Ange Postecoglou slammed Tottenham’s flops as livid followers turned on the Australian and his spluttering facet after Bournemouth condemned them to a shock 1-0 defeat on Thursday.
Dean Huijsen netted within the first half on the Vitality Stadium to depart Postecoglou’s troubled crew with only one win of their final six video games in all competitions.
The 19-year-old defender’s first purpose in English soccer after his close-season transfer from Juventus uncovered the issues in Tottenham’s error-prone defence.
Lacklustre Tottenham had been lucky to not lose by an even bigger margin as Andoni Iraola’s facet wasted a number of possibilities to extend their lead.
Tottenham’s sixth Premier League defeat this season was one other setback for the under-fire Postecoglou after final weekend’s disappointing 1-1 draw at house to 10-man Fulham.
“It’s not adequate. We once more fell into the entice of beginning the sport very well after which we conceded a very poor purpose,” Postecoglou stated.
“It’s disappointing. We have now this propensity to shoot ourselves within the foot once we ought to be controlling video games.
“It’s one thing we’ve accomplished constantly and we at all times pay the worth for it.”
Having wasted a golden alternative to qualify for the Champions League final season, Postecoglou is starting to listen to criticism of his overly-attacking techniques and this dismal show will add to the Australian’s doubters.
Tottenham are languishing in tenth place, six factors adrift of the highest 4 heading into Sunday’s London derby towards second-placed Chelsea.
“The followers have each proper to be upset. I obtained some fairly direct suggestions with the best way that we’re going in the meanwhile and that’s rightly so,” Postecoglou stated after he was jeered by Tottenham followers after the ultimate whistle.
“I didn’t like what was being stated as a result of I’m a human being however you’re going to cop it.
“All I can say is I’m decided to get it proper and can maintain combating till we do.”
Ninth-placed Bournemouth have now overwhelmed Arsenal, Manchester Metropolis and Tottenham at house this season.
Dominic Solanke scored 21 instances for Bournemouth final time period earlier than shifting to Tottenham within the close-season.
The England striker wasted a great likelihood to get pleasure from a scoring return to his outdated membership when he blazed over from 10 yards after muscling by on purpose.
Bournemouth’s Evanilson almost punished sloppy defending from Radu Dragusin and Future Udogie with a close-range effort that Fraser Forster pushed away for a nook.
However Tottenham’s reprieve was short-lived because the Cherries took the lead from the ensuing set-piece within the seventeenth minute.
Marcus Tavernier curled his nook in direction of the far publish and Huijsen simply escaped Tottenham’s woeful marking to move house from 5 yards.
– Postecoglou angst –
Tottenham had been susceptible on the again every time Bournemouth attacked with intent and Forster needed to make an outstanding save to repel Tavernier’s close-range header from Milos Kerkez’s cross.
Postecoglou completed the primary half shaking his head in frustration and his dejected expression was unchanged after the break.
Postecoglou despatched on Tottenham captain Son Heung-min, who has solely scored 4 instances this season, and the South Korean’s first contact was a purpose disallowed for offside.
James Maddison curled narrowly broad earlier than Kepa Arrizabalaga saved nicely from Pedro Porro’s volley.
Ryan Christie smashed towards the publish from Evanilson’s move and Tavernier drilled simply broad as Bournemouth threatened to blow Tottenham away within the gale-force winds lashing the south-coast.
In Thursday’s different sport, Alex Iwobi scored twice as Fulham took benefit of a howler from Brighton keeper Bart Verbruggen to beat the Seagulls 3-1 at Craven Cottage.
Marco Silva’s males had been gifted the lead within the fourth minute when Verbruggen, below minimal stress, tried to move to Carlos Baleba on the sting of the world, with Iwobi intercepting and slotting into the empty web.
Brighton levelled within the 56th minute when Baleba fired previous Bernd Leno from 25 yards.
However Fulham went forward once more with 11 minutes remaining when Andreas Pereira’s nook skimmed off Calvin Bassey and went in off Brighton’s Matt O’Riley for an personal purpose.
Iwobi’s roller sealed the factors with three minutes left as Fulham moved as much as sixth place after their third win of their final 5 league video games.
