Tottenham coach Ange Postecoglou laments ‘disappointing day’ after loss to Arsenal

Tottenham coach Ange Postecoglou made no attempt to hide his frustration after Spurs suffered a 3-2 loss to Arsenal in a North London Derby on Monday morning AEST.

The Gunners silenced the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium with a three-goal blast before halftime; Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg’s own goal put Arsenal ahead before Bukayo Saka and Kai Havertz netted to leave the visitors in complete control.

Cristian Romero and Son Heung-min struck for Tottenham after the interval to set up a nervous finish, but the visitors clung on by their fingertips.

“It was a disappointing day for us,” Postecoglou told reporters in the post-match press conference.

“It was a big game, a big game for the club, for our fans. We didn’t get the outcome we wanted so obviously very disappointing.

“We wanted to win today for our supporters and for the club. We didn’t do that.”

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With fourth-placed Aston Villa seven points clear of fifth-placed Tottenham, Postecoglou’s side must win their two games in hand to have any chance of staying in the race for Champions League qualification.

Postecoglou was visibly frustrated with the costly mistakes, particularly while in defence, littered through the team’s second-consecutive defeat.

“I thought our general football was good, was decent,” he continued.

“We controlled the game for long periods for the most part but we know that. We know we’re a team that can do that.

“It’s about now over the course of time getting from where we are to where we want to get to. To do that we’re still not absolutely laser focused on the details, the small things that get you from where we are to become a team