Postecoglou moves his whole head to the right, which is a gesture representing shame. He’s showing signs of anger and shame, he’s mad at himself and the interviewer. 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. "

"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."

"When Postecoglou looks down, it’s when he has to think about how to reply to the questions being asked. People who look up tend to process things a lot quicker, but because football is a very emotive sport, you’ll notice more managers and players looking down so they can access their feelings, also known as kinesthetics."

Whilst no doubt Stanton knows more about body language than us, this does feel like a particularly harsh reaction to a clearly emotional post-match interview after a defeat that was tough to take. A midweek sit-down interview with Ange would give a better indication of his body language.