Tottenham captain Son Heung-min described their 3-0 defeat at Fulham as 바카라unacceptable바카라 and urged his team-mates to use it as a wake-up call. (More Football News)
Spurs entered this fixture on a high after an emphatic victory at Aston Villa last weekend.
It meant fifth-placed Tottenham could leapfrog Villa and reclaim fourth spot with all three points at Craven Cottage, but they were blown away as Rodrigo Muniz continued his excellent form with a goal either side of half-time.
Sasa Lukic also found the net after 49 minutes with his first goal for Fulham, who have now won four of their last six matches.
바카라Yeah, it is very disappointing and very frustrating,바카라 Son told Sky Sports.
바카라Everybody has to look in the mirror and say, 바카라it was my fault바카라 because it was not good enough. It was not near the level where we put the effort all season.
바카라This time it was very, very disappointing. The attitude, the performance, it was not good enough. I think everyone needs this as a big wake-up call.
바카라It is unacceptable. You always have lessons and including me it was unacceptable that performance and the result.
바카라We make two steps backwards and now need to make a strong step forwards because after the international break we have massive game and it will be very crucial.바카라
Tottenham started poorly and could have conceded twice inside the opening 11 minutes, but Cristian Romero made crucial blocks to deny Muniz and Andrea Pereira.
The visitors eventually regrouped and went close through captain Son and James Maddison, who both failed to hit the target from inside the area and Fulham punished Spurs in the 42nd minute.
Antonee Robinson produced an excellent cross from the left, which Muniz controlled before he side-footed into the bottom corner.
It was 2-0 immediately after half-time when Lukic deflected in Alex Iwobi바카라s cross with his knee and Muniz wrapped up the scoring after 61 minutes.
Calvin Bassey바카라s effort was parried onto the post by Guglielmo Vicario and Muniz bundled in for his seventh goal from his last seven matches to consign Tottenham to a painful defeat.
Boss Ange Postecoglou expressed his disappointment and doubled down on his previously stated notion that Champions League qualification is not crucial for the development of his team.
바카라The second half after we conceded the second one, we just didn바카라t reach the levels of intensity and tempo we바카라ve had all year,바카라 Postecoglou reflected.
바카라Then it was very hard for us to get any kind of control or traction in the game. It seemed like we were chasing the whole time, so it was a disappointing night for us.바카라
On missing out on the chance to return to fourth, Postecoglou replied: 바카라I don바카라t see fourth as the prize.
바카라This club has finished fourth before. It바카라s finished second before.
바카라Fourth is not my end goal. I don바카라t want to finish fourth if we haven바카라t grown as a team and developed as a team.
바카라Success is built on, I think, more tangible stuff. If we finish fifth and if I think we바카라ve got a team to challenge next year (after the summer transfer window), then I won바카라t be disappointed.바카라
Fulham boss Marco Silva toasted another fine result, with this win making it four from their last six matches, which includes victories over Brighton and Manchester United.
바카라If not the best (performance), one of the best,바카라 Silva insisted.
바카라The first half was the best of the season because the players did it brilliant. It was almost perfect.
바카라A crucial moment to score and it was really important to score two quick goals to kill the game.
바카라A well deserved three points.바카라
