ANGE POSTECOGLOU fumed in his post-match interview after Tottenham’s 2-0 defeat to Chelsea.
The loss was Spurs’ third consecutive defeat after losing to Newcastle and Arsenal.
Goals for Trevoh Chalobah and Nicolas Jackson were enough to give Chelsea all three points in the London derby as they make a late push for Europe.
The result delighted Mauricio Pochettino as he got one over his old side.
It was set-pieces that proved to be Tottenham’s Achilles heel again with both goals coming from free-kicks.
When asked about his team’s performance by Sky Sports, Postecoglou said: “It’s not good enough and I’ve got to take responsibility for that, that’s on me.
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“I’m the manager, I’m the one that’s putting them out there and it was nowhere near good enough. As I said I’ve got to take a look at myself in all this and see how I can have more of an impact.”
When asked about his message getting through to his players, a visibly annoyed Postecoglou said: “Come on mate. We didn’t play well. What do you want me to sit there and write a dossier on where we went wrong?
“Like I said, I’ll take responsibility, we were poor in the first half, still think their goal was a foul but no one cares about that but we didn’t deserve any more than that and like I said that’s on me.”
Spurs will be looking to bounce back on Sunday, when they face a tricky trip to Anfield.
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They haven’t lost four games in a row since the 2002-03 season and Postecoglou will be hoping his side don’t renew that particular record.
The loss leaves Spurs looking over their shoulder at Manchester United, who are six points off them with the same number of games played.
Newcastle in seventh are seven points behind Spurs as they look to push for Europa League football this season under Eddie Howe.
Spurs’ set piece woes
BY TOM BARCLAY
ANGE POSTECOGLOU took the blame after another set-piece disaster left Tottenham’s Champions League hopes hanging by a thread.
Trevoh Chalobah and Nicolas Jackson headed home from free-kicks to take the number of goals Spurs have shipped from dead-ball situations to SIXTEEN this season, excluding penalties.
Only Luton, Sheffield United and Nottingham Forest have conceded more in a week where Postecoglou downplayed the importance of set-pieces.
“We didn’t have the mindset that I expect us to have. That’s on me, I’ve got to take responsibility for that.
“I’m the one putting them out there and preparing them for it. When we’re so far off it, I’ve got to look at myself and see how I’m preparing this team for it.
“We lacked a real conviction and positive mindset in our football. We didn’t really have any fluency, any sort of aggression with and without the ball.
“It’s a bit unlike us because if nothing else we’ve always been competitive.”
He later added: “We had bigger issues tonight than set pieces.”
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
