Ange Postecoglou was not in the mood for it as he faced the press following his Tottenham club’s nightmare derby loss to bitter rivals Arsenal.
The Australian manager admitted he was frustrated with his players as Spurs slumped to a second consecutive defeat that leaves the club’s quest to play in the Champions League hanging by a thread.
Arsenal’s tense 3-2 win at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium saw them retain their spot on the top of the table, surviving the nervous dying minutes as Tottenham launched a late comeback.
Mikel Arteta’s side stormed into a three-goal lead in the first half, before Tottenham scored two second half goals to make it a grandstand finish.
It was all set up by a 23-minute first half blitz that put Arsenal up 3-0.
Pierre-Emile Hoberg’s own goal put Arsenal ahead early before Bacayo Saka fired home and Kai Havertz headed in from virtually on the goal line to put Arsenal in command.
Cristian Romero’s goal gave Tottenham hope as he punished a wayward pass by Arsenal keeper David Raya, before Son Heung-min’s 87th-minute penalty, conceded by Declan Rice’s needless foul on Ben Davies, set up an anxious finale.
They survived by their fingertips to become the first Arsenal side to win league games at Tottenham in successive seasons since the late 1980s.
With fourth-placed Aston Villa seven points clear of fifth-placed Tottenham, Postecoglou’s side must win their two games in hand to have any chance of staying in the race for Champions League qualification.
Ange Postecoglou was not happy after the loss.
“Disappointing day for us. We didn’t get the outcome we wanted from a big game,” he said.
“There are a lot of moments in games when we don’t sense that you are giving good opposition time and space to do things. They are going to hurt you.
“I don’t think it’s about just set pieces. We were very poor on those but there is a lot more to fix.”
He was much terser with reporters during his press conference, which didn’t last long, Sky Sports reported.
“From our perspective, we allowed them way too easy access to our goal. They got there three or four times and scored three goals in the first half. It’s not acceptable at this level and we paid a price for it against a very good team,” he said.
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