Yahoo Sports Prickly Postecoglou points out absent Spurs stars after ‘painful’ defeat
Ange Postecoglou has said any team in the league would be struggling if forced to contend with Tottenham’s list of absentees.
Spurs conceded six goals during a 6-3 defeat to Liverpool in the Premier League on Sunday, as the North Londoners lost a nine-goal thriller.
Liverpool led 2-1 at the interval, before racing into an emphatic lead after the break. Mohamed Salah and Luis Diaz each scored twice for the Reds, who extended their lead at the top of the table.
Spurs added some respectability to the scoreline late on but this was a home humbling with Postecoglou’s side second best. The clash followed a similarly chaotic clash against Manchester United in midweek and the Australian said the reason for his side’s defensive vulnerability is ‘obvious.
“It’s obviously a painful one for us. Credit to Liverpool, they were too good for us. They’re in a great moment, great form, feeling confident. It was a bridge too far for us, We looked like we lacked energy which is understandable,” Postecoglou said speaking to BBC Sport.
Asked if there were any other factors besides injuries, a prickly Postecoglou issued a stern response: “I’m just going to stop answering these questions. If people can’t see the obvious I‘m not going to point it out. Make of it what you want, yes we’re conceding goals.
“If you want to discount the fact we’re missing a goalkeeper, two centre-backs and left-back and that hasn’t coincided with what we’re doing… I don’t know what to say anymore. I think people make up their mind in their own way. They either think what I’m doing is good or bad, and that’s fine.
“It’s fairly significant, if you took out Liverpool’s goalkeeper, two centre-backs and a left-back – or any team other than Liverpool, they’d find it tough going as well.”
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