‘We didn’t deserve anything’ – Spurs boss Ho gives honest assessment of Liverpool defeat | OneFootball

Tottenham Hotspur head coach Martin Ho said that his side deserved to go down 2-0 to Liverpool at BrewDog Stadium on Sunday afternoon.

Spurs looked set to claim a point on Merseyside but Mia Enderby struck twice in second half injury-time for the hosts.

When speaking to the media after the game, Ho admitted that his side got what they deserved.

“We didn’t deserve anything,” Ho said. “We had moments with the ball where we moved it well, but we found them too much and when we got between the lines, it wasn’t as efficient as we usually are, maybe the control and little part of efficiencies technically, we weren’t executing enough.

“Defensively, we were going isolated. Second half was better when we just allowed them to maybe have that first phase which sometimes you do. They’re a good team, they play football, but we just didn’t go to the level at all. When you get back into the game, when you’re that far into [it], at the time, we have to defend those situations better.”

Liverpool went into the game winless and bottom of the Barclays Women’s Super League table but Ho admitted that he wasn’t surprised by The Reds’ quality.

He said “I’m not surprised in terms of what they can produce. You definitely know that with the added players they put into that team today, from who they brought in. It definitely gave them something different to the previous game, they are more dynamic. The quality doesn’t shock me because they have quality players in the team. They’ve just been unfortunate with the games they’ve had and the results that have gone against them.”

Spurs have exceeded expectations so far this season, but Ho issued a reminder of the journey that his side are on.

He said “You don’t become a bad team overnight because of one performance and realistically, we’re not a Champions League team [yet]. We’re building towards that and that’s the truth, I said that since I got here. You can’t just change things in five months and expect to be in that competition. What we can do is make sure that we put in performances that are consistent and performances that actually warrant the badge of the club.

“There were a lot of moments today that we didn’t like. We can make mistakes and I can be frustrated with giving them all away really easily or where we’re not defending properly in certain moments. There are lapses in concentration, you can accept some of them. What you then do with their behaviour and attitude is try and fix it.

“I thought too many times we were apprehensive today. To do things on the front-line, we were a little bit hesitant and that’s not usually been like us because we’ve been very aggressive.

Tottenham Hotspur are next in Barclays Women’s Super League action on Sunday when they travel to West Ham United.