{"id":94210,"date":"2025-05-12T02:19:14","date_gmt":"2025-05-12T02:19:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/94210\/"},"modified":"2025-05-12T02:19:14","modified_gmt":"2025-05-12T02:19:14","slug":"ange-postecoglou-admits-tottenham-cannot-mentally-cope-with-upcoming-europa-league-final-after-slumping-to-20th-premier-league-defeat-of-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/94210\/","title":{"rendered":"Ange Postecoglou admits Tottenham cannot mentally &#8216;COPE&#8217; with upcoming Europa League final &#8211; after slumping to 20th Premier League defeat of season"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"mol-bullets-with-font\">\n<li class=\"class\"><strong>Tottenham&#8217;s 2-0 defeat by Crystal Palace was their 20th in the league this term<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"class\"><strong>Ange Postecoglou admitted his side cannot cope with the challenges ahead\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"class\"><strong>LISTEN NOW:\u00a0<a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" class=\"class\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/dailymail.lnk.to\/its-all-kicking-offDM\">It&#8217;s All Kicking Off!<\/a> Are Arsenal even close to achieving big things?\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"author-section byline-plain\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/profile-183\/david-coverdale.html\" class=\"author\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DAVID COVERDALE<\/a> <\/p>\n<p class=\"byline-section\"> Published:  16:45 EDT, 11 May 2025   |  Updated:  17:41 EDT, 11 May 2025   <\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/ange-postecoglou\/index.html\" id=\"mol-cb01c680-2ea8-11f0-a197-5db2b7a6ac06\" rel=\"noopener\">Ange Postecoglou<\/a> damningly declared Spurs cannot mentally cope with having a final in front of them after slumping to a record 20th <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/premierleague\/index.html\" id=\"mol-cb0aee40-2ea8-11f0-a197-5db2b7a6ac06\" rel=\"noopener\">Premier League<\/a> defeat.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Three days after reaching the <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/europa-league\/index.html\" id=\"mol-cb0b8a80-2ea8-11f0-a197-5db2b7a6ac06\" rel=\"noopener\">Europa League<\/a> final, <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/tottenham-hotspur\/index.html\" id=\"mol-cb00dc20-2ea8-11f0-a197-5db2b7a6ac06\" rel=\"noopener\">Tottenham<\/a> were brought back down to earth with a 2-0 home loss to <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/crystal-palace\/index.html\" id=\"mol-cafd59b0-2ea8-11f0-a197-5db2b7a6ac06\" rel=\"noopener\">Crystal Palace<\/a>, a result which leaves them fourth bottom.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Postecoglou made eight changes to his team he prepares for their all-important showdown with <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/manchester-united\/index.html\" id=\"mol-cafeb940-2ea8-11f0-a197-5db2b7a6ac06\" rel=\"noopener\">Manchester United<\/a> in Bilbao on Wednesday week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">But the Spurs boss still let rip at his side\u2019s sorry display, admitting his second-choice players blew their chance of forcing their way into his thinking for the game in Spain.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">\u2018I just think some of it is psychological in terms of not being able to cope with what&#8217;s before us at the moment,\u2019 admitted Postecoglou. \u2018With elite sport, if you&#8217;re a little bit off it, you pay the price.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">\u2018It was a disappointing performance and nowhere near the level it should be. I can&#8217;t totally discount the performance on the fact I&#8217;ve made a number of changes. We should have still been able to perform better than what we did.<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-1afbe13306ca9f3b\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/98275175-14700993-image-m-123_1746994698109.jpg\" height=\"478\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Ange Postecoglou admitted that his Tottenham side cannot 'cope' with what lies ahead of them\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Ange Postecoglou admitted that his Tottenham side cannot &#8216;cope&#8217; with what lies ahead of them<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-8fee5f5ecee6aa90\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/98275179-14700993-image-m-127_1746994718797.jpg\" height=\"465\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Spurs suffered their 20th Premier League loss of the season after falling 2-0 to Crystal Palace\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Spurs suffered their 20th Premier League loss of the season after falling 2-0 to Crystal Palace<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-164f0bd0569f3e8b\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/98275225-14700993-image-m-129_1746994738062.jpg\" height=\"451\" width=\"634\" alt=\"They face Man United in an all-English Europa League final on May 21 - just over a week away\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">They face Man United in an all-English Europa League final on May 21 &#8211; just over a week away<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">\u2018Guys had an opportunity today to put their name forward and put some pressure on the guys who played the other night.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">\u2018It\u2019s fair to say there wasn&#8217;t any compelling evidence of that. I&#8217;m disappointed more didn&#8217;t step forward. They missed a chance.\u2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Postecoglou suffered a scare when Dejan Kulusevski \u2013 one of only three players he kept in his starting line-up from Thursday night\u2019s win over Bodo\/Glimt \u2013 limped off in the first half with a knee injury.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">But the Aussie said: \u2018We are hoping he should be OK.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;The medical team are not too concerned with him. It\u2019s more of a knock than anything else.\u2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Postecoglou went on to blame Tottenham\u2019s Europa League campaign for losing 20 games in a Premier League campaign for the first time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">\u2018It\u2019s not exactly Pythagoras theorem,\u2019 he added. \u2018It\u2019s quite simple to understand we would have had much better results if we didn\u2019t have to navigate this.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;Either you understand or you don\u2019t and you beat us over the head. I get it.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-7ec7d170175f373c\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/98275519-14700993-image-a-130_1746995225063.jpg\" height=\"404\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Tottenham are now 17th and on track to log their worst table finish in Premier League history\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Tottenham are now 17th and on track to log their worst table finish in Premier League history<\/p>\n<p>     <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/teamsheet\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/TS_636_Desktop_Promo_Slim.png\" width=\"636px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Meanwhile, Oliver Glasner was left hailing Palace\u2019s perfect preparation for their FA Cup final against Manchester City on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">\u2018There are so many positive things to take ahead of the final,\u2019 said the Eagles boss, who picked a full-strength side.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">\u2018The best preparation is showing a good performance here, to sustain the rhythm. It is more risky not to play players from last Monday to next Saturday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">\u2018The chances we created, the goals we scored and the consistency of our defending will all help us in the final. It was a really nice Sunday afternoon.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DailyMailSport\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n  <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>                    Share or comment on this article:<br \/>\n                        Ange Postecoglou admits Tottenham cannot mentally &#8216;COPE&#8217; with upcoming Europa League final &#8211; after slumping to 20th Premier League defeat of season<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Tottenham&#8217;s 2-0 defeat by Crystal Palace was their 20th in the league this term Ange Postecoglou admitted his&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":94211,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[1612,1925,92,1811,94,98,101,93,79,201,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-94210","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports","8":"tag-ange-postecoglou","9":"tag-crystal-palace","10":"tag-dailymail","11":"tag-europa-league","12":"tag-football","13":"tag-manchester-united","14":"tag-premier-league","15":"tag-sport","16":"tag-sports","17":"tag-tottenham-hotspur","18":"tag-uk","19":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114492471348785108","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94210","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=94210"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94210\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/94211"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=94210"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=94210"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=94210"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}