Son warns Tottenham defeat at AZ is ‘big wake-up call’ with season on line

- Captain critical of ‘sloppy’ Europa League display
- Ange Postecoglou: ‘We didn’t have the right mindset’
Son Heung-min insisted that Tottenham’s defeat by AZ in the Europa League must be a “wake-up call” for their hopes of winning silverware this season as Ange Postecoglou admitted his side did not have the “right mindset for an away game in Europe”.
Spurs managed only one shot on target in the first leg of their last-16 tie and Lucas Bergvall’s own goal handed the Dutch side a slender advantage for next week’s second leg in north London. In the second half, Son was replaced by Dominic Solanke, who was then forced off himself. The England striker had just returned from seven weeks out with a knee injury, but Postecoglou said he hoped the latest problem was just a knock.
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