- They are Heung-Min has described the defeat of Tottenham as a 'great and big call of attention'
- The Spurs suffered another loss of 1-0 that disappointed Az Alkmaar on Thursday
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They are Heung-min described the weak exhibition and defeat of Tottenham in Az Alkmaar as a “great and large attention call” as they strive to save some of a miserable season in the Europa League.
“We have to be strong in the mentality and in all aspects,” said the captain are in the Spurs game. 'This competition is one of the biggest competitions that we want to achieve something and including I do not work well, so they punish you, especially far from home.
“The Europa League is always difficult and has to be a great attention call.”
Chief Ange Postecoglou accused his players of lacking 'aggression' and being 'hesitant' and not showing the 'mentality' required to play away from home in Europe.
“We are going to have to move on,” said his son. 'We have already passed this game and it was basically very, very poor. Fortunately, we have another opportunity to play at home and we can turn back again.
'It is too early to lower the heads and surrender. We have a massive and massive opportunity next week and we must be ready to try to turn it around.
Son Heung-min addressed Tottenham after his 1-0 defeat by Az Alkmaar on Thursday
The Spurs captain had described the loss as a 'great attention call' before the first leg next week at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
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“We should be lucky, we have another chance next Thursday. It is a big, big attention call and everyone should really have it.
Postecoglou's comments occur after his team could have played one of his worst games of the season, allowing Az Alkmaar to offer strong performance against his own positions, concluding the game with 12 shots in total and five in the goal.
Meanwhile, the Spurs have shown a worrying exhibition, since they could not find the background of the network for 90 minutes and only had a great opportunity in total when Wilson Odobert failed a header in the final stages of the game.
'Each opponent you play have to respect massively because it is a hard competition and everyone wants to win.
'Everyone can speak who is a favorite, but at the end of the day, who wins is the most important thing.
'We have to respect others, respect great respect to win the game because winning a game is never guaranteed. We have to win it and we cannot make it comfortable. In the game we have to do some awkward things.
Tottenham will face Az Alkmaar in his second game with a disadvantage of a goal after his Premier League game on Sunday against Bournemouth.
The Ange Postecoglou team will face Az Alkmaar for his revenge after his Premier League game against Bournemouth on Sunday
The spurs have suffered their 18th defeat, marking one of the worst seasons in their history.
The Ange Postecoglou team endured a disappointing national campaign when the Spurs sit in the 13th place in the Premier League table, with only 33 points.
His worrying situation was deepened by several injuries collected by injuries to key players, including Cristian Romero, leave Kulusevski and Micky Van de Ven.
Dominic Solanke returned to the team on Thursday after an absence of six weeks due to a knee injury, but was forced to the field in the 92 minute due to another scare of injuries.
The English striker, who scored 11 goals for the Spurs so far, required medical assistance before being replaced by Dane Scarlett.