Ange Postecoglou after Arsenal defeat in north London derby: Spurs kind unacceptable, we have to change

Ange Postecoglou blasted his Tottenham group following their derby day defeat to Arsenal, calling their efficiency and up to date kind as “unacceptable”.

Postecoglou’s aspect barely threatened within the 2-1 defeat, with Pedro Porro’s stoppage-time shot off the publish from an unimaginable angle the closest they got here to a second-half response when supposedly chasing the sport.

Spurs stay in thirteenth with only one league win – in opposition to Twentieth-placed Southampton – since beating Manchester Metropolis in November, whereas Arsenal have an eye fixed on the title. Postecoglou’s group are simply eight factors above the relegation zone.

They subsequent face Everton, themselves attempting to keep away from a relegation battle, on Sunday, reside on Sky Sports activities.

When requested to provide his view of the efficiency, Postecoglou stated: “Not adequate, particularly the primary half which was method too passive. We allowed Arsenal to take management. I used to be disillusioned with us with and with out the ball, permitting them to dictate the tempo. Nowhere close to adequate.

“That is not who we’re. That is not how I set the group as much as play. To be sitting in and permitting Arsenal to play simply wasn’t adequate.

“There is not any magic remedy. We have to work onerous and go into battle on Sunday and turnaround our fortunes and our season. There are at all times the explanation why issues occur however the actuality is our outcomes and kind within the league has been nowhere close to adequate. That should change.

“We just didn’t play near the identity of what I want us to be. We’re an aggressive team with and without the ball – we showed that against Liverpool but tonight we were way too passive. That’s not acceptable. Second half was a little better but it wasn’t enough.

“This cannot be accepted by anybody on the membership, us dropping so many video games in a league season is not proper. Sure we’re asking huge jobs however I hope the 18-year-olds [Archie Gray and Lucas Bergvall] are hurting as a lot as anybody else when it comes to not having the ability to ship on a giant day.”

Arteta praises ‘intense’ efficiency

Arsenal supervisor Mikel Arteta talking to TNT:

“The boys were outstanding. We played 120 minutes less than 72 hours ago, but the way we performed was exceptional.

“We made it onerous for ourselves, however the perspective was excellent. The aim and depth was actually good.

“We play every three days, so it’s just a foundation, it’s about the next day now. We won today, great, but now it’s about Aston Villa. My confidence comes from what I see every day, not just results. Sometimes in football you don’t get what you deserve.

“We can’t really feel sorry for ourselves. What we are able to management is efficiency, and as we speak they’ve accomplished it once more.”

On the potential of reinforcements in January, Arteta added: “Yes, for sure. We’ve lost two big players with Gabi [Jesus] and Bukayo [Saka]. We’re going to try, we’re actively looking. We have lost two very important players. We will try but let’s see what we can get.”