"More like ourselves" - Postecoglou takes positives from fourth straight defeat
Spurs' abysmal losing streak in the Premier League now stands at four matches thanks to a horrendous opening hour on Merseyside, where Jurgen Klopp's men raced into a four-goal advantage.
Liverpool went into the half-time break with a deserved two-goal advantage thanks to Mohamed Salah's header and an Andrew Robertson effort, before Cody Gakpo and Harvey Elliott added to Tottenham's misery.
However, as was the case in last weekend's North London derby loss to Arsenal, Tottenham suddenly sprung into life in the closing stages, where Son Heung-min and Richarlison cut the arrears in half.
For the second weekend running, though, Spurs' late efforts were for nought, although Postecoglou cut a much calmer figure compared to his unprecedented touchline rage in the midweek defeat to Chelsea.
Postecoglou: 'We played well in the first half'After Aston Villa failed to wrap up Champions League qualification with their defeat to Brighton & Hove Albion earlier in the day, Spurs' latest setback leaves them seven points behind the Lions with just nine left to fight for.
Spurs have played one fewer match, but Villa need only win one of their final two fixtures to eliminate Tottenham from top-four contention, although Postecoglou refused to accept the notion that his side were poor in the opening period.
«Our last two away games at Newcastle and Chelsea weren't great, not only the performance but the results as well. At least today I actually thought we played more like ourselves and we at least endeavoured to be the kind of team we want to be,» Postecoglou told BBC Match of
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