‘Second leg will be cagey’published at 22:28 British Summer Time
FT: Tottenham 1-1 Eintracht Frankfurt
Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou, speaking to TNT Sports: “I can’t ask any more of the lads. It was disappointing to concede the way we did, fair strike to the lad [Hugo Ekitike].
“Even before that I thought we were well in control of the game. I thought it would bare fruit in the second half and it did in every aspect but goals.”
On the first goal: “Dom’s [Solanke] done awfully well to hold it up, [James] Madders is really good in the box, you try and get him in those areas and then its about attacking the near post.
“It’s a great finish to be fair to him [Pedro Porro].
“For us, the biggest blow we had was conceding so early. That kind of played into their hands, I always felt we’d finish the game strong.
“On any other night we go away with a comfortable victory. We have to go there and we knew it would get decided in the second tie. If we repeat that performance we give ourselves a chance.
“I don’t expect the second game to be to open, it’ll be cagey affair and it’ll come down to moments.
“The second leg is going to be tight for sure, it might even go to extra-time, we’re going to need all the lads ready to go. The good thing is we have most of them back and healthy which is important.”