Tottenham’s performance at Arsenal was ‘unacceptable’ – Postecoglou – Blogging Sole

Ange Postecoglou said he hopes his Tottenham players suffer after their 2-1 defeat has Arsenal Wednesday and called the performance “unacceptable.”

Spurs took the lead against Arsenal in the 23rd minute thanks to a goal from Son Heung-Min.

But they returned at the break 2-1, after Gabrielheader from a corner deflected outwards Dominique Solanke for an own goal, and Léandro Trossard scored what proved to be the winner in the 44th minute.

Postecoglou made two changes at the break and flew Pape Matar Sarr And Yves Bissouma For James Maddison And Brennan Johnsonbut it wasn’t enough to put Spurs back in the game.

The defeat leaves Tottenham 13th in the table. Premier League and after the match, Postecoglou did not hesitate to criticize the performance.

“It wasn’t good enough, especially in the first half,” Postecoglou said. “(We were) far too passive, we let Arsenal take control of the match. Really disappointed with our behavior without the ball, we let them dictate the tempo and we paid the price.

“We just didn’t play close to our identity. We are aggressive with and without the ball, but tonight, in the first 45 minutes, we were too passive. This is unacceptable.

Postecoglou was not drawn to a moment of controversy in the first half when Arsenal equalized from a corner that should have been given as a Tottenham goal kick.

“I don’t want to talk about the referees, that’s the way things are going at the moment,” he said. “We were nowhere near where we wanted to be.”

Although Postecoglou saw his two 18-year-old players Archie Gray And Lucas Bergvall After playing the full 90 minutes, the Australian coach did not want their performances to bring any silver lining to the defeat.

“I want them to be disappointed – this cannot be accepted by anyone at the club,” he said. “We are asking them to do a lot of work, but I hope they are suffering as much as anyone else because we are not able to keep their promises.”