Mauricio Pochettino has said that Tottenham have come dropping back to earth “after a few weeks in the sky” with Wednesday’s 3-2 defeat to West Ham in the Carabao Cup.
“I think it’s easy to explain. We showed a lack of aggression, all that we had in the first half, that belief and everything that we were doing very well, [we lost] in the second half,” Pochettino said at Wembley.
“But that happens in football. We are so disappointed. The players are so disappointed and we are feeling for the fans. That is football.
“I think that we allowed them to come back into the game. In the first half it was under control and we played well and were 2-0 up. No, we are so disappointed and it was so difficult to explain in the second half to concede three goals in 15 minutes. We lost that aggression from the first half.”
“In football sometimes after a few weeks when we were in the sky because our performances against Real Madrid and Liverpool were fantastic I understand sometimes. Today it’s not easy to play this type of competition and when you rotate, rest some players, sometimes it’s so difficult.
“It’s difficult to keep the momentum and try to perform in the same way. That is of course my responsibility always. Of course I am so disappointed but we need to rotate. We need to use all the players and give all the players the possibility to play. Always it’s my decision and of course my responsibility.”
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