Ange Postecoglou felt Tottenham Hotspurs’ defeat to Nottingham Forest was “self-inflicted”, because the hosts went down 2-1 in north London.
Spurs suffered their fourth loss in 5 Premier League video games, and 18th of the season – their highest complete in a single marketing campaign since 2003-04 (19).
The ball was within the hosts’ web thrice contained in the opening 16 minutes with Elliot Anderson and Chris Wooden giving the guests a 2-0 lead, whereas the latter additionally had a volley disallowed for offside following a VAR assessment.
Tottenham had been punished by two set-pieces. First, their failure to take care of a nook led to Anderson’s strike, whereas they had been caught out by a fast free-kick that allowed Anthony Elanga to cross for Wooden to go dwelling.
The hosts responded effectively and managed massive intervals for the rest of the competition, registering 22 pictures to their opponents’ 4.
Nonetheless, it was not till Richarlison’s 87th-minute header that they halved the deficit, and an equaliser subsequently eluded them.
“One other disappointing loss. A loss that, for big components, was self-inflicted,” Postecoglou mentioned.
“We conceded two poor targets and gave ourselves a mountain to climb. I nonetheless suppose we didn’t should lose on the stability of play.
“Our soccer was good, there’s no denying that. We created a great deal of alternatives, we had them pegged in. However like I mentioned, it was actually disappointing to concede the 2 targets like we did.
“It’s harm us all 12 months, we’ve let ourselves down. It’s a sport we must always have gained tonight. There shouldn’t have been a gradual begin.
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“That’s the irritating bit. It’s not the one time it’s occurred this 12 months. Now we have to just accept the actual fact we haven’t been on the stage we must be.
“I don’t like shedding, we’ve misplaced too many video games. We’ve obtained to maintain working and attempt to rectify this stuff, so the soccer we play will get the outcomes it deserves.”
Spurs had been recent from their Europa League heroics on Thursday, once they booked their place within the semi-finals after securing a hard-earned 2-1 combination victory over Eintracht Frankfurt.
Dejan Kulusevski acknowledged fatigue could have been an element on Monday, however insisted it was no excuse for Spurs being gradual out of the blocks.
“[It was a] sloppy begin,” he mentioned. “We conceded three targets in 10 minutes. Sure, one was offside, however then after that, it’s troublesome to get again in.
“We additionally performed on Thursday evening, however you’ve got to be prepared from the beginning. You come again from a protracted journey at 5 within the morning, however in case you are not on it then you’ll pay. That’s what we did.
“We performed some respectable soccer as we speak and created some good possibilities. They’re a really troublesome group to play as a result of they’re superb at defending and play quite a lot of males behind the ball.
“We created quite a lot of possibilities. Their goalkeeper made some good saves. I hate to lose. It’s a unhealthy feeling.”