Ange Postecoglou has called the 4-0 thrashing by Newcastle United a “painful part of Tottenham’s growth”.
The scoreline was almost as lopsided as the 6-1 loss at St. James’ Park last season, which was Spurs’ worst loss under Postecoglou.
For Tottenham, the outcome was devastating as they now face Aston Villa in a direct shootout for fourth place in their bid to play in the Champions League the following season.
Postecoglou remarked afterward, “Credit to Newcastle; they were good.” We simply couldn’t get the hang of the game at all. We paid a heavy price because we never completely wrestled control at any point.
“We let them control how the game was conducted. Our bravery on the ball was lacking. Much of it was caused by oneself.
Before playing again against league leaders Arsenal in the north London derby on April 28, Tottenham will go two weeks without a game.
Postecoglou responded, “It’s the same as every other game,” when asked how his players needed to react. It makes no sense to mope around feeling sorry for oneself. In two weeks, we have another game.
We have suffered severe defeats before, and this one won’t be the last. We’re growing as a result of that. There are moments when that growing hurts.
“I was worried about everything.” Today, we were not harmed by a single place. We never managed to establish a pace.
When asked if the 6-1 loss in the identical matchup from the previous season could help to understand the loss, the Spurs manager replied in the negative.
“I don’t know why one is more important; I think nine out of ten of those will have played when we beat them 4-1,” he remarked. Since then, we haven’t played against them. If it were the true, I would be shocked. There are further justifications for our lack of performance.
After Pedro Porro was replaced on 49 minutes due to a possible injury, Postecoglou said, “He just felt something in the first half.” His goal was to observe his performance in the second part. We’ll investigate further with the medical staff to determine the cause.
