Dejan Kulusevski has admitted little was said in the Tottenham dressing room following their disappointing result at Southampton.
Spurs had to settle for a 3-3 draw on the road against Saints, despite taking a 3-1 lead in the 74th minute.
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Kulusevski revealed how he and his teammates reacted after the draw
Southampton have been handed a controversial penalty for Pape Matar Sarr’s foul on Ainsley Maitland-Niles.
James Ward-Prowse converted from the spot to snatch a point, with Spurs staying to regret their late mistakes.
They missed out on the chance to finish third in the Premier League, and Kulusevski revealed what the situation was like in the dressing room afterwards.
“No, absolutely, it feels like a loss,” he said while speaking to Spurs Play.
“We needed this victory, we know that these three points were very, very important and we have prepared a lot for the game this week so we are very disappointed.
“Not many words inside [the dressing room].”
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Everything was going so well for Spurs at Saint Mary’s as they took the lead on the stroke of half-time through Pedro Porro, his first for the club.
Che Adams struck early in the second half to level the score but Harry Kane and Ivan Perisic, who also scored his first Spurs goal, gave the visitors a solid lead.
Theo Walcott’s goal set up a tense final minutes on the south coast, and Ward-Prowse’s stoppage time penalty sealed the tie.
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Kane and company. know it was a great chance for them to solidify their place in the top four
The result led Spurs manager Antonio Conte to launch a scathing attack on his players, calling them “selfish” and dealing a blow to the club’s culture.
Spurs remain fourth in the table but Newcastle will leapfrog them if they win their two games in hand.
Their hopes of qualifying for the Champions League are therefore dwindling and Conte’s future at the club remains uncertain.
