Ange Postecoglou makes "joystick" admission after Tottenham held by West Ham
With a three-point gap to make up to Aston Villa in the Premier League standings, Tottenham would have momentarily risen into the top four of the table with victory by a two-goal margin or more at the London Stadium.
The Lilywhites made the short trip to the Hammers' headquarters on the back of a nervy 2-1 success over Luton Town, where they failed to score in the first half of a Premier League game for the sixth time in a row.
However, Tottenham exorcised those demons just five minutes into the midweek contest, as Timo Werner's crisp delivery found Brennan Johnson — promoted back to the starting lineup in place of Dejan Kulusevski — to tap home.
Postecoglou's men only held their advantage for 14 minutes, though, as their set-piece frailties reared their ugly heads once more when Kurt Zouma rose highest from a corner and equalised via an unorthodox effort off his back.
Tottenham drop more points from winning positionsDavid Moyes's men also let a couple of promising chances to take all three points pass them by, as Lucas Paqueta fired wide from the edge of the box while Guglielmo Vicario came out on top in a one-on-one with Michail Antonio, although Paqueta appeared to foul James Maddison before the latter chance.
Nevertheless, by letting a one-goal lead slip at the London Stadium, Tottenham have now dropped 20 points from winning positions in the current Premier League season, albeit while also gaining 22 from being behind
When asked in his post-game press conference why Tottenham were missing a «clarity of thought» on Tuesday,
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