Postecoglou condemns social media abuse and backs Johnson

Brennan Johnson signed a six-year deal at Tottenham Hotspur when he arrived at the club in September 2023Ange Postecoglou has condemned social media abuse aimed at footballers while backing Wales forward Brennan Johnson to thrive at Tottenham Hotspur.

Johnson reportedly deactivated his Instagram account because of criticism in the wake of his club’s derby defeat to Arsenal on Sunday.

Postecoglou says the 23-year-old, who has scored five Spurs goals since joining from Nottingham Forest last September, is “probably lacking a bit of confidence”.

But the Tottenham boss says it is “sad” that abuse on social media has become commonplace.

“I hate how we’ve just normalised all that stuff,” Postecoglou…