Mauricio Pochettino insisted concentration was the issue and not Wembley as his Tottenham side slumped to a 1-1 draw with Burnley.
The Argentine says his side played well but they were let down at times because of a lack of focus.
"No, it’s not the problem, it’s not a Wembley problem", he said.
"I think if you watch the game because you understand football like me, or more, I think you will see if you review the game again that was a situation that it’s impossible that happened.
"In football if you’re not concentrated and focussed sometime when you’re tired maybe a little bit and you’re not 100 per cent you concede or gave the opponent the possibility to score and how was today and how it was against Chelsea. That was the key."
Pochettino was happy with the general performance and the number of chances his team made.
"I think we play well. The second half we made a lot of chances.
"Like against Chelsea we were much better than them (Burnley). I think we need to find out balance, still the team is showing in some period of the game that we are missing, or we are lacking concentration in different situations.
"In football you know you pay when you are not focussed for 95 or 100 minutes, or until finish the game. It’s the end of the game.
"I think that is the key, try to improve individual and collective."
He went on to say people cannot use Wembley as an excuse.
"If you remember the games that we play against Burnley at WHL, it was always very tough. Because the way that they play is very tough to play.
"I think Wembley helps a lot to break the defensive line, to score a goal, to create the chance. And we cannot complain. I think we need to stop.
"If some people are thinking about that, they need to stop. We have the responsibility to do better, to try to win. And the way that today we concede the goal, I cannot tell you, it wasn’t the problem with Wembley.”
Looking at the transfer window, Pochettino was very confident in getting players in before the deadline.
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