Son says ‘sloppy’ Spurs not thinking about relegation battle | OneFootball

Son Heung-min has said ‘sloppiness’ is to blame for Tottenham’s ‘painful’ 2-1 defeat to Leicester in the Premier League.

Spurs lost for the fourth consecutive Premier League game, surrendering a 1-0 lead to lose to the struggling Foxes at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Richarlison’s first-half header had Spurs on track to end their six-game winless run, but two goals in quick-fire fashion after half-time handed the visitors the points.

Leicester had lost seven straight Premier League games heading into the contest but piled the pressure on Ange Postecoglou and Spurs with an upset win in the capital.

Speaking at full-time, Spurs captain Son told Premier League Productions that this was a ‘painful’ result.

“Breaking down or scoring goals is always hard but when it is the day it doesn’t happen it is always more frustrating. We were frustrated and made the wrong decisions. It is painful.

“I can’t stand here and talk about other games, I’ve done that a lot and the injuries, some situations haven’t been understood by people how I wanted. I’ve played more games than I expected, but that is our job. Mentally we just have to refresh and get ready and go again. I know it can be tough. When you get wins you can get better feelings, but it is harder after today. It is very tough at the moment.

“It is painful. It’s happened a few times already this season. It feels like scoring games is so hard but conceding goals is way too easy. I haven’t seen them back yet but it is a lack of concentration, definitely, and a bit of sloppiness. We knew they were going to come. We’re going to have to sit down and talk about what went wrong.”

Spurs are 15th in the Premier League table and just seven points above the bottom three. Asked whether Spurs could end up in a relegation battle, Son said: “It is definitely not good enough. We’ve had way too many losses, but there are still a lot of games remaining and we’ll have a lot of players back. We’re not talking about anything, we just play each game and try and get three points.”

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