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Hugo Lloris speaks out for first time after Tottenham’s defeat to Chelsea

Tottenham Hotspur's French goalkeeper Hugo Lloris (L) and teammates react after Chelsea's second goal during the English Premier League football ma...
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Tottenham goalkeeper did not directly address his error.

Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper Hugo Lloris has spoken of his disappointment at the club’s defeat to Chelsea on Sunday.

The France international allowed a late goal from Marcos Alonso to slip under him as the Blues recorded a 2-1 victory.

Lloris, speaking to Tottenham’s club website, did not directly address the error, but told how crestfallen he was at his side’s misfortune.

Tottenham Hotspur's French goalkeeper Hugo Lloris (L) and teammates react after Chelsea's second goal during the English Premier League football match between Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea...

He said: “I’m very disappointed with the result, obviously, but in terms of the performance, what else can we do?

“It was a great performance. We put in a lot of good energy, even after going 1-0 down we kept our chin up and kept playing our basics and we can be proud of that.”

His comments echo those of head coach Mauricio Pochettino, who insisted Tottenham had given it their all and were simply unlucky.

Marcos Alonso of Chelsea scores the second Chelsea goal during the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea at Wembley Stadium on August 20, 2017 in London, England.

Chelsea arrived with an ideal gameplan to stifle Tottenham’s creativity, and Pochettino’s side lacked a plan B needed to try and break their opponents down.

Lloris added: “It’s about luck, all the luck was on Chelsea’s side. We can keep the performance in our minds because it was really good and keep working hard and prepare for the next game.”

Tottenham have batted away suggestions of a ‘Wembley curse’, but questions about this will become a bit more poignant if they fail to beat Burnley this weekend.

The Clarets are awkward opponents as Chelsea found out on opening day, but Spurs will be tremendously disappointed if they can’t get all three points against Sean Dyche’s side.