Mauricio Pochettino shares what he told Tottenham Hotspur’s players yesterday

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Tottenham Hotspur boss Mauricio Pochettino saw his side let a two goal lead slip against Olympiacos yesterday.

Tottenham Hotspur boss Mauricio Pochettino has told Football London that he let his players know how poor they had been at half-time, even though they went into the break ahead.

Spurs raced into a two goal lead in Greece, despite not playing anywhere near their best.

At that stage it looked like Tottenham may find a way to win, despite performing below par.

However, Olympiacos pulled a goal back just before the break and Pochettino could see the warning signs forming for his side.

He said: “I feel very disappointed. To be honest, first half I wasn’t happy with our performance. From the beginning we had a plan. We didn’t respect the plan. I told the players at half-time.

“We scored two goals but if you only analyse the performance it wasn’t great. We conceded a lot of chances to them and the first goal was so painful. We didn’t translate that type of aggression these type of games demand.”

Spurs ultimately went on to concede another goal after the break, with Jan Vertonghen giving away a penalty.

Tottenham just never got going in the contest, with too many of their players putting in below par performances.

The result still isn’t a disaster for Tottenham in terms of qualification from the group, but the performance has concerned supporters, with Pochettino’s men still yet to fully click into gear this season.

Tottenham are next in action on Saturday, when they take on Leicester City in Premier League action.