Apr 10, 2025, 06:09 PM ET
Tottenham Hotspur head trainer Ange Postecoglou has voiced his frustration along with his group’s success in entrance of function all the way through their Europa League quarterfinal first-leg draw with Eintracht Frankfurt and stated his group has fallen out of favour with the “soccer gods” this season.
Pedro Porro’s artful end earned Spurs a 1-1 attract north London after Hugo Ekitike gave the guests an early lead, however Postecoglou’s group wasted a bunch of probabilities to take a wholesome lead into the second one leg in Germany subsequent week.
Lucas Bergvall got here shut when he hit the body of the function within the fifty fifth minute earlier than Rodrigo Bentancur’s header hit the crossbar moments later. Frankfurt goalkeeper Kauã Santos installed an excellent efficiency in function to disclaim Spurs, along with his stoppage-time save from Micky van de Ven’s header denying the hosts a overdue win.
“I am resigned to the truth that the soccer gods have were given their eyes in other places this 12 months. They are clearly busy with different golf equipment and different managers so no matter we get, we are going to must do it with out them this 12 months,” Postecoglou advised a post-match information convention.
Ange Postecoglou’s Tottenham Hotspur wasted a number of presentable probabilities to take a lead into the second one leg. Catherine Ivill – AMA/Getty Pictures
The Australian trainer’s 2nd season answerable for Spurs has been a disastrous one. An damage disaster which laid low a number of key first group avid gamers mixed with constantly deficient performances have left the membership languishing in 14th position within the Premier League desk, having misplaced greater than part their video games.
The Europa League represents Spurs’ ultimate likelihood to salvage one thing from their season and finish the membership’s 17-year trophy drought within the procedure.
Spurs won’t have secured the victory they sought on Thursday, however Postecoglou highlighted the performances of a number of of his avid gamers and expressed his happiness with the group’s show.
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Requested in regards to the efficiency of Bergvall, Postecoglou stated: “He was once nice however the entire group was once. I assumed Rodri [Rodrigo Bentancur] was once exceptional. Each full-backs defensively and with the ball had been in point of fact inflicting issues. Cuti [Cristian Romero] and Micky [van de Ven] treated their entrance threats in point of fact neatly except for the function we conceded which was once the one disappointing bit.
“The entrance 3 had been operating with Madders [James Maddison] and had been in point of fact ingenious. You’ll’t ask any further from the boys than what the boys did, particularly in that 2nd part to create that many probabilities. We do not get the win however I will’t ask [for] any further from the avid gamers.”
Tottenham go back and forth to stand Wolverhampton Wanderers of their subsequent Premier League fixture on Sunday earlier than they go back and forth to Frankfurt for the second one leg of the quarterfinal conflict with Frankfurt in per week’s time.
