""A tough game, a tight game. We know they're a really tough team to play against," he told Sky Sports. "I don't think we did enough. If we'd done enough, we wouldn't have lost this game. "I don't think we gave too much away, they scored two goals from outside the box. But I think we can also create more for ourselves. We always give 100% to the fans and the club and everyone.""
""There were two big teams on the pitch," he said. "We started very well. Villa produced two goals out of nothing, and we had four or five moments where we couldn't produce. "If you told me before the game that these players will be shooting from these positions, I'd have said: 'happy days!' "It was exactly the game I expected it to be, with two good teams, very tight. There weren't too many chances. I think, overall, it could've gone either way. I think 1-1 would've been a fair""
Tottenham lost 2-1 to Aston Villa at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium after taking an early lead through Rodrigo Bentancur's deflected strike. Villa reversed the game with long-range goals from Morgan Rogers and Emiliano Buendia despite an expected goals (xG) of just 0.37. Micky Van de Ven wore the captain's armband after Cristian Romero was injured in the warm-up and acknowledged the team did not do enough, saying they must create more. The defeat ended Spurs' seven-game unbeaten run and extended a poor home record, leaving the result feeling tight and contestable.
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