Ghana:  Postecoglou jumps to players defence

 Tottenham Hotspur manager, Ange Posteco­glou, welcomed criticism against him but told doubters after Sunday’s 2-1 FA Cup exit at Aston Villa to leave his players out of it, saying if they want to blame him they should “go for it a million times”.

Under pressure Posteco­glou staunchly defended his depleted squad, in­sisting no team could have coped with the mounting injuries since mid-Novem­ber while juggling four competi­tions, and that Tottenham would be…