Ange Postecoglou admits he’s “hurting immensely” over Tottenham’s stoop in kind however nonetheless feels they’ll compete in direction of the highest this season within the Premier League.
Harm-hit Spurs had been on monitor to finish a torrid month of December on a excessive after first-half objectives by Rodrigo Bentancur and Brennan Johnson cancelled out Hee-Chan Hwang’s sensible opener for Wolves.
Tottenham captain Heung-Min Son additionally squandered a Forty third-minute penalty, however it didn’t seem like too pricey till visiting substitute Jorgen Strand Larsen smashed residence with three minutes left to make sure the spoils had been shared in north London.
Heung-Min Son didn’t convert a penalty in opposition to Wolves
Spurs will begin 2025 within the backside half after one win from their final seven Premier League fixtures and but Postecoglou rallied round his depleted squad, with Future Udogie the newest to limp off to develop into their ninth unavailable participant.
“It hurts me as I am accountable,” he stated.
“After I see how onerous the gamers try, it hurts much more. I wished them to get rewards for his or her effort. It hurts immensely. It is my duty for the place we’re at proper now.
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Highlights of the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Wolverhampton Wanderers
“I am going to preserve going mate, we have got work to do in getting some assist with these gamers. Our function is to assist them carry out to their finest. I can see how onerous they’re making an attempt. If we had been at our sharpest we might have gotten that third and fourth aim, we had been inches away.
“We’re missing the dynamic motion we’d like. The place does Deki [Kulusevski] get the power from? Dom [Solanke], Sonny. These guys are preventing power and are not as sharp as we will be.
“We’re coping with a good bit and we’re not getting a easy run at something by way of getting gamers again to permit us to clean up the group. Once we get one again, we lose one.”
Ange: League nonetheless ‘farly tight’
The draw means Spurs, who had been booed off at full-time, have didn’t win of their final 5 residence video games and leaves them down in eleventh within the Premier League desk with solely 24 factors from 19 video games.
Nevertheless, Postecoglou is not giving up hope of constructing a cost in direction of the highest finish of the Premier League when his key gamers return.
“It is nonetheless pretty tight,” he stated.
“In some unspecified time in the future we’ll get a wholesome squad and we’ll have the ability to carry out at a excessive stage. We have proven we will beat anybody.
“There’s at all times an opportunity to go on a run. That’s secondary to getting help to the gamers each bodily and mentally and by way of numbers.”
Brennan Johnson is congratulated by Archie Grey after giving Spurs a 2-1 lead in opposition to Wolves
Tottenham had been sixth and solely three factors off Chelsea after a 4-0 win at Manchester Metropolis on November 23, however at the moment are nearer to the relegation zone than the highest 4.
Postecoglou refused to be too onerous on his gamers, who will get two days off with Spurs set to have a uncommon clear midweek forward of Saturday’s go to of Newcastle the place Bentancur will even be suspended.
He added: “Now we have to attempt to get some help for the gamers. Each mentally and bodily and by way of numbers to provide them the chance to play at their finest.
“They’re very dissatisfied, however it’s not via the need of making an attempt.”
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