Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino has warned his players not to repeat their sloppy Champions League display against Sunderland on Sunday.
Pochettino accused Spurs of lacking “passion” and “aggression” after their 2-1 defeat to Monaco, in which defensive errors cost his side dear at Wembley.
They return to White Hart Lane this weekend for the visit of the Black Cats and Pochettino has made clear he will not accept another lacklustre performance.
“When we wait six years, a long time to play Champions League, after 45 minutes you can’t go to the changing room with this feeling,” Pochettino said.
“We had 90,000 people in front of us, waiting for us to play Champions League. The atmosphere was amazing.
“We nearly cried when you hear the song from the Champions League, it’s a dream come true.
“That was difficult. We have time to win games. We have possibility to go to the next round. It’s early days.
“To show more consistency in our behaviour is very important for our future. It’s early in the season but we need to compete much, much better.”
Pochettino was making his own managerial debut in the Champions League and admitted he too may have been at fault.
“I look at myself too. Maybe I didn’t know how to give them motivation to play on Wednesday night in the Champions League,” Pochettino said.
“Maybe I put myself in question too. We share responsibility but we cannot repeat. You can lose, not play well, but never concede two goals how we conceded.”
Tottenham announced earlier on Thursday that 20-year-old Harry Winks had signed a new five-year contract with the club.
Winks follows Christian Eriksen and Eric Dier in extending his deal, with Jan Vertonghen and Erik Lamela expected to follow in the coming weeks.
“I need to say that the club has made a big effort to try to keep all our talents,” Pochettino said.
“It’s fantastic for the club. My feeling is that we need to do more because the club give us a lot of things and very good things and we need to show more like a team. More passion, more desire.”