Ange Postecoglou damningly declared Spurs cannot mentally cope with having a final in front of them after slumping to a record 20th Premier League defeat.
Three days after reaching the Europa League final, Tottenham were brought back down to earth yesterday with a 2-0 home loss to Crystal Palace, a result which leaves them fourth bottom.
Postecoglou made eight changes to his team he prepares for their all-important showdown with Manchester United in Bilbao on Wednesday week.
But the Spurs boss still let rip at his side’s sorry display, admitting his second-choice players blew their chance of forcing their way into his thinking for the game in Spain.