Angel Postcoglou retaliated with Tottenham critics and says he retains full belief in his players despite their bad form.
The Spurs were hammered 4-0 in Liverpool last night during the second stage of their semi-final of the EFL Cup with the Merseysiders navigating through 4-1 on aggregate.
Subsequently, the experts of Sky Jamie Redknapp and Jamie Carragher remained stuck in Postoglou and his team which are 14th in the Premier League.
The former Spurs midfielder, Redknapp, said: “I do not remember a team in my lifetime falling with less than a fight as they have done today.” Carragher added: “When does Tottenham win a big match and wins against the dimensions and the surprise?
“Whenever they come into large games, you never think they will win.”
Next villa for spurs in difficulty
The next step for Tottenham is another difficult assignment – equality of fourth round of the FA Cup in Aston Villa on Sunday evening.
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PostCoglou said: “There are many [the players]. I receive the battery right now, it is really easy for people to stick the boot and question the players, but that’s not something I do.
“We were disappointed last night, we did not do it as we wanted and we did not perform at levels – but that does not define this group of players in my eyes.
“We are going to go there on Sunday and extinguish more performance that reflects where we are. I have a lot of belief in these players and what they live and how they take care of him. “”
No return player for Villa Clash
The attenuation of the postcoglou is a list of paralyzing injuries that has slowed down their progress this season.
The Australian says that the villa’s match will come too early for the injured on foot, but hopes to have more players available when Manchester United will visit northern London next weekend.
“We always hope that we will get two or three for the game of the UTD man, we have two full weeks of training and we should recover most of these players with a little luck, provided that we were not losing someone ‘One of others. I knew it would be a difficult week in terms of staff, “he said.
RICHICRISON BLOW
The Brazil striker, Richarlison, will be missing at Villa Park after drinking in Anfield with what seemed to be a calf injury.
“It is disappointing for him, he was emotional, he worked very hard to recover, it is another setback that we and must face,” said postcoglou.
