Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou accepts accountability and ‘hurting immensely’ over present Spurs stoop | Soccer Information
Ange Postecoglou admits he’s “hurting immensely” over Tottenham’s stoop in type however nonetheless feels they’ll compete in the direction of the highest this season within the Premier League.
Harm-hit Spurs had been on monitor to finish a torrid month of December on a excessive after first-half objectives by Rodrigo Bentancur and Brennan Johnson cancelled out Hee-Chan Hwang’s good opener for Wolves.
Tottenham captain Heung-Min Son additionally squandered a Forty third-minute penalty, but it surely didn’t seem like too pricey till visiting substitute Jorgen Strand Larsen smashed residence with three minutes left to make sure the spoils had been shared in north London.
Heung-Min Son didn’t convert a penalty in opposition to Wolves
Spurs will begin 2025 within the backside half after one win from their final seven Premier League fixtures and but Postecoglou rallied round his depleted squad, with Future Udogie the most recent to limp off to change into their ninth unavailable participant.
“It hurts me as I am accountable,” he stated.
“Once I see how arduous the gamers try, it hurts much more. I wished them to get rewards for his or her effort. It hurts immensely. It is my accountability for the place we’re at proper now.
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Highlights of the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Wolverhampton Wanderers
“I am going to maintain going mate, we have got work to do in getting some assist with these gamers. Our function is to assist them carry out to their finest. I can see how arduous they’re attempting. If we had been at our sharpest we would have gotten that third and fourth purpose, we had been inches away.
“We’re missing the dynamic motion we’d like. The place does Deki [Kulusevski] get the vitality from? Dom [Solanke], Sonny. These guys are combating vitality and are not as sharp as we could be.
“We’re coping with a good bit and we’re not getting a easy run at something when it comes to getting gamers again to permit us to clean up the crew. Once we get one again, we lose one.”
Ange: League nonetheless ‘farly tight’
The draw means Spurs, who had been booed off at full-time, have didn’t win of their final 5 residence video games and leaves them down in eleventh within the Premier League desk with solely 24 factors from 19 video games.
Nevertheless, Postecoglou is not giving up hope of creating a cost in the direction of the highest finish of the Premier League when his key gamers return.
“It is nonetheless pretty tight,” he stated.
“Sooner or later we are going to get a wholesome squad and we’ll have the ability to carry out at a excessive stage. We have proven we will beat anybody.
“There’s all the time an opportunity to go on a run. That’s secondary to getting assist to the gamers each bodily and mentally and when it comes to numbers.”
Brennan Johnson is congratulated by Archie Grey after giving Spurs a 2-1 lead in opposition to Wolves
Tottenham had been sixth and solely three factors off Chelsea after a 4-0 win at Manchester Metropolis on November 23, however at the moment are nearer to the relegation zone than the highest 4.
Postecoglou refused to be too arduous on his gamers, who will get two days off with Spurs set to have a uncommon clear midweek forward of Saturday’s go to of Newcastle the place Bentancur may also be suspended.
He added: “We’ve to attempt to get some assist for the gamers. Each mentally and bodily and when it comes to numbers to offer them the chance to play at their finest.
“They’re very disenchanted, but it surely’s not by the need of attempting.”
