Coach POSTECH lost a game he should not lose
Apr 22, 2025
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Tottenham lost 1-2 to Nottingham Forest at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London on the afternoon of the 21st (local time). He gave up two goals in the first half alone. He recovered one goal in the second half, but that was it.
Postecoglou, who held a press conference after the game, lost a game that should not have been played. A little concentration would have been different." He then said "Our football was so good. "The soccer that deserves to win..." he said.
◇Q&A with Director Enzi Postecoglou
-Lost 1–2 even though he had 22 shots, more than Forest.
▶We lost a game that we shouldn't lose again. This has been happening over and over again all this season, making it hard for ourselves at every critical moment. It would have been different with a little concentration. It was too easy to allow a run. Unfortunately, our soccer today was really good, and we dominated the game completely. We feel we deserved to win this game even though we lost two runs. At the same time, another defeat and an unacceptable outcome. There have been difficulties throughout this season, and there have been challenges to make changes to the team today, but it's even more frustrating because our soccer was so good. We lost the game again.
-It's already 18 losses in the Premier League. What would you say to your fans?
▶I have nothing to say to the fans. I'm sure the fans are disappointed and angry like us. I'm well aware that there are too many defeats. You don't have to explain it to your fans. No wonder the fans are not happy with our results, and neither am I or the players. From our point of view, we must accept the responsibility that we have not met the standards that we should have. However, what's more frustrating is that the reason is not because of the performance. Our soccer today was very similar to the home game in Frankfurt, and that game was also a game we should have won.
-Was it planned to replace Romero and Van der Penn at half-time?
▶Yes, it was planned in advance.
-Was Hishalisson's score still a positive part?
▶One of the objectives of today's game was to give Hishalisson, Wilson, Kulusevski and Kevin Danso time to play. These are all players who haven't been able to play for a while. Hishalisson has barely played this year, Dekki has missed a few months, as have Wilson and Kevin. In that sense, it is positive that they all played the game time and played meaningfully. It also helped us to be able to rest other players. In that sense, it was a good part.
-Could motivation work to avoid the club's lowest points record in Premier League history, or will it now only focus on the Europa League?
▶I don't know what that means. Looking at today's game, I don't think the players were motivated. The players didn't lose roughly. If it looked like that, it was a different game than mine. I don't think our players lacked motivation at all today. Our soccer was outstanding. But it paid the price of lack of concentration again, and missed another game. So the issue is not motivation.
-Is this repeated because of lack of leadership or experience?
▶I don't think so. Since we've been through this a few times this year, we should have learned from this. However, this problem continues to be repeated in the composition of our team, and it must be fixed. At some points this year, he showed great concentration and focus, and Frankfurt is a prime example.
However, in today's game, he did not properly detect that Forest's only threat was a counterattack from the start, and responded well in the second half, but eventually conceded two goals with a set piece. Both goals were too easy to lose.
-Goalkeeper Vicario made a mistake for the second week in a row. Do you have any concerns about your confidence?
▶No, not at all. He's fine.
-How is Destiny Udo and James Maddison doing?
▶Yes, both are fine. Destiny didn't have a problem. Excluding from today's squad was a planned break because I had a big stamina burnout on Thursday. We decided that we don't even need to put it on the bench. Madison was quite sore until yesterday, but he recovered in the last 24 hours and wanted to get off the bench as well. Both are fine.
-What was your intention to field Romero and Van der Penn?
▶I wanted to give them some time to play today. Now that we have about 10 days left before Liverpool, we wanted to keep them in shape. Both are in very good physical condition at the moment, so we need to continue that flow. Today, I decided that I didn't have to play more than 45 minutes, and I wanted to give other players a chance. If today was Sunday, I probably wouldn't let you play, but it's Monday, so Mickey in particular is playing only one game a week, so I needed to boost my sense of play a little bit more. So I thought playing for 45 minutes would be helpful.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
