Tom Hamilton, senior writer
Ange Postecoglou said he was hopeful Tottenham players suffer after this Lost 2-1 Down Arsenal on Wednesday and called the performance “unacceptable.”
Spurs took the lead against Arsenal in the 23rd minute thanks to a goal Heung Min’s son.
However, they went into the break 2-1 down, losing GabrielaThe header from a corner kick bounced off the goal Dominik Solanke to the own goal and Leandro Trossard The winning goal in the 44th minute.
Postecoglou made two changes during the break and started Pope Matar Sarr AND Yves Bissouma Down James Maddison AND Brennan Johnsonbut it wasn’t enough to get Spurs back into the match.
This defeat leaves Tottenham in 13th place in the table First league and after the match, Postecoglou did not refrain from criticizing the performance.
“It wasn’t good enough, especially in the first half,” Postecoglou said. “[We were] Too passive, we allowed Arsenal to take control of the game. Really disappointed with how we played without the ball, we let them dictate the pace and paid the price.
“We just weren’t playing at a level close to our identity. We are aggressive with and without the ball, but tonight we were too passive in the first 45 minutes. This is unacceptable.”
Postecoglou would not be drawn out in a moment of controversy in the first half when Arsenal equalized from a corner that should have been awarded after a Tottenham goal kick.
“I don’t want to talk about the referees. Things are ongoing at the moment,” he said. “We weren’t close to where we wanted to be.”
Despite Postecoglou seeing both of his 18-year-old players Archie Gray AND Lucas Bergvall Having played the full 90 minutes, the Australian coach did not want his performance to contribute in any way to the defeat.
“I want them to be disappointed – no one at the club can accept that,” he said. “We are asking for big jobs [of them] but I hope they suffer as much as everyone else because we are unable to secure good results.”
