Ange Postecoglou says his faith that he can turn around Tottenham’s season has not waivered despite a sixth defeat in eight league games this afternoon.
Spurs were beaten 3-2 at Everton with a late second-half comeback giving the scoreline an element of respectability after a largely uninspiring display at Goodison Park.
The relegation-threatened hosts were 3-0 up at halftime after efforts from Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Iliman Ndiaye were added to by an own goal from Archie Gray.
Spurs improved after the break but could not find an underserved equaliser after goals from Dejan Kulusevski and substitute Richarlison.
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The visiting fans vented their anger at Postecoglou and the players after the final whistle but the Australian insisted he would continue to work hard to find solutions.
Asked if his faith was starting to waiver, he told Sky Sports: “No it doesn’t. If you look at the situation we’re in, it will eventually dissipate. I certainly hope and believe it will. We’ll give ourselves the opportunity to get consistency in performance and results.
“I certainly haven’t lost belief or determination to turn it around and the players showed in the second half that they haven’t either.”
We struggled in the first half – Ange
Injury-hit Spurs are 15th in the table, eight points above the relegation zone.
Postecoglou added: “It is a difficult result. We struggled to really get in the game in the first half and that gave Everton momentum. We gave ourselves a mountain to climb but the players certainly tried to claw the game back but we just fell short.
“We couldn’t really take control of the game. We struggled to get any traction in terms of with and without the ball and that allowed them to get in behind us. We had some chances where we probably should have capitalised early on, but in the end it wasn’t enough.
“We are pretty stretched. We literally had 11 players fit enough to start the game. We weren’t in total control of our organisation and Everton capitalised on that and we paid the price for it. Radu [Dragusin] had to come off because of the deep cut and restructure.
“Second half we had the fair share of the game. We started strongly and I thought Richarlison made a difference and a presence and Mikey Moore gave us something on the left.”
Tottenham looking to make moves in January
The transfer window is open and Spurs are working hard to bolster their squad.
“There will be urgency but it doesn’t need me to say it, everybody can see that,” said Postecoglou. “I have no issues with how the club are going about it, they are working hard and trying to find solutions. These players need help that is for sure and hopefully over the next 10 days or so we’ll find a solution. It is really tricky, we’re not the only ones in the market. The club are trying hard.”