Tottenham Hotspur boss Mauricio Pochettino believes that sometimes in football levels can drop, leading to a team often being less competitive than would otherwise have been the case.
There have been occasions this season when Pochettino spoke following a poor display about a lack of spirit and desire.
However, the Argentine manager believes that such things cannot be avoided in football and his is not the only team to suffer as a result.
Pochettino cited the example of Barcelona, who in spite of being one of the best teams in Europe were hammered 4-0 by Paris Saint-Germain in their Champions League round of 16 match this Tuesday. The Spurs boss said that it simply wasn't a good day for the Spanish giants and this happens.
“Sometimes in football it happens and you can’t find out why. It’s like Barcelona [at PSG], sometimes it’s not a good day, it happens", Pochettino told his club's official website.
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"We feel disappointed because every time you have the possibility to play football you want to show your best and people expect for you to be at a good level.
"But it’s true we dropped our performance, our energy, our desire maybe or we showed a lack of being competitive as a team.
"That surprised us because before [the game at Liverpool] we spoke about how we’ll play and start the game, but sometimes it happens and you can’t change it.”
Pochettino's team need a revival in their form against Belgian side KAA Gent after suffering a 2-0 loss against Liverpool in their last league match on 11th February.
