Ange Postecoglou has criticized his Tottenham team after their derby day defeat to Arsenal, calling their performances and recent form “unacceptable”.
Postecoglou’s side were in no danger of losing 2–1, with Pedro Porro’s stoppage-time shot wide of the post from an impossible angle the closest they came to a second-half response while chasing the game.
Spurs remain 13th with just one league win since beating Manchester City in November – against 20th-placed Southampton, while Arsenal have their sights set on the title. Postecoglou’s side are just eight points above the relegation zone.
They next face Everton on Sunday, who are also trying to avoid a relegation battle Sky Sports.
When Postecoglou was asked to give his view of the performance, he said: “Not good enough, especially the first half which was very passive. We allowed Arsenal to take control. I was good with and without the ball. Was disappointed, allowing him to direct the ball The pace is nowhere near very good.
“That’s not who we are. That’s not how I’ve prepared the team to play. Sitting inside and allowing Arsenal to play wasn’t good enough.
“There is no magic cure. We need to work hard and go into battle on Sunday and turn our fortunes and our season around. There are always reasons why things happen but the reality is that our results and form in the league Not good anywhere. This needs to change.
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“We didn’t play close to the identity I wanted. We are an aggressive team with and without the ball – we showed that against Liverpool but tonight we were too passive. That’s not acceptable. The second half was a bit Better but it wasn’t enough.
“This cannot be accepted by anyone at the club, it is not right for us to lose so many games in the league season. Yes, we are asking for big jobs but I hope the 18-year-old [Archie Gray and Lucas Bergvall] “Anyone else is feeling just as sad about not being able to work on a big day.”
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Sky Sports News’ Gary Cotterill and Sam Blitz break down Arsenal’s comeback win against Spurs in the North London derby.
Arteta praised ‘intense’ performance
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta speaks to TNT:
“The boys were excellent. We had played less than 120 minutes 72 hours earlier, but the way we performed was extraordinary.
“We made it hard for ourselves, but the attitude was excellent. The purpose and intensity was really good.
“We play every three days, so that’s just a base, it’s about the next day now. We won today, great, but now it’s about Aston Villa. My confidence doesn’t just come from results. , but from what I see every day, sometimes you don’t get what you deserve.
“We can’t feel sorry for ourselves. What we can control is the performance and today they did it again.”
Leandro Trossard celebrates after giving Arsenal the lead
On the possibility of reinforcements in January, Arteta said: “Yeah, definitely. With Gabby we lost two big players.” [Jesus] and bukayo [Saka]We’re going to try, we’re actively looking. We have lost two very important players. We will try but let’s see what we can get.”
