"Disappointing day for us". Tottenham coach has spoken out about defeat to Arsenal

Tottenham's head coach Ange Postecoglou commented on the defeat to Arsenal (2:3) in the North London derby.

Spurs completely faltered in the first half, conceding three unanswered goals in front of their own supporters. However, in the second half, they clawed their way back into the game, capitalizing twice on Arsenal's mistakes.

“Disappointing day for us. It was a big game and we didn't get the outcome we wanted. From our perspective, we allowed them way too easy access to our goal. They got there three or four times and scored three goals in the first half. It’s not acceptable at this level and we paid a price for it against a very good team.

We showed resilience and fought back but we had to because there was no other choice. We couldn’t come out in the second half and not give our supporters a little bit of hope.

We're still not as resilient as we can be, particularly in those kinds of moments [in the first half] where there are transitions or set-pieces." Postecoglou said.

Tottenham has made their pursuit of the top four more challenging. The Spurs are trailing Aston Villa by 7 points, with two games in hand. Now, it all depends on the Birmingham-based team. Arsenal has accumulated 80 points and is leading Manchester City by 4 points.