Insisting that his team’s late loss to Bournemouth was the result of their “mindset,” interim Tottenham coach Cristian Stellini dug for “individual problems” to support his claim.
The Cherries defeated Spurs 3-2 on Saturday. The hosts had taken the lead thanks to Son Heung-min after a period of extended control.
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Matias Vina was able to equalize thanks to a few mistakes from Davinson Sanchez and Pedro Porro, but the Colombian was shredded in the moments before Dominic Solanke scored the game-winning goal. To the boos of the home crowd, Sanchez was dragged back off after replacing the hurt Clement Lenglet.
Since coming on loan in January, Antonio Conte and Stellini have hardly utilized Arnaut Danjuma. He came off the bench to score a late equalizer, but Dango Ouattara then scored the winning goal deep into extra time.
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In his post-game press conference, Stellini notably defended Sanchez from criticism but then placed the blame for a lead being lost back on the players, mirroring his predecessor Conte’s words.
Stellini was asked if he would be willing to play Sanchez in front of the home crowd in their upcoming match, and he responded, “If we need, sure. He plays professionally. We must do well for the team.
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However, I must reiterate that if the squad had exerted more effort when we scored the first goal, the topic at hand would be quite different. Not only Davinson, but the entire team and every player on the field can change the way they approach things.
“We have a habit of doing this; this is not the first time we have done it. But in a defensive position, we must be flawless. We weren’t too good today because we let them score with two errors. This is an issue, not a tactical issue, an individual issue, a mistake.
