Tottenham Hotspur attacker Brennan Johnson says Spurs' last-gasp defeat at Wolves on Saturday was “sickening” and insists he and his team-mates can learn from the loss at Molineux.
Johnson, signataire de Nottingham Forest début septembre, a donné l'avantage à une équipe de Tottenham épuisée après seulement trois minutes samedi avec son premier but pour le club du nord de Londres.
Ange Postecoglou's side seemed set to hold on for victory as time ticked away at Molineux, but having sealed a couple of dramatic late wins this season, Spurs were on the receiving end this time as Wolves scored twice in added time to take all three points.
“Late goals, we've enjoyed them, and now we’re tasting the defeat and it's really sickening,” Johnson told Spurs' in-house media apres le jeu.
“All the boys are feeling the same in the dressing room and we've just got to lift ourselves again. Keep pushing. Really tough, but it's all about the way we perform.
“Today, if we want to get the result, there are certain things that we could have done better. In terms of moving the ball and getting into better positions. Obviously everyone's really gutted with he performance but we can’t complain too much because we didn’t really kill the game off today.”
Lorsqu’on lui a demandé ce que les Spurs pourraient améliorer spécifiquement, Johhnson a répondu : « Nous sommes passés en mode sécurité pour essayer d’obtenir les trois points. Nous y reviendrons et essaierons d’être plus agressifs.
Tottenham était privé de James Maddison et Micky van de Ven après que les deux hommes se soient blessés lors de la défaite 4-1 à domicile contre Chelsea lundi dernier, tandis que Cristian Romero et Destiny Udogie ont raté leur suspension suite à leurs cartons rouges lors de la défaite du derby.
Pendant ce temps, le milieu de terrain Yves Bissouma sera désormais suspendu pour un match après avoir écopé d'un cinquième avertissement de la saison, l'excluant du match contre Aston Villa après la trêve internationale.
On his first Spurs strike, Johnson said: “Really proud to score for this club – it's something I’ve wanted to do since I've come here. Nice to get one.
“Now we'll get back on the training ground and work hard like we always do and be ready for the next game after the international [break].”