Mauricio Pochettino slams lack of fight as Tottenham’s Premier League title hopes take huge hit in Leicester loss
The north London club go three league games without a win as Jamie Vardy scores miracle goal for the Foxes
Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino slammed his players lack of “fight” after their Premier League title aspirations suffered another damaging blow with a 2-1 loss away to Leicester City.
Tuesday’s defeat meant Spurs have now gone three league games without a win and they will fall 16 points behind Manchester City if the runaway leaders beat Southampton on Thursday morning (Hong Kong time).
Wonder strikes from Jamie Vardy – his 100th league goal – and Riyad Mahrez gave the Foxes a deserved 2-0 lead before Harry Kane pulled a goal back for Spurs late on.
Tottenham’s Danny Rose was then denied a late penalty after Fernando Llorente was guilty of a glaring miss, but Pochettino was in no mood to seek excuses following a loss that all but ended the north London club’s hopes of being crowned English champions for the first time since 1961.
“In the Premier League if you do not fight you are going to struggle and our performance was a clear example of that in the first half when we were 2-0 down,” said Pochettino.
“I think in football first of all you must compete, fight and be focused and then of course the quality will come through.