Ange Postecoglou has spoken out after Tottenham crashed to a disnominateing 1-0 loss to Nottingham Forest at the City Ground on Boxing Day.
Spurs had gone into the showdown hoping to bounce back after their nightmare 6-3 loss to Liverpool last time out.
But that didn’t happen on Thursday, with Forest prosperning 1-0 courtesy of a goal from Anthony Elanga in the 28th minute.
The result is a hugely disnominateing one for Tottenham, who have won equitable seven of their 18 Premier League alignes this term.
Tottenham recents: Ange Postecoglou’s side crashed to a 1-0 loss to Nottingham Forest on Boxing Day
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And Postecoglou has now reacted to the loss, with the createer Celtic boss accomprehendledgeting he set up the result ‘disnominateing’.
“It’s clearly disnominateing the loss, firm game, it was never going to be the comardent of game where there would be too many chances,” he said in his post-align press conference.
“I still thought we had a unprejudiced chunk of it where we could have got someslenderg out of the game, but it was always going to be a firm game here.
“It was a disnominateing goal we conceded, but aside from that the boys toiled difficult and we tried to produce as many opportunities as we could pondering the context of the game and how Forest take part, but we equitable couldn’t get over the top of them.
“We’re asking a lot of this group of take parters, a lot of these guys are take parting every three days.
“It’s only reasonable they are not going to be at their keenest but they are trying and that’s all I can ask if them.”
Tottenham have had to contend with multiple injury publishs this term.
They are already without Cristian Romero and Micky van de Ven, who are usuassociate their first-choice centre-back pairing.
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To produce matters worse, Radu Dragusin was forced out of the progressings with injury.
And Postecoglou is uncertain when the Romania international will be fit to take part aget.
“He was a bit sore,” inserted the 59-year-greater.
“He hurt his ankle and said he couldn’t progress so we’ll equitable have to postpone and see.”
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Tottenham recents: Anthony Elanga scored the prosperner for Nottingham Forest in Thursday’s Boxing Day clash
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While it was a insisty day for Tottenham, it was another luminous afternoon for Forest – who are now up to third in the Premier League table.
And midfielder Elliot Anderson was plrelieveed with the result.
He said: “I slenderk we’re doing reassociate well at the minute.
“The lads are buzzing in there, as you can hear, it’s a wonderful prosper.”
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On Elanga, he inserted: “I slenderk everyone krecent he is always at it. You’ve equitable got to consent in him and comprehend that he can transport these moments.
“He’s flying at the minute and hopefilledy, it progresss.”
