Ange Postecoglou slams 'unacceptable' Tottenham form after matching unwanted record in Arsenal defeat | OneFootball

Ange Postecoglou has admitted his Tottenham Hotspur players simply "cannot accept" the miserable run of form on which they find themselves.

Wednesday's 2-1 defeat to Arsenal, while shrouded in controversy, was Tottenham's 11th defeat in just 21 Premier League games this season - tying their previous unwanted record from the 1997/98, 2003/04 and 2008/09 campaigns.

It leaves Spurs 13th in the standings, just eight points above the relegation zone with just two wins from their last 11 games.

"This can't be accepted by anyone at the club, us losing so many games in a league season, it's not right," Postecoglou said after the latest defeat.

"It's not good enough, especially the first half, we were just way too passive, we allowed Arsenal to take control of the game. I'm really disappointed with the way we played both with and without the ball, we allowed them to dictate the tempo. Our second half was a little bit better but nowhere near good enough.

Spurs fell to a controversial corner / GLYN KIRK/GettyImages

"That's not who we are. That's not how I set the team up to play. To be sitting in and allowing Arsenal to play just wasn't good enough.

"There's no magic cure. We need to work hard and go into battle on Sunday and turnaround our fortunes and our season. There are always reasons why things happen but the reality is our results and form in the league has been nowhere near good enough. That needs to change.

"We just didn't play near the identity of what I want us to be. We're an aggressive team with and without the ball - we showed that against Liverpool but tonight we were way too passive. That's not acceptable. Second half was a little better but it wasn't enough."

Tottenham face relegation-threatened Everton next weekend before ending January at home to a struggling Leicester City side. Brentford, Manchester United and Manchester City are all on the schedule in February.