Ange Postecoglou mentioned he hopes his Tottenham gamers are hurting after their 2-1 defeat to Arsenal on Wednesday and labelled the efficiency “unacceptable.”
Spurs took the lead in opposition to Arsenal within the twenty third minute because of a objective from Son Heung-Min.
But they went into the break 2-1 down, after Gabriel‘s header off a nook deflected in off Dominic Solanke for an own-goal, and Leandro Trossard scored what proved to be the winner within the forty fourth minute.
Postecoglou made two adjustments on the break, taking off Pape Matar Sarr and Yves Bissouma for James Maddison and Brennan Johnson, however it wasn’t sufficient to get Spurs again into the match.
The defeat leaves Tottenham thirteenth within the Premier League and post-match, Postecoglou didn’t maintain again in his criticism of the efficiency.
“It was not adequate — particularly the primary half,” Postecoglou mentioned. “[We were] Way too passive, we let Arsenal take management of the sport. Really disenchanted with the way in which we have been with out the ball, we allowed them to dictate the tempo and we paid the value.
“We simply did not play anyplace close to our id. We are aggressive with and with out the ball, however tonight in that first 45 we have been too passive. That’s unacceptable.”
Postecoglou wouldn’t be drawn on a second of controversy within the first half the place Arsenal equalised off a nook that ought to’ve been given as a Tottenham objective kick.
“I do not need to discuss referees, It’s how issues are going in the meanwhile,” he mentioned. “We have been nowhere close to the place we need to be.”
Despite Postecoglou seeing each his 18-year-old gamers Archie Gray and Lucas Bergvall taking part in the total 90 minutes, the Australian coach did not need their performances to deliver any silver lining to the defeat.
“I need them disenchanted — this cannot be accepted by anyone within the membership,” he mentioned. “We are asking large jobs [of them] however I hope they’re hurting as a lot as anyone else when it comes to us not with the ability to ship.”
