Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou remains defiant about his team's bold attacking tactics despite blowing a two-goal lead to lose 4-3 to Chelsea.
Spurs. stormed ahead barely 11 minutes into the match, courtesy of two blunders by Marc Cucurella, which led to Dominic Solanke and Dejan Kulusevski hitting the net. But Chelsea mounted a remarkable comeback, with Jadon Sancho firing home before Cole Palmer levelled things up with a penalty after Yves Bissouma's rash foul.
Enzo Fernandes put Chelsea in the lead, followed by a cheeky Palmer Panenka penalty after Pape Sarr's gaffe, rendering Son Heung-min's later strike nothing but a consolation. As Chelsea climbed to second spot, Spurs dropped to 11th position in the Premier League, piling on the pressure for Postecoglou.
Yet, the Tottenham boss stood firm on endorsing his philosophy of open play and aggressive pressing. "It was good enough to get us ahead in the game so I am not sure why we should change our approach," Postecoglou maintained in a chat with BBC Radio 5 Live.
"It was a game of big moments. If we score at 2-2 and go 3-2 ahead then the pressure is on them and they have to open up like we did when we conceded. But like I said, disappointing that we let them get the advantage in a way that was self-inflicted," reports the Mirror.
He remarked: "Their penalties were poor from our behalf. We didn't need to make those challenges and it was hard for us to claw it back. I think sometimes when you are in this position we are, you are desperate to do the right thing. You probably need a calmer approach. The guys are desperate to do the right thing and unfortunately it cost us."
Jamie Carragher, speaking on Sky Sports, took issue with Postecoglou's steadfast tactics. "The manager keeps telling us he won't change," he observed. "I can't imagine any manager when I played for Liverpool, after conceding four goals, saying that we played well."
The ex-Reds defender added: "I wake up every morning, and if the sun's shining I put a pair of trainers, shorts and a T-shirt on, we all want to do that, but if it's raining, you put your coat on!