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.”
