Tottenham Hotspur drew 0-0 against AS Monaco in their third Champions League match of the campaign on October 22 at Stade Louis II.
Spurs maintained a ball possession of 44% against Monaco, who had eight shots on target as opposed to the North London club’s two shots on target, according to Sofascore.
Tottenham goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario pulled off an impressive display against Ligue 1 side, making a total of eight saves.
Now, Pedro Porro, who made the permanent move to Tottenham from Sporting CP in the summer of 2023, has expressed his disappointment over his side’s display against Monaco, going so far as to say that the squad ‘don’t have the right mentality.’
The Spanish defender told Caldena SER,
“We’re not in a bad situation, but let’s hope the second win comes. The other day in the draw against Monaco, I said it in the dressing room: we don’t have the right mentality, and in this competition, they run you over and you don’t even realise it,” as per GOAL.
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Speaking after the clash on Wednesday, Tottenham head coach Thomas Frank addressed his underwhelming display, sharing his analysis of the game and told reporters,
“The intensity was not at the level we wanted to for whatever reason. I think it’s something we’ve been very good to play with basically every game more or less. Today we couldn’t go for whatever reason. That can be momentum, it can be a lot of things.”
“Then I think on a general level we made too many mistakes. Decision-making and simple passes that didn’t help on the day. It was a hard point won. I think it was a relatively even first half.”
“Second-half our performance was not good and Monaco were better than us. It demanded a lot to keep the clean sheet which we did in the end. I think Vicario was very good but we didn’t hit the performance level we wanted to, especially in the second half.”
“We’re definitely learning [in the] Champions League. Playing away in the Champions League is always difficult. We still need to defend a lot but on the flip side, I think we created some chances, but of course, I want more.”
Tottenham will be hoping to secure better results in their next Premier League match against Everton on October 26 at the Hill Dickinson Stadium.
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