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Alderweield shares two of Tottenham’s usual strengths which they desperately lacked against Liverpool

Liverpool's Roberto Firmino in action with Tottenham's Toby Alderweireld (REUTERS)
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Tottenham Hotspur produced one of their worst performances of the season so far against Liverpool yesterday.

Spurs centre-back Toby Alderweireld spoke to reporters about what went wrong during his side’s 2-0 defeat to Liverpool at Anfield yesterday, highlighting how he and his teammates failed to show enough aggression and desire, as quoted by the club’s official website.

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Tottenham’s loss against the Reds saw them fall even further behind in the Premier League title race, with 10 points now separating them and league leaders Chelsea.

And Maurcio Pochettino’s men really have their work cut-out now, if they are to catch Antonio Conte’s men, with just 13 league games remaining.

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Alderweireld, 27, spoke to TottenhamHotspur.com, and pinpointed two key areas where Spurs were not up to their usual levels, but was at a loss to explain why:

“We tried to change it in the second half and it was better but you need a goal to get back into it. That didn’t happen and then it’s difficult. Normally aggression and desire are our strengths so it’s difficult to see why that happened today and if we don’t bring that level the same as the opponent or even better then it’s difficult.”

Sunderland's Jermain Defoe in action with Tottenham's Toby AlderweireldTottenham’s Toby Alderweireld

The Lilywhites will have to put yesterday’s defeat at Anfield behind them as soon as possible, as they look to reassert themselves in the title race.

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And they must ensure that they bring more aggression and desire to their remaining 13 Premier League games, if they are to have any chance whatsoever of catching their London rivals.