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Everton boss Sam Allardyce 'shocked' by Spurs thrashing

Everton boss Sam Allardyce admits their defeat to Tottenham left him "shocked".

Spurs outclassed Everton to win 4-0 with Harry Kane scoring twice.

“I am shocked and surprised that we performed as we did," Allardyce told evertontv.

“We think the second goal was offside but we cannot control whether the referee gives that or not.

“We should have defended better to not let ourselves get in that position. But what happened after that was the most shocking part of what I have seen since I have been here.

“I did not expect to see that and maybe it is traits [recurring] from what was happening with the team before I arrived.

“I thought we had cut that out, so for me it us about making the players understand that it has happened once, in the second half – it cannot happen again.

“I will tell them why and how it happened and hope they learn from that to make sure they do not put themselves in that position again.

“You can lose a game of football but not lose like we did today."

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