He literally said he didn't care what the fans think and wasn't fussed by their opinions, how is that not disrespectful to the fans?
He could have quite easily said "Well, I understand they have a bitter rivalry so they are allowed to feel how they wish to about it but my only focus as a manager is to win every game, that's what I am employed to do"
And nobody would have batted an eyelid.
Instead, he went on a rant about how the journalist needed counselling because he dared to suggest some Spurs supporters online wanted us to lose the game, went on a ramble about how 100% of Spurs supporters would be happy for us to win this game because it would get us closer to a title in the future (absolute nonsense btw) and then downplayed supporters feelings when he said he didn't care and wasn't fussed by people who want us to lose the match, you can spin that how you want but it was disrespectful imo.
You are seeing things in black and white because you can't acknowledge that he could have handled the situation better, instead you have gone on a personal rant about how easily people are offended today (I agree btw, they are, we live in incredibly soft times with people wearing the badge of victimhood at every opportunity) but this isn't about being personally offended, this is about the way our PAID manager talks about the football club and the supporters who pay his wage.
Like I said before, it is a privilege for him to manage this club.