Captain Pedro Porro reveals one thing Tottenham did well despite Carabao Cup defeat

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Captain Pedro Porro has given his honest verdict on Tottenham Hotspur’s 2-0 loss against Newcastle United in the fourth round of the Carabao Cup.

Tottenham Hotspur suffered their first away defeat of the season, falling 2-0 to Newcastle United on Wednesday night.

The defeat brought an end to the momentum built from last weekend’s hard-fought win over Everton, as Spurs failed to make it back-to-back victories.

It was a frustrating evening for Thomas Frank and his players, who would have hoped to keep their cup journey alive.

The Carabao Cup offered one of several potential routes to silverware this season, but those hopes were dashed under the St James’ Park lights.

The loss means Tottenham now turn their focus towards the Premier League, the FA Cup, and the Champions League, as they remain their only route to silverware this campaign.

Pedro Porro reacts to Tottenham’s defeat at Newcastle

Following the disappointing result, Pedro Porro, who captained the side on the night, spoke candidly about the performance and what went wrong against Newcastle.

Speaking to the club’s official website, Porro reflected on the defeat, acknowledging both the disappointment of the result and the support from the travelling fans.

He said: “It is first very disappointing for us, for all the fans that come here today in the night on Wednesday fighting for me myself and my other teammates thank you so much for the support.

“But the result for them, no and for us I think I love the mentality the team because you concede a goal in the set pieces this is happen in football.

“Stay in the game and you start the second half and we concede again and now the best for today is our fans. Thank you so much and keep coming on Saturday.”

Tottenham created chances despite the loss

Tottenham did not go down without a fight, as Thomas Frank’s side carved out several chances but lacked the finishing touch needed to change the outcome.

Porro, when asked about Spurs’ attacking display, admitted that the side did well in moments but fell short in key areas.

He added: “Yeah it is we play well in the first half a little combination with Richarlison maybe we stay with the ball one more second for the last pass or maybe in this moment you need more in the area, sometimes football is there.

“But I think the most important is the mentality we put everything in the pitch, you lose this game it’s disappointing because the last season you arrive in the semi final and then you lose in Anfield but I think for me the other team is good.

“The atmosphere is incredible this is important for the game, but we know we have another game on Saturday in the afternoon.”