Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou admits his facet had been “nowhere close to the extent” within the 1-0 loss to AZ Alkmaar.
The outcome leaves their future within the Europa League hanging within the stability, regardless of a number of key gamers coming back from damage.
Cristian Romero and Micky van de Ven had been unused substitutes within the match, whereas Dominic Solanke got here on for the ultimate stretch earlier than choosing up one other knock.
It was a flat efficiency everywhere in the pitch for the guests, notably from captain Heung-Min Son and James Maddison.
Postecoglou’s evaluation was that “it wasn’t nice” however his facet should regroup for the return leg subsequent week.
Talking after the sport, he stated: “We’ll analyse it and take a look on the areas the place we struggled with, however it’s truthful to say it was nowhere close to the extent it wanted to be.
“It wasn’t nice from us tonight. Just about all aspects of the sport. We didn’t actually become familiar with any a part of the sport. We struggled to achieve any momentum with the ball, we weren’t as aggressive as we would have liked to be with out the ball.
“I don’t assume it’s a matter of effort or angle. I don’t assume it’s going on the market and never attempting, however, like I stated, we didn’t actually come to grips and have the suitable mindset to sort out an away fixture in Europe.
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Spurs’ skipper Heung-Min Son speaks following his facet’s defeat in Alkmaar, and says that his staff that is their “huge get up name” forward of the 2nd leg subsequent week.
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“It’s at all times robust and we clearly conceded the objective, which was a disappointing set of occasions, however even after that we didn’t actually calm down into the sport in any respect.
“You’re going to face some strain if you play away from house in Europe and climate the storm and become familiar with it, however we by no means actually did in order that was a disappointment.
“We’ve obtained to be much more aggressive than we had been. We had been simply missing a little bit of aggression in every part we did. We had been a little bit bit hesitant with the ball, hesitant in our urgent and we will’t be that approach.”
Son echoed his supervisor’s phrases, regardless of creating zero probabilities, having no photographs on course and finishing no dribbles within the match.
He added: “It’s nowhere close to the place we must always carry out. It was very disappointing that we carried out like this, together with me. It’s an enormous get up name as a result of subsequent week is the most important recreation of the season.
“I actually don’t assume there was an excessive amount of warning. It’s at all times robust to play away within the Europa League. We didn’t create something within the first half, sloppiness, not performing the best way we must always.
“Everybody may be very disenchanted concerning the particular person efficiency and the staff efficiency, we now have to have a look at ourselves. There is no such thing as a excuses, we weren’t ok. It’s simply 1-0, it’s nonetheless not completed, and subsequent week we now have to be significantly better.”
