'Not unacceptable' - Postecoglou on 'thin ice' at Spurs

With six defeats successful their past 10 games, a nonaccomplishment to their biggest rivals and person to the relegation portion than the apical four, things are going from atrocious to worse for Tottenham Hotspur.

Wednesday's 2-1 decision by Arsenal astatine Emirates Stadium leaves Spurs 13th with 24 points, 14 disconnected Newcastle successful 4th but conscionable 8 supra 18th-placed Wolverhampton Wanderers.

There would beryllium a little infinitesimal of cheer for Tottenham fans successful the crippled erstwhile Son Heung-min fired them up successful the 25th minute, but that was to beryllium the past clip they managed a changeable connected people arsenic Arsenal scored doubly successful 4 minutes to win.

"We were obscurity adjacent the levels we needed to beryllium astatine today," Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou said aft the game.

"The information we went retired successful the archetypal fractional successful specified a large crippled and were truthful passive, it was unacceptable. And we paid a terms for it."

Former Newcastle striker Alan Shearer believes Tottenham's signifier volition beryllium a interest for the club's supporters.

"Without uncertainty the Tottenham fans person to beryllium concerned," helium said connected Match of the Day.

"I cognize they person injuries but you can't spell up against your rivals and your manager travel retired astatine the extremity of the crippled and accidental that the squad were obscurity adjacent their levels.

"That is unacceptable."

After Tottenham mislaid to Arsenal successful the archetypal northbound London derby of the play backmost successful September, Postecoglou defiantly declared he "always wins a trophy" successful his 2nd season.

They were comments aimed astatine allaying fans' fears of a trophyless season, but alternatively they person been utilized to - arsenic Postecoglou has said himself - mock him aft a atrocious result.

Silverware does stay connected the cards with Tottenham successful the Europa League and holding a 1-0 first-leg vantage implicit Liverpool successful the Carabao Cup.

But Postecoglou knows results indispensable amended soon.

He added: "Of people the defeats wounded me. Not acceptable. Too galore losses this year. Too galore games getting distant from us.

"It needs to stop."

Former Arsenal defender Martin Keown feels unit is mounting connected Postecoglou, saying his benignant of play is astatine times proving costly arsenic they proceed to play a high-pressing game.

"Tottenham took truthful galore risks and Arsenal took vantage - the crippled was truthful open," Keown said connected TNT Sports.

"Manchester United volition astir apt spell supra Spurs. A hard infinitesimal for them and the manager is skating connected bladed ice."

Former Tottenham winger Aaron Lennon added: "One triumph successful 9 - it's not bully capable astatine all.

"This puts a batch of unrest successful that [Tottenham] camp. If they weren't successful the Carabao Cup semi-finals determination would beryllium large problems."

Son said the players besides request to basal up and beryllium counted.

"It's up to the players arsenic well," the striker said. You person to perceive to what we privation to do. I deliberation we were not disciplined enough.

"We person to bash amended successful each aspect. When you look astatine array it's not bully enough."

Former Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand criticised Tottenham's defending, saying: "It's similar watching an academy under-18s crippled erstwhile the kids are moving it retired for themselves.

"I would beryllium screaming astatine my goalkeeper, my defenders. Play implicit the press, not into the press."

Allowances bash person to beryllium made for Tottenham's wounded database - they went into the northbound London derby with with 9 players ruled out.

Their defence successful peculiar has taken a deed with goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario, Destiny Udogie, Cristian Romero, Micky van de Ven and Ben Davies each sidelined.

But contempt that, Spurs fans volition consciousness they inactive person capable successful the squad to beryllium battling further up the table.

Former Tottenham and Liverpool striker Peter Crouch said connected TNT Sports: "We each cognize the wounded problems, but the 2 18-year-olds [Lucas Bergvall and Archie Gray] were the champion players.

"If I'm a much experienced subordinate I consciousness embarrassed. I look astatine Son, helium has had a disappointing season.

"They request players backmost - that squad retired determination is not bully capable successful the league. I don't spot them catching the apical teams."

Ferdinand believes Postecoglou needs to go much flexible with his attack to games.

"Maybe helium has to beryllium much adaptable with his tactics," helium added.

"I recognize and respect Ange's principles but, with the injuries, surely you person to accommodate them. Adaptability would beryllium sensible astatine this time."

Next up for Tottenham is simply a travel to David Moyes' Everton connected Sunday (14:00 GMT), a lucifer Postecoglou knows is hugely important.

"No different mode of looking astatine it," helium said.

"If you springiness up now, there's nary point. Right present we person a large crippled against Everton this weekend. That's our focus."