Tottenham Hotspur's players should be "ashamed" according to manager Andre Villas-Boas after his faltering side were pummelled 6-0 at Manchester City on Sunday.
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The north Londoners had only conceded six goals in their previous 11 Premier League matches this season but capitulated after going behind after 15 seconds.
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Two goals from Sergio Aguero and two for Jesus Navas, as well as one for Alvaro Negredo and Sandro's own goal, made it a miserable afternoon for Portuguese Villas-Boas in his 50th Premier League game in charge of Spurs.
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It was Tottenham's heaviest league defeat since a 7-1 loss at Newcastle United in 1996 and Villas-Boas, who led the club to their best ever Premier League points total last season, has the job of trying to arrest a slump that has seen Tottenham fall to ninth in the table.
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"We have to be ashamed of ourselves, and react to a defeat like this," Villas-Boas told the BBC.
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"It was a difficult start for us. After that, everything you had in mind goes down the drain.
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"There are not a lot of positives. We had a good spell of reaction after we suffered the early goals, but everything happened so quickly.
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"Our only chance came in the first half. If it goes to 1-1 it is a different game."
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Tottenham were undermined by a mistake from keeper Hugo Lloris which allowed Navas to score virtually from the kickoff.
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"There is an immediate shock after 15 seconds," the Portuguese former Chelsea coach said.
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"The concentration was not there, but the reaction of the players was positive. Everything went wrong for us, every opportunity was a goal and we paid a heavy price, too much for what we deserved.
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"City were excellent, and we were extremely poor." Tottenham now have a trip to the Arctic Circle to clear their heads when they take on Tromso in the Europa League.
Trully, Losing 6 goals to nil in an Epl game is a shameful thing.