Ange Postecoglou "couldn't care less" about top four after Nottingham Forest win
Thanks to Brentford's remarkable fightback in a 3-3 draw with Aston Villa on Saturday, Tottenham knew that victory over Nuno Espirito Santo's side would take them back above the desired dotted line on goal difference.
Spurs' bid to leapfrog Villa in the standings initially started well, as Murillo diverted Timo Werner's cross into his own net, not long after the Brazilian had almost caught Guglielmo Vicario out with an astonishing strike inside his own half.
Tottenham would be caught cold defensively before the break, though, as Chris Wood swept home the visitors' equaliser, but a cracking strike from Micky van de Ven restored Spurs' lead seven minutes into the second period.
On a day for the Lilywhites defenders, Pedro Porro wrapped up Tottenham's triumph with a sweetly-struck effort of his own across Matz Sels's goal, as Tottenham moved onto 60 points for the season to take control of the race for Champions League football.
Postecoglou focused on process rather than outcomeThe Lilywhites also have a game in hand on Aston Villa, but Postecoglou has frequently insisted that he is unbothered whether his side finish in the top four and simply wants to see signs of improvement in his squad.
The former Celtic boss did not change his tune in Sunday's post-game press conference either, saying: «Couldn't care less about the race for fourth mate. What I care about is the way the team is progressing,» as quoted by football.london.
«Pleased with today. It had a little bit of everything. We started the game well, not just the goal, I
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