Mauricio Pochettino has conceded that Tottenham are simply not consistent enough to win the Premier League title.
A run of five consecutive wins in the Premier League – and a stuttering Man City side – presented Tottenham with the chance of moving within five points of Liverpool at the top of the table with a home win over Wolves on Saturday.
But, despite leading at half-time, Spurs fell to a shock 3-1 defeat, and that gap between themselves and Liverpool was quickly extended to nine points after their thumping victory over Arsenal at Anfield.
"We conceded the first goal and the last 20 minutes was tough for the team to find energy, to be competitive, or to try to win the game," said Spurs boss Pochettino.
"I think the game was under control in the first half, I think maybe it was easier than we expected to dominate the game.
"But in the second half we started to feel maybe the game was over, and when you feel the game is over you start to play the way you play, start to decide the wrong way, start to play too many long balls and then was difficult to recover the balls.
"We played more with the heart rather than with the head and we started to spend a lot of energy and of course you need the energy in the end, you miss that.
"I'm very disappointed, like the players, but there's nothing to say. Some games can happen, this type of result, and now we need to move on and be sure we are ready for the next game.
"Today at 1-0, the moment we conceded the first goal the team was down, they started to feel the time, the fixture, everything, and it was difficult to find the energy to win the game."
