Tottenham Hotspur supervisor Ange Postecoglou says his gamers are “giving all the pieces in each recreation” and have a “unbelievable alternative” to take pleasure in a profitable season.
Spurs have received simply considered one of their previous 10 Premier League video games and are and not using a victory prior to now six.
Sunday’s 3-2 defeat at Everton was their third in succession they usually sit fifteenth within the desk, resulting in questions over whether or not Postecoglou is the suitable man to take the membership ahead.
Regardless of their league struggles Tottenham stay energetic in three different competitions – the Carabao Cup, FA Cup and Europa League.
“We’re nonetheless in three cup competitions and there is a unbelievable alternative for us there within the subsequent couple of months,” Postecoglou stated.
“The gamers are giving all the pieces in each recreation. The gamers aren’t prioritising something – they’re making an attempt their utmost.”
Tottenham have misplaced 12 video games within the Premier League this season, making it solely the sixth marketing campaign wherein they’ve misplaced as many as 12 from their first 22 league matches, and the primary time since 1997-98 (additionally 12 defeats).
Spurs’ finest probability of profitable silverware might lie within the EFL Cup after profitable the primary leg of their semi-final 1-0 when internet hosting Liverpool.
They journey to Aston Villa within the fourth spherical of the FA Cup and are ninth within the Europa League standings – one place exterior computerized qualification for the final 16, however they’ve two video games to play.
Postecoglou believes accidents have performed a significant half in Tottenham’s struggles and he has solely 13 match senior gamers obtainable for Thursday’s Europa League journey to Hoffenheim (17:45 GMT).
“You actually need a extremely sturdy squad of gamers to compete in Europe and do effectively in cup competitions as a result of it is not manageable once you play three video games every week,” Postecoglou added.
“The truth is we do not have a variety of selection [because of injuries]. You are at all times assessing why it is occurring.
“Early a part of the yr there have been some issues that have been repeatedly occurring with accidents so we have labored onerous to higher that course of. Just lately it is accumulation and toll of fixtures.”
