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Ange Postecoglou accepts Tottenham are struggling badly but remains confident he is the man to turn their fortunes around.
His side have taken just one point from their last six Premier League games after they were beaten 3-2 by Everton on Sunday, a game in which they were three down at the break before fighting back in the second half.
Spurs have lost each of their first three Premier League matches of a calendar year for the first time since a run of seven in 1994.
Postecoglou’s side also remain 15th in the league table, three places and eight points above the relegation zone.
“It is a difficult result,” Postecoglou told Sky Sports. “We struggled to really get in the game in the first half, and that gave Everton momentum.
“We gave ourselves a mountain to climb, but the players certainly tried to claw the game back. We just fell short.
“We couldn’t really take control of the game. We struggled to get any traction in terms of with and without the ball, and that allowed them to get in behind us. We had some chances where we probably should have capitalised early on, but in the end, it wasn’t enough.
“If you look at the situation we’re in, it will eventually dissipate. I certainly hope and believe it will. We’ll give ourselves the opportunity to get consistency in performance and results.
“I certainly haven’t lost belief or determination to turn it around, and the players showed in the second half that they haven’t either.”
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The loss at Goodison Park was Spurs’ 12th in the Premier League this season, making it only the sixth time in club history that they have lost as many as 12 of their first 22 matches of a league campaign – and the first time since 1997-98.
Postecoglou lost Dominic Solanke, Brennan Johnson and Yves Bissouma to injury in the build-up to the game, on top of a host of other concerns, and knows action in the transfer market is required.
“We are pretty stretched,” he added. “We literally had 11 players fit enough to start the game. We weren’t in total control of our organisation and Everton capitalised on that, and we paid the price for it.
“There will be urgency [in the transfer window], but it doesn’t need me to say it, everybody can see that. I have no issues with how the club are going about it, they are working hard and trying to find solutions.
“These players need help, that is for sure. Hopefully, over the next 10 days or so, we’ll find a solution. It is really tricky. We’re not the only ones in the market. The club are trying hard.”
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