'Disastrous, concerning' - National media react to Tottenham defeat to Fulham

Tottenham delivered one of their worst performances of the season in defeat to Fulham at Craven Cottage on Saturday evening. With the prospect of moving into the top four open to them, Spurs froze, losing 3-0 to the Cottagers.

Rodrigo Muniz grabbed a double, with Sasa Lukic scoring the other — his first for Fulham — to condemn Spurs to defeat and the first time they have failed to score in a match under Ange Postecoglou.

Spurs just were not at the races, which came as a surprise after tearing Aston Villa apart just last weekend. They were a shadow of their former selves.

Here football.london takes a look at how the national media reacted to that poor defeat.

The Mirror

«What a difference a week makes for Tottenham Hotspur. Six days on from tearing top-four rivals Aston Villa apart in ruthless fashion, this was the lowest night so far of Ange Postecoglou’s brief reign, featuring a lesson from the in-form striker no one saw coming.

»Rodrigo Muniz has appeared from what feels like nowhere to go on a run of seven goals in as many games and the young Brazilian striker bookended a fine win for Fulham, with the middle goal coming from an even more unlikely source in midfielder Sasa Lukic.

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«But it was hard to escape the feeling that Marco Silva’s hosts, for all their bravery and efficiency, caught Tottenham on a remarkable off day.

»Once Spurs have dissected this disastrous showing, they might also begin feeling rather thankful towards West Ham, whose Europa League win on Thursday should at least mean fifth in the Premier League is good enough for a