Ange Postecoglou blasted his Tottenham team following their derby day defeat to Arsenal, calling their performance and recent form as “unacceptable”.
Postecoglou’s side barely threatened in the 2-1 defeat, with Pedro Porro’s stoppage-time shot off the post from an impossible angle the closest they came to a second-half response when supposedly chasing the game.
Spurs remain in 13th with just one league win – against 20th-placed Southampton – since beating Manchester City in November, while Arsenal have an eye on the title. Postecoglou’s team are just eight points above the relegation zone.
When asked to give his view of the performance, Postecoglou said: “Not good enough, especially the first half which was way too passive. We allowed Arsenal to take control. I was disappointed with us with and without the ball, allowing them to dictate the tempo. Nowhere near good enough.
“That’s not who we are. That’s not how I set the team up to play. To be sitting in and allowing Arsenal to play just wasn’t good enough.”There’s no magic cure. We need to work hard and go into battle on Sunday and turnaround our fortunes and our season. There are always reasons why things happen but the reality is our results and form in the league has been nowhere near good enough. That needs to change. (SkySports)