Speaking to beIN SPORTS about the clash, he said: “The boys care about it so they are very disappointed
“They are not happy with the current situation and want to fix it
“It’s just to show they care, so I don’t need to talk about it
” Romero and Emerson had to be forced apart by Tottenham goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario
Ange Postecoglou believes Tottenham Hotspur can still get at least a point against Liverpool – even if they are four goals behind in less than an hour
And the Spurs boss played out a tricky first-half situation as goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicaro had to pull Cristian Romero away from team-mate Emerson Royal
Goals from Mohamed Salah, Andy Robertson, Cody Gakpo and Harvey Elliott gave the Red Devils complete control before slowing down in the final 20 minutes and allowing substitutes Richarlison and Heung-Min Son to bring Tottenham a glimmer of hope
hope going into their Premier League clash at Anfield on Sunday
The visitors failed to register a single shot on target in the first half and posed little threat until Richarlison and James Maddison were brought on after Elliott’s goal
But Postecoglou believes his team played well, despite being largely outplayed in the opening hour
“I know we lost 4-0 but I don’t think we played badly and the difference was in the opponent’s box, we lacked the advantage against good opponents,” he said
“We tried to play, it didn’t show any psychological problems
We tried to go out and be a version of ourselves
“When we were 4-0 up, we had a mountain to climb, but we put pressure on the opposition
We scored a few goals and could have scored a few more
It’s disappointing but at least we tried to compete
“At 4-0, I still thought we could get something out of the game because I knew we could finish strongly, but before he (Richarlison) came on, we I didn’t look threatening at all
“There may be trust issues in the first third
I think our football is very good
Maybe a bit of a lack of confidence but that’s something guys have to overcome
We have to find a way out of this
» Postecoglou added: “This is an extremely disappointing result for us
But in the end, we were more ourselves, unlike the last two away games where we didn’t try to play football
Even in the first half, I thought our kicking and pressing style was back to where it was
But we were missing more and had nothing in the first third
As the players left the field at half-time, shortly after Liverpool had taken a 2-0 lead, Vicario was forced to sprint and intervene after Romero had an angry exchange with Emerson
And Postecoglou said: “I did not see him
They care
It hurts so much
They will not be satisfied with the current situation because they care, they want us to improve
There is absolutely nothing wrong with that as long as it remains constructive
They care
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