Tottenham star DEACTIVATES his social media account after abuse from fans for post in aftermath of Chelsea defeat - sportsnewsfoot

A second Tottenham player has been forced to close a social-media account this season after receiving abuse from fans in the wake of a London derby defeat.

Brennan Johnson quit Instagram after receiving online criticism for his perceived poor performance in September’s North London derby defeat by Arsenal.

Spurs manager Ange Postecoglou leaped to the defence of his player, saying that the online trolls deserve a ‘punch in the nose’.

And, after Tottenham threw away a two-goal lead against Chelsea on Sunday to lose 4-3, one of Johnson’s team-mates has followed suit in closing his social media account – this time after receiving a backlash to one of his posts. 

Pedro Porro reshared a statistic posted on X by stats account Squawka which stated: ‘Pedro Porro is the only defender to be directly involved in 20+ Premier League goals since he made his debut in the competition in February 2023.’

In response, the Spaniard received a barrage of abuse from fans angry at the post in the wake of defeat by their rivals. 

Pedro Porro (second right) decided to close his X account after receiving abuse from fans

Supporters reacted poorly to this post from Pedro Porro in the wake of the defeat by Chelsea

Brennan Johnson quit Instagram in September after also being a victim to a similar backlash

@FUTSPY wrote: ‘What an embarrassment, his defensive negligence removes all of his attacking contributions so he’s at a net zero contribution.’

While @jackcolegolf posted: ‘Needs to be more proud of trying to keep clean sheets as he is a “defender”. All well and good going forwards but do your job first and foremost.’

Porro, who played every minute of the home loss, then decided to close his X account.  

Next up for Tottenham is a all-British clash with Rangers at Ibrox in the Europa League on Thursday before a trip to face Southampton in the Premier League on Sunday.