Dele Alli feels a combination of "arrogance and overconfidence" led to Tottenham's 2-1 defeat against Manchester United on Wednesday, as Jose Mourinho endured a miserable return to the Theatre of Dreams.
Alli felt Spurs underperformed throughout the 90 minutes, failing to match United's intensity while losing out in personal duels across the pitch.
"It's difficult when you lose to take any positives," the England midfielder said post-match.
"We know what we had to do. We had to match their energy. We lost the game not by them outplaying us - just attitude. We weren't hungry enough and we were slow to every second ball, losing 50-50s.
"Maybe it was a little bit of arrogance and overconfidence. We've been playing well.
You have to have confidence and arrogance in games like this but have to use it in the right way. We were a bit sloppy but you can't do it in games like this or you'll get punished.
"We've spent a lot of years together. We have to learn from this. Games like this bring your feet back down.
"We want to win any game and you want to win for the new manager at his old place."
damadimrs
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Mourinho following attacking football his tactic's and formation can't give chance to lose game more favours for winning all matches. He insists following faded strictly defensive football difficult to win the watches and get trophy again. Everybody know his away matches tactics strictly faded defensive football.
iceyez
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United out played you do just accept it. Sorry but you cannot win for your manager at his old place especially when it come to United
Vezonic22
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Spurs was feeling so high and mighty. ManUnited brought them back to reality.
isoft
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Alli shut up and accept defeat, you lost because Manchester united played better than your team.
Shollay304
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I hope they kept your seat at Sky warm, back you go 😂
Kkrexuke
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I like it when pundits put out an all opposition combined first 11. Make them goes sky high and played basketball while firing up our players to play better. 👍