Tottenham vs Eintracht Frankfurt: Ange Postecoglou annoyed with ‘soccer gods’

Tottenham Hotspur head coach Ange Postecoglou has voiced his frustration along with his crew’s luck in entrance of aim throughout their Europa League quarterfinal first-leg draw with Eintracht Frankfurt and stated his crew has fallen out of favour with the “soccer gods” this season.

Pedro Porro’s intelligent end earned Spurs a 1-1 attract north London after Hugo Ekitike gave the guests an early lead, however Postecoglou’s crew wasted a bunch of possibilities to take a wholesome lead into the second leg in Germany subsequent week.

Lucas Bergvall got here shut when he hit the body of the aim within the fifty fifth minute earlier than Rodrigo Bentancur’s header hit the crossbar moments later. Frankfurt goalkeeper Kauã Santos put in an excellent efficiency in aim to disclaim Spurs, along with his stoppage-time save from Micky van de Ven’s header denying the hosts a late win.

“I am resigned to the truth that the soccer gods have gotten their eyes elsewhere this yr. They’re clearly busy with different golf equipment and different managers so no matter we get, we’ll must do it with out them this yr,” Postecoglou advised a post-match information convention.

The Australian coach’s second season in control of Spurs has been a disastrous one. An damage disaster which laid low a number of key first crew gamers mixed with persistently poor performances have left the membership languishing in 14th place within the Premier League desk, having misplaced greater than half their video games.

The Europa League represents Spurs’ final likelihood to salvage one thing from their season and finish the membership’s 17-year trophy drought within the course of.

Spurs could not have secured the victory they sought on Thursday, however Postecoglou highlighted the performances of a number of of his gamers and expressed his happiness with the crew’s show.

Requested in regards to the efficiency of Bergvall, Postecoglou stated: “He was nice however the entire crew was. I assumed Rodri [Rodrigo Bentancur] was excellent. Each full-backs defensively and with the ball have been actually inflicting issues. Cuti [Cristian Romero] and Micky [van de Ven] dealt with their entrance threats very well aside from the aim we conceded which was the one disappointing bit.

“The entrance three have been working with Madders [James Maddison] and have been actually artistic. You may’t ask any extra from the lads than what the lads did, particularly in that second half to create that many possibilities. We do not get the win however I am unable to ask [for] any extra from the gamers.”

Tottenham journey to face Wolverhampton Wanderers of their subsequent Premier League fixture on Sunday earlier than they journey to Frankfurt for the second leg of the quarterfinal conflict with Frankfurt in every week’s time.