Aston Villa midfielder called for Aston Villa to keep their heads after the heavy defeat at Tottenham this afternoon.
Villa opened the scoring at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium through Morgan Rogers and were leading at the break, but the hosts turned it on after half-time. Brennan Johnson equalised in the 52nd minute before Dominic Solanke bagged a brace in four minutes to complete the hosts’ comeback. James Maddison, who came off the bench when Spurs were leading, then scored a free-kick to seal victory in injury time.
While acknowledging Villa’s failings on the day, skipper McGinn added: “We’ve got to keep our heads a wee bit in there and have some perspective. Many teams will come here and suffer that defeat.
“It got loud. Probably as loud as I’ve heard it as an away player. It’s about staying positive. Spurs beat us 4-1 last season and we finished above them
“They punished our mistakes. We had a chance at 2-1 to equalise. The third one was a mistake and then a great free-kick for the fourth.”
Villa would have climbed as high as third in the table if they had beaten Spurs – who started the day five points behind Emery’s side – but after suffering their second league defeat of the season, the gap between the two sides has reduced to two points.
Tottenham fought back from 1-0 down to record a resounding 4-1 win over Aston Villa on Sunday.
Goals from Brennan Johnson, Dominic Solanke – who equalled a Rafael van der Vaart record – and James Maddison ensured Morgan Rogers’ opener was cancelled out in some style, with the result moving Spurs to within just two points of the Villans in the Premier League table.
It would have been very easy for Tottenham fans to turn on Ange Postecoglou’s side after going 1-0 down, following last Sunday’s 1-0 defeat against a struggling Crystal Palace side
However, in fairness to the supporters, they stuck with the players and motivated them to turn that 1-0 deficit into a comprehensive victory, with John McGinn even making a comment about the fans in his post match interview.
What John McGinn said about Tottenham supporters
The Scotland international found time to praise Spurs fans for making the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium a cauldron of noise, despite his side being on the end of a hammering in N17.
McGinn told the BBC: “We’ve got to keep our heads a wee bit in there and have some perspective. Many teams will come here and suffer that defeat.
“It got loud. Probably as loud as I’ve heard it as an away player.
“It’s about staying positive. Spurs beat us 4-1 last season and we finished above them. They punished our mistakes. We had a chance at 2-1 to equalise. The third one was a mistake and then a great free-kick from the fourth.”
Spurs fans must stick with Ange Postecoglou
Consistency is still an issue at times, as seen in last week’s loss at Crystal Palace and that 3-2 defeat against Brighton, having led 2-0, but there is certainly something exciting happening in N17 under Postecoglou.
Spurs now have ten wins from 15 games across all competitions so far this season, and can also boast an exciting crop of talents such as Pape Sarr – who Pep Guardiola admires – Destiny Udogie, Lucas Bergvall, Archie Gray and Micky van de Ven.
Of course, it must be frustrating for Tottenham fans to witness their side play so well at times, before turning in poor displays like the performance at Crystal Palace, but there is absolutely enough for them to get behind under Postecoglou right now.
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