'Self-inflicted defeat, so disappointing' Postecoglou Fury vs..."You did better when there were 10 people."

Nov 08, 2024

Tottenham manager Enze Postecoglou was very disappointed with his team's performance.

Tottenham lost 2-3 to Galatasaray in the fourth round of the UEFA Europa League (UEL) phase of 2024-2025 season at 2:45 a.m. on the 8th (Korea time) at Neff Stadium in Istanbul, Turkiye. The defeat sent Tottenham into fifth place.

Tottenham's performance was serious. I simply couldn't get my head around the back. Dealing with Galatasaray pressure too loosely. In the 6th minute of the first half, Yunus Akguin's shot was too good, so it was inevitable, but the rest of the runs came from mistakes.

In the 19th minute of the first half, Wil Rankshire scored as the pass play continued well in the attack that started with Son Heung-min, but that was it. Even after Rankshire's equalizer, Tottenham caused a series of crises as the rear side shook.

The price was fatal. In the 31st minute of the first half, a mistake by Radu Dragushin scored by Victor Osimhen. Galatasaray ran away in the 39th minute of the first half when Osimhen scored an additional goal. Tottenham also played hard in the second half. If it wasn't for Fraser Forster and hand-to-hand defense, they might have lost a lot of runs.

After Rankshire's exit, Tottenham came to its senses and scored a chasing goal in the 24th minute of the second half, but it was difficult to fight back with 10 more players.

Postecoglou said after the game, `It just feels like a self-inflicted defeat. We had a very simple solution to keep the ball. It wasn't a very difficult way either. When there were 10 players, they showed this well. We always had to play soccer like we do every week. I don't know if there have been some changes in the environment and atmosphere, but what I saw was the way the ball was given out. There was no such conviction with 11 players, and it was disappointing." He pointed out that the anxiety at the back led to the defeat.

He then said "It's a disappointing result. The first half was not good. I couldn't handle the ball at all, I couldn't handle it well. I wasted my time, and I gave away my cheeks too often. We need to control this so that we can lay the groundwork for showing ourselves to do well," he said, expressing regret.

Finally, he put three good players in front of Galatasaray. Things happened too often, and we paid a price. Playing with 10 didn't help, but I thought maybe even with 10 we could play the best football. He scored his second goal, and he could have scored his third. Unfortunately, the disappointing first half resulted in disappointing results," he said, expressing frustration.

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'Self-inflicted defeat, so disappointing' Postecoglou Fury vs..."You did better when there were 10 people."

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