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 targets by Rodrigo Bentancur and Brennan Johnson cancelled out Hee-Chan Hwang’s good opener for Wolves.
Tottenham captain Heung-Min Son additionally squandered a Forty third-minute penalty, but it surely didn’t look like too expensive till visiting substitute Jorgen Strand Larsen smashed house with three minutes left to make sure the spoils had been shared in north London.
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 most recent to limp off to turn out to be their ninth unavailable participant.
“It hurts me as I’m responsible,” he mentioned.
“Once I see how exhausting 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 will maintain 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 exhausting they’re making an attempt. If we had been at our sharpest we might have gotten that third and fourth objective, we had been inches away.
“We are lacking the dynamic movement we need. Where does Deki [Kulusevski] get the energy from? Dom [Solanke], Sonny. These guys are fighting energy and aren’t as sharp as we can be.
“We’re coping with a good bit and we’re not getting a easy run at something when it comes to getting gamers again to permit us to clean up the group. Once we get one again, we lose one.”
Ange: League still ‘farly tight’
The draw means Spurs, who had been booed off at full-time, have didn’t win of their final 5 house 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 creating a cost in direction of the highest finish of the Premier League when his key gamers return.
“It’s still fairly tight,” he mentioned.
“At some point we will get a healthy squad and we’ll be able to perform at a high level. We’ve shown we can beat anyone.
“There’s all the time an opportunity to go on a run. That’s secondary to getting help to the gamers each bodily and mentally and when it comes to 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 are actually nearer to the relegation zone than the highest 4.
Postecoglou refused to be too exhausting 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 may also be suspended.
He added: “We have to try to get some support for the players. Both mentally and physically and in terms of numbers to give them the opportunity to play at their best.
“They’re very disenchanted, but it surely’s not by way of the need of making an attempt.”
