Tottenham boss Angie Postkoglu expressed his anger on the sidelines as he took responsibility for his team’s 2-0 defeat to Chelsea. sky sports’ Jamie Redknapp said he looked a “beaten man”.
Tottenham’s third consecutive defeat dealt another blow to their Champions League qualification hopes, with Postkoglu’s fifth-placed side seven behind fourth-placed Aston Villa with just one game remaining. point.
In the defeat at Stamford Bridge, Postkoglu was furious with his players on the touchline after a poor first half that saw the visitors miss a shot on target.
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In a post-match press conference that lasted less than three minutes, a pessimistic Postkoglu said: “It was not a good night. We did not have the mentality I expected, so it is my responsibility and I have to Take responsibility for this.
“Ultimately, I’m the one who gets them out there and gets them ready. We’re so far away from that, I have to look at myself and see how I can prepare the team for that.”
He added: “We weren’t really at the level we needed to get the result tonight. To be fair we weren’t at the level to get something out of the game and probably not deserve it.”
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Tottenham boss Postkoglu is frustrated with his team’s performance and insists he takes full responsibility for Chelsea’s defeat
Tottenham Hotspur travel to Anfield to face third-placed Liverpool on Sunday, live sky sportsThe north London side will be looking to avoid a fourth consecutive defeat in this game.
Asked about the testing period, the Australian replied: “That’s the way it is. I don’t think so.
“My responsibility is to prepare the team every game to make sure we reach a certain level. Today we didn’t do that, so it’s difficult for me and I have to fix that.”
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Tottenham Hotspur have kept just one clean sheet in their last 17 league games with Trevoh Chalobah heading in Conor Gallagher’s free-kick The goal was the 22nd goal Spurs have conceded from a set piece in the Premier League this season – second only to Nottingham Forest (26). many.
Asked what the problem was with the defeat to Chelsea, the 58-year-old replied: “Our football lacks real belief and a positive mentality.
“We didn’t have any real fluidity or aggression with or without the ball. It was a little bit unlike us.
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“If nothing else, we’ve been very competitive, especially in the first half that was missing today.”
Postekoglu made five changes to the starting XI for the away game at Chelsea, with James Maddison on the bench, but the former Celtic boss admitted his team selections had backfired.
“I just think we need to freshen up the team,” he said. “I think we need legs today.
“They have a really mobile and fast front four and I just think we need Bis to make some plays in midfield. [Yves Bissouma], [Pape] sal and deki [Dejan Kulusevski] I thought it would help us, but to be fair, it didn’t.
Redknapp: Tottenham have fallen off a cliff
sky sports’ Jamie Redknapp After Tottenham’s loss to Chelsea:
“They didn’t win individual battles, they didn’t win enough second balls, they were too passive, especially in the first half of the derby, and you have to win those battles, move forward and pass them with a little urgency. Not doing all the groundwork.
“When Ange took over, I was watching football and thought, ‘This is almost revolutionary’. You had two guys coming into midfield, the two full-backs looked fantastic and people were playing at such a high level. .
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Nicholas Jackson headed in after Cole Palmer’s brilliant free-kick hit the crossbar as Chelsea beat Tottenham Hotspur 2-0
“But they’ve fallen off a cliff now. They’ve won two of their last seven games since they beat Aston Villa away, which is one of the best performances I’ve seen this season.
“The other thing is that they have only played 37 games this year. They lost in the second round of the Carabao Cup and Manchester City in the fourth round of the FA Cup. There is no fatigue.”
“I looked at the manager and he looked beaten. I thought, ‘Wow, this is really f**king’. I don’t like to see a manager like that. When you coach Tottenham – he Not long there – a lot of them do that after a while, but it’s still too early.
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Cristian Romero’s superb header went wide in the first half
“The players are not performing to the level they were at the beginning of the season. If you want to be in the competition and play as few games as Tottenham Hotspur did, you have to perform well every week. When I see their performance Right now, it’s really disappointing well, they’re early in the season.
“Angie’s interview is a little concerning. I’ve been watching his interviews for a while now and he’s slowly but surely not enjoying it as much as he did when he first came in.
“I still feel Tottenham have the players and the structure. But they definitely need to strengthen the squad. The substitutes are not up to the level they need to be.”
Tottenham Hotspur remaining fixtures
May 5: Liverpool(guest) – Premier League, kick-off 4.30pm, live sky sports
May 11: Burnley (home) – Premier League, kick-off 3pm
May 14: Manchester City (home) – Premier League, kick-off 8pm, live sky sports
May 19: Sheffield United(away) – Premier League, kick-off 4pm
