A leading body language expert has analysed Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou's frosty post-match interview and believes the Australian does not truly believe he will win a trophy this season.
In the aftermath of Tottenham's 1-0 defeat to Arsenal on Sunday, Postecoglou was left visibly frustrated when asked by a Sky Sports reporter if he could bring silverware to the club in his second season.
'Yeah, absolutely,' Postecoglou fired back.
'Am I going to answer the question or are you going to keep asking it?
'No, absolutely. I'll correct myself. I don't usually win things, I always win things in my second year.
Postecoglou gave a frosty interview where he reminded them of his trophy record
The Aussie has overseen a poor start to Tottenham's season, with one win from four games
Postecoglou won five trophies in his two season at Celtic before moving to Tottenham last year
'Nothing has changed. I don't say things unless I believe them.'
Postecoglou is factually correct: he won trophies with South Melbourne, Brisbane Roar, Yokohama F. Marinos and Celtic in his second seasons at each club.
The Australian also won silverware in his first season with the Hoops as Celtic won the Scottish Premiership and Scottish League Cup.
But the pressure is on to deliver in his second season with Tottenham amid the club's worst start to a Premier League season since the 2015-16 campaign.
Even though Postecoglou cut a defiant figure after the north London derby defeat, UK body language expert Darren Stanton is adamant the Australian knows he cannot deliver on his promise of silverware.
In fact, Stanton boldly believed Postecoglou felt 'anger and shame' due to his head movements during the interview.
'When Postecoglou looks down, it's when he has to think about how to reply to the questions being asked,' Stanton said, via OLBG.
'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.
A body language expert felt Postecoglou doesn't actually believe he can win a trophy at Spurs
Spurs have suffered their worst start to a Premier League campaign since the 2015-16 season
'Postecoglou then 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.'
Stanton also broke down the moment Postecoglou made his bold trophy claim to the Sky Sports interviewer.
He quickly picked up on a physical trait of the Tottenham boss that proved the Australian was trying to be 'deceptive'.
'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,' Stanton said.
'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.
The body language expert said Postecoglou's head movements indicated he felt 'shame'
Tottenham have not won a trophy since they League Cup in the 2007-08 season
'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.'
With one win from four games to start the season, Tottenham's already-slim chances of winning the Premier League have taken a major knock.
However, Postecoglou will have three other chances to win a trophy with Spurs this season.
Along with the domestic EFL Cup and FA Cup, Tottenham's fifth-place finish in the Premier League last season booked them a spot in the Europa League.
Should Postecoglou's second season trend of silverware continue, it would be Tottenham's first trophy since the 2007-08 League Cup.