Defeats do not come a lot worse than the one Tottenham suffered at St James’ Park on Sunday.
Key factors:
Some 3,000 Tottenham supporters who travelled to Newcastle can have their tickets refunded by the gamersThe 6-1 defeat was Spurs’ largest league hammering since 2013Stand-in coach Cristian Stellini was sacked after the defeat
Not solely is the 900km round-trip the longest Spurs’ followers will face within the Premier League this yr, however many solely stayed to observe 20 minutes of motion.
Newcastle emphatically dented Spurs’ vanishingly small top-four probabilities by taking a 5-0 lead inside 21 minutes, as stand in coach Cristian Stellini paid for experimenting with a again 4 along with his job.
The eventual 6-1 thrashing was so dangerous that Spurs’ gamers have supplied to reimburse the three,000 travelling supporters the price of their match ticket.
“As a squad, we perceive your frustration, your anger,” Spurs’ gamers mentioned in an announcement.
“It wasn’t adequate. We all know phrases aren’t sufficient in conditions like this however consider us, a defeat like this hurts.
“We recognize your help, dwelling and away, and with this in thoughts, we wish to reimburse followers with the price of their match tickets from St James’ Park.
“We all know this doesn’t change what occurred on Sunday and we’ll give every thing to place issues proper towards Manchester United on Thursday night when, once more, your help will imply every thing to us.”
Spurs keeper Hugo Lloris had apologised to supporters instantly following the outcome, saying the group “did not present a great face in the present day”.
“It’s extremely embarrassing. The primary half is we should always apologise to the followers who travelled and the followers who watched the sport,” Lloris mentioned.
“We did not present a great face in the present day. We couldn’t match the efficiency of Newcastle’s gamers.
“It isn’t even about speaking of ways. it is simply we could not struggle. We have been late in all of the facets of the sport.
“Newcastle had an ideal efficiency. They have been aggressive. They acquired what they have been on the lookout for, and it is troublesome proper now to evaluate now. However the very first thing was in all probability lack of satisfaction.
“Take into account 4 targets in 20 minutes. You will get punched as soon as, twice, and concede however on the pitch was one thing unusual. We couldn’t even react, bounce again into the efficiency.”
Stelini, who took over from Antonio Conte in late March, took accountability for the defeat.
“It was my fault, completely. I take accountability for the primary 35 minutes,” he mentioned.
“Now we have to apologise to everybody and I take reasonability as a result of it was my choice to alter the system.”
The Spurs followers won’t be reimbursed for his or her journey bills — which given a prepare ticket would have set followers again at the very least $100, could be scant comfort.
The defeat — Tottenham’s heaviest within the Premier League since a 5-0 thrashing by the hands of Liverpool in 2013 — leaves Spurs in sixth spot, one level behind Aston Villa with a recreation in hand, and three above Liverpool.
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