Spurs boss Ange Postecoglu got the better of Burnley on his first visit to Turf Moor, seeing his side go a goal down before storming back to score five
times and win 5-2.
“I really liked the performance,” he said. “Of course, going a goal down isn’t the best way to start a game away from home, but it happens and,
particularly after midweek, you’re kind of looking at the reaction of the boys, and I thought they were just outstanding.
They kept their heads, played our football, committed to working hard and slowly got to grips with the game. Once we got a hold of it, I though we
were dominant all the way through so credit to them.
“We were a little wasteful in the first half, I thought we missed some opportunities in there, but second half we were very clinical. I really just liked
the way we went about it. We knew Burnley would be aggressive on our press and when we were playing out, but we played through that really well
and had the quality in the front third to finish it off.”
Vincent Kompany saw his Burnley team conceded five goals for only the second time since he became manager and admitted: “It’s not something I’m
happy about, but it’s easier to solve the defensive side than the lack of chances in the team. We create chances at a very high level, so against teams
like Manchester City, Aston Villa and now Tottenham, and that’s something we have to keep in our game while also becoming more solid.
“That’s something you can work on and our team still has a lot of improvement in it. We know it’s a challenge and if you look at the total amount of
points the promoted sides have got this season, you realise obviously every game is going to be tough.”
Kompany added: “I’ve spent eleven years of my life in the Premier League, so I have a pretty good understanding of what it is. This one was no
different. It’s a quality side with lots of attacking threat and at times, especially in the second half, we had a period of time when we weren’t able to
compete. Either side of that period there are some positives, but not enough to compete with that level of team at this moment.
“If I speak for myself, during my career I’ve not just been a good leader or captain because of the good times, it’s easy to be a good leader in good
times. It’s usually keeping people calm, focussing on doing the analysis on things that need to be better and decide for yourself what you want as a
next step to improve.
“My goal is to say OK, next time we play Tottenham or City can we again show we’ve either closed the gap or given ourselves a chance to win those
games? That’s how we approach it. You will do everything you can to avoid defeats, but it’s in these moments you learn the most about the character
of your players, the players in the dressing room and how your team can respond and get better.”
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