Tottenham's Archie Gray, who led the team onto the field as captain in the evening derby against Brentford (0-3), expressed his feelings live on Sky Sports.
The 20-year-old midfielder made history as the youngest captain to start for Spurs in Premier League history, but he honestly admitted the team’s complete failure in terms of effort and intensity.
“In football, there are days when one team simply overpowers the other in terms of fight and desire. The blame lies entirely with us. Our supporters were incredible today, and we owe them.
Fitness and squad readiness? Honestly, I believe there are no excuses for that.
Are we still feeling the effects of last season? We have a monumental task ahead; you all saw what happened on the pitch. Overall, it's definitely a step forward compared to last year, but this is not the kind of start we were hoping for ahead of the midweek match on Wednesday. All our work this week is aimed at moving in the right direction, but today we were simply overpowered.
The status of the youngest captain in the club’s history in the Premier League? It’s an amazing and memorable moment for me. I’m incredibly grateful to the manager for that trust, but as I said, our performance today was absolutely unacceptable.”
