Tottenham’s latest loss to Liverpool traced back to a sluggish beginning once again, hampering their top-four aspirations. Tottenham’s latest loss to Liverpool traced back to a sluggish beginning once again, hampering their top-four aspirations. Ange Postecoglou contends that Tottenham’s smothered confidence must be outshone to recover from the Sunday setback. The 4-2 defeat marked their fourth Premier League straight plummet after finding themselves 4-0 at the hour’s end, courtesy of Mohamed Salah, Andrew Robertson, Cody Gakpo, and Harvey Elliott. Richarlison partially redeemed Spurs with one goal before teeing up Son Heung-min on his 300th league match. Despite the opportunity to shrink the margin following Aston Villa’s fall, they cling to a seven-point chasm from the Champions League, with a game in hand over Villa but Postecoglou is optimistic about steering clear of uncertified play in the future. Postecoglou implied a loss of spark in the attack as the heart of their diminishing input, stressing the urgency to squash the front-third jitters to lay waste to the opposition’s set formations. With only one victory in their last nine away league fixtures and no win in the last five outings, Tottenham’s away form lags, now extended at Anfield following a run of what Postecoglou perceived as upturn, possibly hinting at dormant capability. He ruminated, “Perhaps disheartening but a semblance of our usual flair shone through today, despite our yet unrewarded stints in recent away games at Newcastle and Chelsea.”