Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou accepts accountability and ‘suffers enormously’ from present Spurs disaster | Soccer information

Ange Postecoglou admits he’s “struggling so much” from Tottenham’s dip in kind, however he nonetheless believes they’ll compete for the highest this season within the Premier League.

Damage-hit Spurs have been set to finish a torrid December on a excessive after first-half targets from Rodrigo Bentancur and Brennan Johnson canceled out Hee-Chan Hwang’s good opener for Wolves .

Tottenham captain Heung-Min Son additionally wasted a penalty within the forty third minute, but it surely did not look too expensive till substitute Jorgen Strand Larsen headed dwelling three minutes from time to verify let the spoils be shared in North London.

Spurs will begin 2025 within the backside half after one win of their final seven Premier League matches and but Postecoglou has rallied round his depleted squad, with Future Udogie the newest to limp off to develop into their ninth unavailable participant.

“It hurts me as a result of I’m accountable,” he stated.

“Once I see how onerous the gamers try, it hurts much more. I needed them to be rewarded for his or her efforts. It hurts extraordinarily. It is my accountability to know the place we’re proper now.

“I will maintain going mate, we have now work to do to get assist with these gamers. Our position is to assist them carry out at their greatest. I can see how onerous they’re attempting. If we Have been we at our greatest we’d have scored the third and fourth targets, we have been inches away.

“We’re lacking the dynamic motion we want. The place is Deki? [Kulusevski] get the vitality from ? Dom [Solanke]Sonny. These guys battle vitality and are usually not as sharp as we may be.

“We’re struggling to manage and we aren’t capable of get an excellent stream when it comes to gamers returning to permit us to refresh the staff. Once we get one again, we lose one.”

Ange: The League remains to be “very tight”

The draw means Spurs, who have been booed at full time, have didn’t win of their final 5 dwelling video games and leaves them eleventh within the Premier League desk with simply 24 factors from 19 matches.

Nevertheless, Postecoglou will not be giving up hope of rising to the highest of the Premier League when his key gamers return.

“It’s nonetheless fairly tight,” he stated.

“Sooner or later we may have a wholesome staff and we will play at a excessive stage. Now we have proven that we are able to beat anybody.

“There’s all the time an opportunity to run. That is secondary to supporting the gamers, each bodily, mentally and when it comes to numbers.”

Tottenham have been sixth and simply three factors behind 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 harsh on his gamers, who will profit from two days off as Spurs are set to take pleasure in a uncommon clear midweek forward of the go to of Newcastle on Saturday the place Bentancur may even be suspended.

He added: “Now we have to attempt to give some help to the gamers. Each mentally and bodily and when it comes to numbers, to present them the chance to play at their greatest stage.

“They’re very disillusioned, but it surely’s not as a result of they needed to attempt.”