Postecoglou's Spurs lack fight and composure in latest Premier League defeat

Tottenham Hotspur boss Ange Postecoglou has rued his side’s lack of composure in a 1-0 defeat at Crystal Palace, saying the visitors conceded a poor goal after losing the ball near their own box. Palace claimed its first win of the season when Spurs defender Micky van de Ven slipped in possession while looking to play the ball out from the back, with the home side capitalising to score through Jean-Philippe Mateta. “We could have dealt with those situations better but it was a poor goal and we should do better at that and not concede like that,” Postecoglou told reporters. “There were other solutions out there and again even in that moment we didn’t have to lose our composure. It just seems we kind of wanted everything to run smoothly and we know it doesn’t, especially in a game like today.”There are still ways you can overcome that but it was a poor goal to concede because the game was always an arm-wrestle. It was never going to be one with bags of chances … so to concede…