Lloris embarrassed by capitulation at Newcastle

Lloris embarrassed by capitulation at Newcastle

Tottenham Hotspur captain Hugo Lloris labelled his side’s collapse at Newcastle United in the Premier League “embarrassing” as their top-four hopes suffered a huge blow.

Spurs could have moved level on points with Newcastle with a win but instead conceded five goals in the opening 21 minutes, eventually losing 6-1 at St James’ Park.

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Many of the Tottenham fans who had made the long trip to Tyneside were seen leaving before half-time.

“It’s very embarrassing. We should apologise to the fans. We didn’t show a good face, and we could not match the performance of the Newcastle players,” Lloris, who was substituted at half-time, told Sky Sports.

“We were late in all aspects of the game and we completely missed the first part of the game. The second half is a different story, but it’s really painful.

“It is not even about tactics; we just could not fight and we were late. It is difficult right now to assess the performances, but there was a lack of pride.”