Presser points | Spurs 2-2 Wolves | Ange Postecoglou

Ange Postecoglou spoke to the media at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium after our 2-2 draw against Wolves in the Premier League on Sunday.

Here's what he had to say...

Ange on the game...

"It's a disappointing outcome. Obviously, we went a goal down but after that I felt we controlled the game. It wasn't easy always to get openings but we did look pretty threatening every time we did get forward. We scored a couple of goals, we obviously missed the penalty and then in the second half, I just thought we had some really big moments to kill the game off. They weren't really creating much, I think Fraser had one save to make with his feet, that was about it. You felt we kind of needed that third goal and obviously they score at the end and you're kind of left with a disappointing outcome, but it's not through the want of trying. It's obvious, you know, the lads are fairly fatigued, especially in that front third, we're not as sharp as we can be, which is understandable because we're asking a lot of a sort of small core group of players and, as I said, it's not for the want of trying and they're trying to get the outcomes for us."

On Destiny Udogie's injury...

"I think it's a hamstring. Again, like I said, we've been relying on a core group of players because we just haven't had the ability to rotate, so at some point it was going to catch up with us. Unfortunately, it caught up with Destiny."

On Radu Dragusin's display having been a doubt with an injury sustained at Forest in Boxing Day...

"He wasn't 100%, but he felt he could get through with his ankle and again, I think the players are all giving everything they can at the moment. It's just unfortunately we can't give them what they really need and that is some recovery and rest because we've got so many players out, but Radu wanted to play today and you know while he wasn't 100%, we had no choice to put him out there."

On maybe taking risks...

"Like I said, there's no choice, but it's not a risk. I mean it's it's a judgment call, you know. It's not like it's a muscle injury, it's a knock on his ankle, but yes, we're making decisions. We've got no choice unless I throw another 18 or 17-year-old out there, well, those are the only fit players we have at the moment."

On the plan for the clear week ahead - next game, Newcastle at home next Saturday (12.30pm UK)...

"We knew this is the first week where we don't have a midweek game, so I think the whole group probably needs a couple of days just to get away from everything and recover, because it's been fairly intense for a real small core group of players, particularly over the last four or five weeks and I think it'll do them good to have a couple of days to themselves with their families and give them a chance to recover mentally as much as physically."

On what he'll do this week...

"I'll just keep going. We've got work to do and try to get some help for these players and our role is to try and give them everything we can, the support we can, to perform at their best."

On the message to the players as conceding such a late goal can be deflating...

"They're very disappointed, but it's not through the want of trying. I can see how hard they're trying and if we were at our sharpest today, we would have got that third goal and maybe a fourth. We were inches away at times from getting the goal we needed, and we're just lacking a little bit of that dynamic movement that we need because you look at those players, Dom, and I don't know where Deki gets the energy from, and even Brennan and even Sonny and a lot of these guys, they're finding some form of energy to still be out there trying, but you know we're certainly not as sharp as we can be."

On Rodrigo Bentancur picking up a fifth yellow card, and therefore a one-match ban...

"Again, that comes down to the players being so desperate to turn things around. It was an unfortunate moment, didn't really need to happen, and I'd much rather he didn't make that tackle and was available for the next game. The players are obviously hurting, they want to turn this around and it's not for the want of trying."

On feeling like it never rains but pours at the moment...

"It is what it is. It's fair to say we're dealing with a fair bit and it doesn't feel we're getting a smooth run at anything in terms of getting players back and allowing us to freshen up the team. As soon as we get one back, we lose one. We've just got to get through it. There's still a lot for us to play for and with what's on the horizon, we have to give the players all the support we can to perform at their best."

On still being able to get something out of the league season...

"I think so, because it's still fairly tight. I just feel that at some point we'll get a relatively healthy squad and when we do that, we'll be able to perform at a high level consistently and we've already shown this year we can beat anyone. There's a chance there you can go on a run, but at the moment that's secondary to the first bit, we have to try to get some support for the players - both mentally and physically - and in terms of numbers to give them the opportunity to play at their best."

On hurting as much as the players...

"Of course I am. It hurts me because I'm responsible, ultimately. I'm the person in charge. So, of course it hurts and when I see how hard they are trying, it hurts even more because you want them to get a reward. Today, they deserved a reward for their efforts even though they were dipping into their reserves of energy, which I don't even know where they got from. I wanted them to get a reward for their efforts. So, of course it hurts. It hurts immensely. At the same time it's my responsibility for where we're at right now and it's my responsibility to try to get us out of it."