In a thrilling battle on December 23rd, Tottenham Hotspur's battle with Liverpool ended in a 3-6 defeat for the Spurs. After the match, Tottenham coach Postecoglou faced the media and gave an in-depth review of the game.
Postecoglou was full of praise for Liverpool: "The loss was definitely an ordeal for us. We have to pay tribute to Liverpool, they really showed superb strength. They were at their best and full of confidence. We, on the other hand, were a bit out of sorts and lacked energy. That's probably justified."
Faced with the question of whether there were other factors that contributed to the team's defensive losses, Postecoglou appeared a bit weary: "I don't want to respond to these kinds of questions again. If someone is blind to the obvious, I don't need to be reminded. You can interpret it any way you want. Yes, we are conceding goals, but to ignore the reality that we are missing a goalkeeper, two center backs and a left back and assume that it has nothing to do with the effort we are making ...... I just don't have anything to say. I think people will judge based on their own judgment. They can think I did a good job or a bad job, it doesn't matter."
He then further emphasized the impact of injuries on the team: "But injuries do have a huge impact on the game. If you took Liverpool's players out of their team, or put any team in that position, they would have struggled to cope. This is not an excuse for our loss, but an objective statement of fact. At the moment, our team is facing a lot of challenges, but we are still working tirelessly to find a solution to the problem."
