Jagielka refuses to blame Away Days
Everton skipper Phil Jagielka has refused to blame away days for the clubs defeat to Tottenham Hotspur as Everton faced their third away Premier League fixture after an away trip in the Europa League.
The blues went down 2-1 to Spurs at White Hart Lane, just days after travelling back from an away trip at VFL Wolfsburg and Jags refuses to blame this on the defeat.
“Obviously you’d rather sleep in your own bed and have a little bit of a lie in,” he said. “The day’s travelling doesn’t help, but for those that play in those competitions they have to manage things like that.
“We’re not making an excuse. We would have liked a kinder draw after the away games but there’s not much we can do about it.”
“They pressed us really high and made quite a few fouls. I think we could have had a bit more protection from the ref which may have slowed them down a little bit, but as it was they were allowed to keep on coming at us.
“Even when they made a few changes there were a few tackles flying in.
“But fair play to Spurs. They scored two goals and possibly could have had a penalty themselves towards the end so they deserved the win.
“We played pretty well, created a few chances but unfortunately didn’t keep that one goal lead for long enough.”
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