Gent 1 Tottenham 0: Mauricio Pochettino watches stuttering Spurs slump to another loss and moans: We’re in a bad way

MAURICIO POCHETTINO saw stuttering Spurs slump to another loss and moaned: We’re in a bad way.

Tottenham have won just two of their last six games.

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Boss Poch, whose team travel to Fulham in the FA Cup on Sunday, said: “We are now in a bad period and that is the reality.

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"It’s not about confidence. We are wrong with our judgment if we think it’s only about confidence.

“I only hope on Sunday that we can break this negative run.”

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Jeremy Perbet’s 59th-minute winner in this Europa League last-32 tie leaves Tottenham sweating ahead of next Thursday’s return leg at Wembley.

Spurs stars were greeted with V-signs from a small number of fans as they went to applaud their 1,200 travelling supporters at full-time.

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But Pochettino insisted: “We competed from the start and it was an even game.

“Gent were very super-motivated to play against us and we coped with that motivation.

“We cannot be worried about this result. The tie is open and we must trust the team.

“Now we go to Wembley to try to win the game and make Wembley a home.”