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By JAMES COHEN Published: 00: 02 AEDT, 7 December 2024 | Updated: 03: 00 AEDT, 7 December 2024 16 View comments Tottenham captain Son Heung-min was seen urging his team-mates to applaud their travelling fans after the side's 1-0 defeat by Bournemouth. Much to the frustration of Spurs supporters, the north London club sit 10th in the Premier League after 19-year-old Dean Huijsen scored a header in the first-half of their clash. After the match, Spurs boss Ange Postecoglou was seen bearing the brunt of the away fans' frustrations after being seen in a heated confrontation with the supporters. Meanwhile, captain Son was seen trying to keep the peace and urged his fellow Spurs stars to applaud the supporters. A video on X showed Son speaking to defender Dragusin and pushing him in the direction of the away fans before also urging those out of shot to follow suit. Son then went over himself and clapped the fans, who will be disappointed that the South Korean has only managed to score three of Spurs' 28 Premier League goals this season. Son Heung-min was seen urging his team-mates to clap their fans after defeat by Bournemouth The South Korean was unable to prevent Tottenham falling to a 1-0 defeat on Thursday night Heung-min Son appeared to be frustrated with some of his #THFC teammates for not going over to applaud the supporters after the match tonight. [? ️: @s_on_hm7]pic. twitter. com/Ts Jbxcp Ipl The result at the Vitality Stadium was Tottenham's sixth loss of the campaign after just 14 matches. Frustrations boiled over in the away section after the match when Postecoglou went over to try and calm them down - only to be met with fouled mouthed barbs fired back at him. 'They gave me some direct feedback, which is taken on board, ' he said. 'I didn't like what was being said because I'm a human being but you've for to cop it. 'I've been around long enough to know when things don't go well you've got to understand the frustration and disappointment. 'And they're rightly disappointed because we let a game of football get away from us. But that's OK. I'm OK with all that. ' Asked about the 'direct feedback', he said: 'Probably not for here. ' Postecoglou was more upset with the performance and the goal conceded, a header by teenage defender Dean Huijsen from a corner in the first half. 'To come to Bournemouth and give them a goal like that is madness, ' he said. 'Not just that it's a set-piece but we've done that a number of times with balls arriving in the box. 'It's disappointing it's happened again. It's something for me to mull over and do something about. Ange Postecoglou confronted furious Tottenham fans after his side's defeat by Bournemouth The Australian appeared to ask one fan to calm down, and pointed to himself a number of times 'We started well and were sort of controlling it but that goal allows Bournemouth to sit back and play the football they want to play on the counterattack. 'It's not like a one off. We've done that three or four times and paid the price. ' Tottenham will be hoping that they can get back to winning ways when they take on London rivals Chelsea on Sunday afternoon. However, Spurs have been dealing with a number of first-team injures - with the likes of Cristian Romero, Micky van de Ven and Guglielmo Vicario all unavailable. Published by Associated Newspapers Ltd Part of the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday & Metro Media Group