Mauricio Pochettino praised Tottenham's performance despite losing another lead in their 2-1 defeat to Leicester.
Harry Kane had given Spurs the half-time advantage and Serge Aurier looked to have doubled the lead midway through the second half only to have his goal disallowed after a VAR check.
Goals from Ricardo Pereira and James Maddison took the game away from Tottenham late on and their wait for a first Premier League away win since January goes on.
"We need to be fair in how we assess," said Pochettino. "We played in some moments some very good football. We dominated and controlled the game for 70 minutes.
"I think the performance was fantastic. I think we did the game for more than 80 minutes being the best team on the pitch but the last minutes completely change the feeling."
The home crowd were given a huge lift when Aurier's strike was ruled out.
"That changed the emotions," said Pochettino. "They started to push and they found a way to score the goal. I am not blaming VAR, I am only saying at 2-0 the game would be different."
It was Heung-Min Son who was adjudged to have been offside in the build-up. It was a marginal call but Pochettino was adamant that he had no complaints about VAR.
"It is not about getting the benefit," he added. "It is fair or not fair.
"I will only say that we all accept the system. I trust in the referee and if the referee says it was or wasn't I am not going to complain.
"I accept the rules of the game are completely fair. I am not disappointed by that, I am disappointed by the two goals."
Meanwhile, Brendan Rodgers praised his "exceptional" Leicester side.
"Against a top-class side we were exceptional," said Rodgers.
"We were a bit unfortunate to be behind at half time. The players coped with everything the game threw at them, showing great resilience and great quality."
Rodgers was delighted with how his players maintained their focus - particularly as they had also done so after having a goal of their own ruled out early on.
"We have spoken a number of times with the squad about how we react," he said. "Focus. Simple as that.
"It will go for you and it will go against you. It is part of the game, we have to adapt to it. Sometimes there are these moments in games, they are fine margins. We have to adapt."
The result moves Leicester three points above Tottenham and into the Champions League places but Rodgers insists it is far too early to be thinking about that.
"We are six games in, we are not getting carried away," he added.
"We have had a tough start in terms of the games but we are so pleased with the focus of the players. For now, we are focusing on performance, not where we are in the table.
"In February or March time we will have a look."
binabclnru
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Poch needs to teach his players game management.
summz
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He must be delusional
KLKL
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please poch, don't expect the defeat because VARs and thinking Spurs fantastic, wake up!! Spurs still not good at all with your old style..
Jularbal
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Delusional. He's just asking for the sack at this point.
Postmanin
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The game ends at the 90th
Gerarda
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Pochettino should have done better coming out the second-half, taking into account the team's previous failures in securing the result while leading, why not be reserve, hold the ball more and don't give Leicester opportunities to exploit you on the counter. I don't know about anybody else but Pochettino is starting to lose his shine a little bit to me. Yes going all the way to the CL was magical but he has to instruct his players to start playing like contenders and not just challengers.
GOLD-1
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We were unlucky today and we certainly didn’t deserve to lose imo But our away form is absolutely dreadful
Jaydener
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they were 1-0 up until they were 2-1 down. thats how it works Poch
Henryrukis
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WHAT IS THERE TO HAIL? AFTER A COME BACK WIN FROM LICIESTER...
patrhave
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Reminds me how when he managed us he would always say "but we had more possession" if we lost.
estimated
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Eh, it was a pretty even game, I'm not too upset with the performance and the King Power is though to play in.
hamaka
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Performance was ok. Close game in all honesty. Both teams looked like scoring through out. Spurs going 2-0 up should have gone a long way towards deciding the match, but Leicester had a fair bit of resurgence from the VAR call.
lopsided
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Well he's right, they were the best until they became the worst. That's how it works
humidityi
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Disagree. It was an equal game for the most part, no one team was clearly the "best". Also, games don't end at 83 minutes, so it doesn't matter if you were better for that period. Spurs have had an issue seeing a lead out for a win in their last 3 matches now and its clearly an issue.
opportunity
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arrogant, It was a very equal game
oJames
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I think Poch is losing the plot at Spurs
secretary
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I honestly don't think so, back and forth game, no clear better team.
mudacdnrsz
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Pochettino is trying to convince himself and buy the players votes
Edoo87
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Wednesday: Throw away 2-0 lead to draw with Olympiakos Saturday: Throw away 1-0 lead to lose to Leicester The Spursiest of weeks 😬
KLKL
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still sticking to your old style will make you suffer..drop kane..if not the curse keep on follow you...lucas sure not happy with your treats and others as well..
PriscilloWen
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Honestly tho, tottenham played very good. They were millimeters away of from a 2-0 win. It was the disallowed goal that raised Leicester's spirit. Just stop conceding after leading 😅. The bottling tendency just like a curse.
cby10
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All hail Poopchettino
Michael2070
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time to go poch