Presser points | Spurs 0-1 Man City | Ange Postecoglou

Ange Postecoglou spoke to the media at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium after our 1-0 loss against Manchester City in the Premier League on Wednesday night.

Here's what he had to say...

Ange on if he felt we should have got something out of the game after our second half display...

"I think so. First half, we were just a little bit too eager to get forward with the ball. I thought we were really wasteful and against City, it allows them to get into a rhythm of their game. They can pick you off at different times and we just didn’t handle that part of the game well. They scored and had a couple of good chances to get further ahead. I certainly felt second half we dominated the game and territory. We were pretty relentless, much better with the ball and a lot calmer, but just missing a goal and ultimately fell short."

Ange on being able to bring on the likes of Dejan Kulusevski, Heung-Min Son and Pape Matar Sarr and if that shows we're turning the corner...

"It’s disappointing to lose again and that’s the main feeling. It did look more like us today, at least from my perspective. We were really relentless, we played aggressive football, we took it to a very good opponent, we never tapered off at all. If anything, like you said, bringing the guys on made us stronger towards the end of the game. Disappointing to lose, but I think you see the benefit of us being refreshed and going into a game well prepared. That level of performance in the second half, if we can begin to get consistent with that then we will be able to push on."

Ange on Wilson Odobert's first start since September...

"I thought he was great. It was important tonight that Wilson, Destiny and Brennan got some minutes. Again, it’s one thing to get guys back from injury, but we have got to get them up to speed as quick as we possibly can. You could see Wilson hasn’t played for a while, but you could also see the quality he has. I think he grew into the game in the second half. I thought he was a big catalyst at the beginning of the second half when he was running at the opposition. He is an exciting player and if we can manage him through this period and get him to a really decent level of fitness, I’m sure he will help us finish the season strong."

Ange on if it was Sonny, Deki's and Djed's turn to be rested...

"No, it wasn't their turn, but like I said, it's just... there's no point having a squad, and I can't be sitting here bemoaning not having a squad and then not use it. I think that'd be highly hypocritical of me, but we needed Destiny, Brennan and and Wilson to play today and get some minutes. Deki, Sonny and Djed have played an enormous amount of time, so having them have a little bit of a recovery and a breather, I thought was going to be helpful for us but, more importantly, now I've got three more players who are getting close. It's 90 minutes for Brennan, that's the first 90 minutes for quite a while. We're going to have some real options which we're going to need because we've got Europa League and Premier League back to back now and we need as many bodies available for that as possible."

Ange on looking forward to Dominic Solanke's return from injury...

"Yes, absolutely, Dom and Richarlison, and look, Mathys (Tel) is working really hard and but we're asking him to do a massive job for us at this level and he's probably one who probably does need a rest because he's come in and played every game. It'll be good to get Dom back in there. When he was playing for us, he was hard to stop and you can see the benefit of them having Erling in their side, so hopefully Dom's not too far away."

Ange on our very last chance, headed just over by Pape Matar Sarr in the final seconds...

"It happened really quickly, but we had a few of those moments in the second half where it just flashed across the box or Ederson's made a save or they've made a block. You're flattened by the defeat, but in terms of the way we played and the way we went about it, it was much more like the team we want to be, and we've already shown we can do that, so there's a lesson in there for us. The first half, some of it was just, I think, enthusiasm and trying to be too aggressive with the ball and once we settled down in the second half, if we can take that into games, then I think we'll be able to push on."