Goals from Bernando Silva and Thomas Lemar gave Monaco the lead against the run of play but despite Toby Alderweireld getting one back before the break, Mauricio Pochettino’s men could not force an equaliser as they suffered an opening-game setback at Wembley Stadium.
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Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino will hope the result – and the tepid nature of his side’s performance at times – is not a signal that they are going to struggle as they make the national stadium their home in the Champions League this season while work on a new stadium gets under way.
And Lloris, who hailed the fantastic atmosphere at Wembley, however, insisted that Tottenham failed to fully reciprocate the fans’ support.
“Players love to play in a huge, full stadium, I think the size of the pitch affected Tottenham more than it did us”.
“Football is on the pitch, on the grass and we can not concede how we did and we need to be more aggressive when we have the chance to score”.
Speaking after the game, Pochettino said: “I think that we all agree that we started well but then we conceded after 15 minutes”.
“There are still five games left, but we need to learn quickly”.
Roy Keane has described Tottenham ” s defending as “criminal’ during their 2-1 Champions League defeat to Monaco on Wednesday.
Pochettino, whose side’s tenacity and energy saw them challenge for the Premier League last season before coming third, was deflated afterwards, and a little mystified. “We feel very disappointed with the result, we deserved more but you can not concede like we did”.
“From our first chance we scored and from that point we had the control of the match and Brugge had the control of the ball”, said Leicester’s colourful Italian manager Claudio Ranieri. It is hard to accept how we conceded a goal in this way.
‘He’s a brilliant player and we’re excited to have him back but Victor (Wanyama) has done really well since he’s come in and Eric as well in centre midfield.
“Today was an opportunity to give to our fans a good victory and it is a shame for our fans”. They played in a very comfortable position.
Alli’s partnership with Kane played an integral part in Tottenham’s success last season but Kane is yet to hit top form.
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“I think we all agreed about that, and when you concede a goal like this, yes we can speak about many things, but 2-0 down, it was very hard”. I talk about passion, it’s to feel more.
