Ange Postecoglou described his Tottenham players’ performance in their 2-1 defeat to Arsenal as “unacceptable.”
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Tottenham players’ performance was “unacceptable”
Spurs took the lead against Arsenal in the 23rd minute with a goal from Son Heung-Min.
However, they quickly found themselves 2-1 down at the break after Gabriel’s header deflected off Dominic Solanke for an own goal, with Leandro Trossard scoring the winner in the 44th minute.
Postecoglou made two changes at the break, but it wasn’t enough for Spurs to make a comeback in their North London derby.
“It was not good enough — especially the first half,” Postecoglou said of his players.
“[We were] Way too passive, we let Arsenal take control of the game. Really disappointed with the way we were without the ball, we allowed them to dictate the tempo and we paid the price.
“We just didn’t play anywhere near our identity. We are aggressive with and without the ball, but tonight in that first 45 we were too passive. That’s unacceptable.”
No silver lining
The defeat leaves Tottenham in 13th place in the Premier League.
Postecoglou saw his 18-year-old players, Archie Gray and Lucas Bergvall, play the full 90 minutes.
However, the Australian coach didn’t want their performances to offer any silver lining to the defeat.
“I want them disappointed — this can’t be accepted by anybody in the club,” he said. “We are asking big jobs [of them] but I hope they’re hurting as much as anybody else in terms of us not being able to deliver.”
