Tottenham Hotspur boss Mauricio Pochettino has slammed his players following their 2-1 loss against Anderlecht in the Europa League on Thursday, Daily Mail reports,

Pochettino was livid with the prospect that Spurs are now under pressure to qualify from the Europa group stages ahead of trip to Bournemouth this weekend.

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"We started the game very well," he said.

"After 10 minutes we scored, we created two or three chances more and when you concede the chance to the opponent to get back into the game the way we did the dynamic changes. We lost our focus and after 10 minutes changed the game completely.

"This was our problem and we need to learn. We are young but if you are the best team on the pitch after 10 minutes and you believe you can win the game you need to win the game. We lost our focus.

"I am angry, frustrated, disappointed. I don't know which word to describe me.

"We need to be focused for 90 min, 95 min. Football is like this. We are under pressure now. We have to win but I am happy about that. We need to feel the pressure. Because if not, after 10 minutes it seemed like it was an easy game and we have lost."

The Lilywhites went into the lead via Christian Erikssen early in the clash, but then went on to miss several good chances to add to their tally.

And they were punished for their poor finishing as Guillaume Gillet made it 1-1 before ex-Fulham striker Stefano Okaka sealed a victory for the Belgian club.

The result leaves Tottenham on four points tied with Anderlect, with Monaco in the lead with five while Qarabag are bottom with three.

Pochettino also risked an injury to Harry Kane, with the Argentina manager throwing on his star striker when the game was tied at 1-1 despite him carrying a knock.

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