Both teams were playing already-relegated sides, with Arsenal welcoming rock-bottom Aston Villa to the Emirates Stadium and Tottenham traveling north to Newcastle’s St. James’ Park.
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Tottenham were title contenders up until early May when a 2-2 draw with London side Chelsea handed the Premier League crown to Leicester City. “It was wonderful, I was flattered before, but now …” he said after being serenaded for the entire match.
“To finish in the Champions League and to finish second after a lot of time [would have been good] and with the last few games we put it in the bin”.
“We’re still learning, we still have to work hard and we still have to improve”.
Click through the slides below to see the best pictures from the fixture against Tottenham. We wanted to be the ones lifting the league title but we’ve got to use it as motivation for next season.
“We know how much finishing above Arsenal means to the fans and the club”.
‘When people think they’ve had a bad season and we’ve had a good one, yet they still finish above us, it hurts.
Pochettino shared Kane’s views on the nature of the defeat.
‘First of all we apologise to our supporters, ‘ said boss Pochettino afterwards.
“I apologise to our families, the families who have suffered behind us, it is hard now to arrive home and explain what has happened here”. It was a shame and diffcult to understand.
Spurs failed to win any of their last four Premier League games against West Brom, Chelsea, Southampton and Newcastle.
“We had the possibility to stay second”. I think it is unbelievable and we are very disappointed.
Mitrovic was sent off after 67 minutes for a bad foul on Kyle Walker but just when Tottenham fans thought their team had an escape route, they capitulated after Wijnaldum converted a dubiously-awarded spot kick.
But the final day will leave a sour taste. We have to learn from it. We have to learn how to finish teams off, and finish the season off as well. “We were on holiday and that is the reality”. Not just in England, in Spain, too.
SWANSEA, Wales – Manchester City effectively secured a Champions League place for next season with a 1-1 draw against Swansea in the English Premier League on Sunday.
Arsenal striker Olivier Giroud, meanwhile, plundered a hat-trick as the Gunners finished an unconvincing performance with a flourish to maintain manager Arsene Wenger’s record of never placing below Spurs.
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They have attracted many admirers with their progressive, attacking style of play, while youngsters such as Harry Kane, Dele Alli and Eric Dier have captured the imagination with their fearlessness.
