Slaven Bilic

We were controlling it, we were OK, but then after when they scored the goal, it lifted them, we went a bit down.

To be fair, in the first half, I said at half-time, OK, it is 2-0, we are 2 down, but we are still in the game, I told the guys, because we played some good stuff in the first half.

And then basically the third goal is the one that killed us in that sense.

And to be fair, they were way better than us.

We are a good team when we are totally focused, when we are playing as a team.

But tonight it wasn't the case.

We were second best.

And as I said, it was very, very bad.

Did you think your team weren't totally focused then today?

Well, we were focused, but they were more focused.

They were better on the second balls, they were good.

They are good in the moment when they lose a ball, they attack and they press us.

But we couldn't get out of that situation and the ball was always coming back to them.

To be fair, in the challenges, one against one, they were much quicker and much stronger than us.

Because it's how Maurizio Pochettino likes his team to play.

Well, they press, but of course when they press they are risking too because they are pressing with four or five players.

But you have to get out safe from that situation.

So that first ball has got to be an easy ball and then you go to that area where they are lacking the players because they are pressing in some area of the pitch.

But...

So, in theory, we've done it all yesterday, a few days ago, when we were preparing for the game.