Postecoglou says Spurs 'lacked conviction' in 'raw' Newcastle mauling – 'Can't feel sorry for yourself'

Ange Postecoglou opines his Tottenham players “did not have a minuscule minuscule piece of conviction” in their 4-0 loss away to Newcastle United.

It was a dismal afternoon for Micky van de Ven in specific, with the Dutch defender dropping over for the opening objective, retrieving rinsed for the second a couple of minutes later, in the past being recorded out deranged for the Magpies’ ultimately.

Spurs optimal pooches Postecoglou: Newcastle loss truly feels ‘a minuscule piece raw’

Spurs did not have pretty a play soil everything but Postecoglou owns approved out their lack of “conviction” versus a rampant Newcastle side.

“It’s a challenging one, a minuscule piece raw at the moment,” Postecoglou told BBC Match of the Day.

“Credit to Newcastle, I reckoned they were actually terrific today. We never actually obtained to headways with the arcade and also weren’t able to execute any of the stuff we commonly lug out. Credit to them but simply have to take them.

“You’ve obtained unquestionably no contingency (but to bounce ago),” he lingered. “You can’t sit there and also feel sorry for yourself, it’s not the nature of what we lug out. There’s some lessons in there, we’ve obtained to take them and also look forward.”

Checked if Newcastle scoring in such quick succession in the initially half made the discussion, Substantial Ange reacted: “I reckoned also in the past that we did not have a minuscule minuscule piece of conviction today throughout a play soil of points. They can harm you particularly in adjust and also they did that today.”

Maddison: ‘Sincerely demeaning day’ for Spurs at Newcastle

On the other hand, Spurs vice-captain James Maddison enumerated it was ‘sloppy minuscule outlines’ that cost his side at St James’ Park.

“Simply a actually demeaning day,” the England midfielder told TNT Sports. “We concurred the initially objective and also when you concurred a second so proper away after at a place prefer this, from the kick-off we sloppily switched over to the keeper realizing they’re participating in press. You locate yourself 2-0 down and also equip yourself a hill to climb.

“I felt at 0-0 out there there were some possibilities for us, rooms to play.

“We simply weren’t bold enough I believe with the round – also various complication-unshackle passes, also various complication-unshackle volitions, not enough courage to threat and also play a riskier enact. It was with one voice a minuscule piece complication-unshackle which I believe cost us at 0-0. As shortly as you acknowledge two so proper away it’s sloppy minuscule outlines that cost us.”

On Micky van de Van’s missteps, Maddison incorporated: “It’s one of those, you’ve obtained to avail the resoluteness proper. You realize if you render an demeaning glide that rates a objective, you’re the one to grip your hands upward.

“We struggled to bounce ago from anything. This period we’ve been terrific after conceding but today that wasn’t the pill.”