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Ange Postecoglou has vowed to keep fighting but admits his beleaguered Tottenham players will need help and support to get through this difficult time.
“I just feel that at some point we will have a relatively healthy team and when we do we will be able to perform at a high level consistently,” the Spurs boss said after his team conceded a late equalizer in a 2-2 draw. at home against the Wolves.
'We have already shown this year that we can beat anyone. There is a possibility that you can go for a run. “But at the moment that is secondary to the first thing, we have to try to get some support for the players, both mentally, physically and in terms of numbers, to give them the opportunity to play as well as possible.”
Postecoglou will give his players two days off to recharge and reset while he works to find reinforcements in the transfer market that opens on Wednesday.
He said: 'It was always planned. This is the first week where we don't have a midweek game, so the whole group probably needs a couple of days to get away from it all and recover, because it's been pretty intense for a really small core group of players, particularly during the last four or five weeks.
“I think it will be good for them to have a couple of days to themselves with their families and give them a chance to recover both mentally and physically.
Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou insists he will fight after his team's draw with Wolves
Postecoglou's side were left frustrated by conceding a late equalizer against Wolves.
There was more disappointment for Tottenham when Destiny Udogie suffered an injury
'I'll keep going. We have work to do and try to get some help for these players and our role is to try to give them everything we can, the support we can, to make them perform at their best.'
Richarlison and Mikey Moore are expected to return to training this week and Djed Spence is expected to return from suspension, but Destiny Udogie was injured against Wolves and Rodrigo Bentancur received a yellow card which will rule him out against Newcastle on Saturday.
Regarding the results, Postecoglou added: “It hurts me because I am ultimately responsible.” I am the person in charge. So of course it hurts.
'When I see how hard they try, it hurts me even more because you want them to get a reward and I think they deserved a reward for their efforts even though they were dipping into their energy reserves.
'I wanted them to get a reward for their efforts. So of course it hurts. It hurts immensely. At the same time, it is my responsibility to know where we are now and it is my responsibility to try to get us out of there.”