Ange Postecoglou left ‘hurt’ after Tottenham fail to hold on against Wolves
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Ange Postecoglou admitted it hurt to watch his weary Tottenham players fail to hold on for a much-needed victory against Wolves, but promised to do everything to help them turn around the season after a 2-2 draw. Injury-hit Spurs were on track to end a torrid month of December on a high after first-half goals by Rodrigo Bentancur and Brennan Johnson cancelled out Hwang Hee-chan’s brilliant opener for Wolves.
Tottenham captain Son Heung-min also squandered a 43rd-minute penalty, but it did not appear to be too costly until visiting substitute Jorgen Strand Larsen smashed home with three minutes left to ensure the spoils were shared in north London. Spurs will start 2025 in the bottom half after one win from their last seven Premier League fixtures and yet Postecoglou rallied around his depleted squad, with Destiny Udogie the latest to limp off to become their ninth unavailable player.
“I’m the person in charge, so of course it hurts,” Postecoglou reflected. “When I see how hard they are trying, it hurts even more because you want them to get a reward and I think today they deserved a reward for their efforts. “Even though they were dipping into their reserves of energy, which I don’t even know where they got from, I wanted them to get a reward for their efforts.
It hurts immensely. At the same time it's my responsibility for where we're at right now and it's my responsibility to try to get us out of it. “It hurts immensely. At the same time it’s my responsibility for where we’re at right now and it’s my responsibility to try to get us out of it.
