The storyline of Tottenham Hotspur’s 2024-25 Premier League season is consistent in its madness, as Ange Postecoglou oversaw another game in which both teams scored and his side came up short.

Down 2-0 after less than 20 minutes, Spurs huffed and puffed but only found a Richarlison second-half goal en route to a 2-1 loss to top-five chasing Nottingham Forest on Monday in North London.

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Spurs held more than 70% of the ball and out-attempted Forest 21-4, churning up a xG advantage of 2.12-0.64. Somehow, they lost again.

Tottenham’s scored and lost 11 times in the Premier League this season. How did Postecoglou view the latest example of this phenomenon?

Verdict on the game? “It’s disappointing, a game we should never lose — another one we let slip. Our football was outstanding aside from the goals we conceded. This is the sort of year. We conceded poor goals and gave ourselves a mountain to climb.

What was missing? “Concentration and focus for every minute of the game we had Thursday night we didn’t seem to have at the beginning of the game. You can’t give teams two-goal starts,

Performance was good: “On the balance of play we didn’t deserve to lose. Our football was good but that’s been our problem all year. There have been too many games we’ve lost in that manner and that’s why we’re in the position we’re in.”

Building on Europa League win: “We wanted to maintain momentum and we missed that opportunity.”

Making halftime subs and trying to keep players available for UEL semis: “It’s a bit of a balancing act and we have to be smart about what we do. We have to be ready for Thursday in a week with our players healthy.”

Big Premier League game first: “Good test against Liverpool obviously. If we play like we did today but keep our concentrations level where we should, then we can give them a game.”