Ange Postecoglou insists he isn’t nervous about Tottenham’s fading pursuit of European soccer and insists his focus is on enhancing their fortunes in opposition to Everton.
Wedensday’s meagre 2-1 defeat within the North London derby in opposition to Arsenal means Spurs have gained simply one in every of their final 9 Premier League video games, which has left them sitting 14th within the desk.
Regardless of being some 13 factors behind Chelsea in fifth, the place Spurs completed final season, Postecoglou says he isn’t wanting previous Sunday’s journey to Goodison Park.
The Australian mentioned: “I simply don’t have a look at issues like that. In the end we’ve acquired to win video games of soccer and that begins on Sunday.
“We’ve acquired to go to Everton, attempt to win and get three factors after which concentrate on Europe after that. To at what’s past that proper now, it serves no objective for me or anybody else.
“The place we find yourself goes to be the place we find yourself, whether or not that’s realising our objectives, ambitions or falling quick, then time will inform.”
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North London derby defeat
Postecoglou was closely crucial of his gamers after Wednesday’s defeat on the Emirates, slamming the efficiency and their general kind as “unacceptable”.
On whether or not it was a psychological or bodily challenge in opposition to their rivals, he mentioned: “Might be a little bit of each. Particularly first half we have been manner too passive in our strategy, with and with out the ball.
“We allowed Arsenal to dictate the sport and set the tempo. We weren’t actually capable of make an affect in the way in which we wished to. Second half was a bit higher however in the end it value us.”
Requested if they’re hurting after the consequence, the 59-year-old replied: “Look I’m positive they’re. As I mentioned after the sport it’s not acceptable for a membership like ours to have that many defeats in a season.
“No matter the context of the scenario we’re in, I simply really feel as a lot because the defeat on Wednesday evening, it was additionally in regards to the efficiency within the first half I simply felt we didn’t do ourselves justice.
“I’m positive the gamers are hurting. Whether or not the gamers are hurting or I’m hurting it’s sort of irrelevant. The supporters are hurting. We’re the one ones who can change that.”
Moyes again within the hotseat
Postecoglou comes up in opposition to Everton’s newly-returning David Moyes this weekend and the Spurs boss solely had good issues to say in regards to the veteran Scot.
He mentioned: “No not stunned, he confirmed at West Ham he’s nonetheless on the prime of his sport and is a improbable supervisor.
“I feel longevity is a measure of your capabilities significantly if you consider how lengthy he has managed within the Premier League itself and he has made an affect on the golf equipment he has been at.
“I’m delighted to see him again as a result of it means I’m not the oldest within the Premier League anymore. If we are able to get Roy (Hodgson) off a seashore someplace I shall be even happier.
“Glad to have him again. He’s a prime man too. I keep in mind he reached out to me once I was at Celtic a few years in the past. High man David and nice to have him again.”
Tottenham harm information
Tottenham’s kind has not been helped by a spate of accidents, significantly in defence, however says their backline is boosted by the approaching return of Ben Davies, who has been out since early December.
Postecoglou mentioned: “There’s a pair nonetheless sore from mid-week, simply ready to see how Brennan is, he’s acquired a little bit of a calf criticism, and Biss has been sore as nicely, so simply ready for info on them.
“Coming again, Ben Davies must be concerned.”
