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Hugo Lloris, furious, called Tottenham’s exit from the Europa League a “disgrace” and said his team lacked “will” in their shocking 3-0 loss to Dinamo Zagreb.
The Spurs crashed out of competition in the second leg of the round of 16 when Mislav Orsic scored twice to take the game into extra time before claiming his hat-trick to complete a sensational comeback.
Captain Lloris did not hold back in his criticism of his side’s performance and claimed that the result was a reflection of deeper problems at the club.
“I think we are all more than disappointed, it’s just a shame,” said the goalkeeper after the game.
I just hope that everyone in the locker room feels responsible for the situation because it is a disgrace.
‘The taste of defeat tonight is more than painful and we are all responsible for that.
‘The accumulation, obviously we are a club full of ambition, I just think that the team at the moment is a reflection of what is happening in the club. We have a lack of the basics, a lack of the fundamental, all our performances are a relation of that. Mentally we should be stronger, more competitive. Today, I didn’t feel that on the pitch. ‘
Two goals from Harry Kane had given Tottenham a 2-0 lead before the second leg in Zagreb, but two brilliant goals from Orsic deservedly tied the hosts.
The winner came in the 106th minute, with Orsic ending a magnificent solo career with a sweet finish in the lower left corner.
Lloris, who had no chance with any of the goals, also criticized the Spurs for their lack of unity and said they failed to match the desire of their Croatian opponents.
“When you’re not ready at this level, you pay,” he continued. “It doesn’t matter who the opponent is, there is quality everywhere in Europe and if you don’t respect the opponent they can punish you and that’s what happened today. I think that all the credit belongs to the opponent also because he plays the game full of faith, but the fault lies with the whole team, the whole club.
“The way we play is not enough. It is one thing to come in front of the camera to say “I am ambitious”, the other thing is to show every day in training, it is to show every time that on the field you cannot disappoint whether you play or not. Acting as a team is the most difficult thing in football.
‘Whatever the coach’s decision, you have to follow the team’s path. If you follow the team only when you’re in the starting eleven, that causes a big problem for the team because you pay. In a moment you are going to pay in your season and I think that today is the consequence of that.
“We had a great moment in the past because we could trust the team togetherness, I’m not sure about that today.
“I think there was still the belief that we could score a goal because a goal would have changed the dynamics of the game. I think the coach’s message was clear, attack the game and score a goal as soon as possible to facilitate the game, but the opposite happened.
Dinamo started to believe again and you know that if you don’t kill the rival, they will come. They scored an incredible goal and then the game opened, we never felt on the pitch that the game was under control and that we were the dominant team, we were far from that.
“What is more painful is that we came here without the desire to kill the game, when you are a competitor you cannot behave like that. As I say, it is a shame for us and we can only apologize to the fans. ”
Source: m.allfootballapp.com
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