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.
Damage-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 look like too pricey till visiting substitute Jorgen Strand Larsen smashed house with three minutes left to make sure the spoils had been shared in north London.
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 turn out to be their ninth unavailable participant.
“It hurts me as I’m responsible,” he mentioned.
“After I see how arduous the gamers try, it hurts much more. I needed 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 will preserve going mate, we have 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 might have gotten that third and fourth purpose, we had been inches away.
“We are lacking the dynamic movement we need. Where does Deki [Kulusevski] get the energy from? Dom [Solanke], Sonny. These guys are fighting energy and aren’t as sharp as we can be.
“We’re coping with a good bit and we’re not getting a easy run at something by way of getting gamers again to permit us to clean up the workforce. Once we get one again, we lose one.”
Ange: League still ‘farly tight’
The draw means Spurs, who had been booed off at full-time, have did not win of their final 5 house video games and leaves them down in eleventh within the Premier League desk with solely 24 factors from 19 video games.
Nonetheless, 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’s still fairly tight,” he mentioned.
“At some point we will get a healthy squad and we’ll be able to perform at a high level. We’ve shown we can beat anyone.
“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 by way of numbers.”
Brennan Johnson is congratulated by Archie Grey after giving Spurs a 2-1 lead towards Wolves
Tottenham had been sixth and solely three factors off Chelsea after a 4-0 win at Manchester Metropolis on November 23, however are actually 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 will even be suspended.
He added: “We have to try to get some support for the players. Both mentally and physically and in terms of numbers to give them the opportunity to play at their best.
“They’re very disenchanted, but it surely’s not by the need of attempting.”
