Mauricio Pochettino insists he is not worried that Tottenham have lost momentum by losing to West Ham and getting dumped out of the Carabao Cup.
An unfamiliar Spurs side allowed the struggling Hammers to come from 2-0 down to win 3-2 inside 15 second-half minutes in the fourth round at Wembley.
Pochettino made seven changes, resting key players such as Harry Kane and Hugo Lloris, and admitted rotating his side made things difficult.
“I am not worried. After a few weeks, when we were in the sky, the performances against Real and Liverpool were fantastic,” he said.
“It’s just more difficult to play in these types of competitions when you rotate, and to keep momentum. I think we spent a lot of energy in the last two games. It is so difficult to keep that type of level.
“We were talking before; Real are going to play 11 different players against Fuenlabrada (in the Copa del Rey) and, in England, we play West Ham – a derby – and they’re not in Europe.
“I am very disappointed. Always you feel bad when you lose. It’s true, after the first half, it was like the job was done and it was game over, but in football you can never give the possibility to the opponent to come again.”