Ange Postecoglou has hit out at himself for Tottenham’s derby defeat to Arsenal but insists they will continue to fight to rectify the situation. Tottenham took the lead
through Son Heung-min in the 25th minute but trailed 2-1 at half-time through a Dominic Solanke own goal and Leandro Trossard. Spurs came back into the
game with full force through Brennan Johnson and James Maddison in the second half but Postecoglou’s men, who were focused on attacking, only managed to find two shots on target
. Their second derby defeat of the season leaves them 13th in the Premier League on 11 defeats – more than any other Premier League club this season, more than newly promoted Ipswich Town.
“We were not good enough, especially in the first half. We defended too much and let Arsenal control the game. In the second half we improved. But it’s not good enough and it’s unacceptable,” Postecoglou said.
“In the end, I think the responsibility lies with me. It was not our intention at the start of the game. The second half was better but the first half was far from the standard we set.
“I was more interested in how we played our football,” Ange added ทางเข้า UFABET สำหรับสมาชิกใหม่ สมัครวันนี้ รับโบนัสฟรี. “We had no choice but to go back to work and prepare for the next difficult game. “
They hurt me but it’s unacceptable. We have lost too many games this year, too many slip-ups and that has to stop.
“If you give up now it’s no use, but it has to stop. Now we have a big game this weekend and that’s our focus.”
Tottenham travel to Everton on Sunday and could end the weekend as low as 15th, equalling their worst Premier League finish under Ossie Ardiles in 1993-94.