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Tottenham captain Lloris: West Ham draw shows we've learned from past

Tottenham captain Hugo Lloris admitted frustration after their midweek draw with West Ham.

Thilo Kehrer's own goal put Spurs in control but they squandered their position of strength in a sluggish start to the second half and Tomas Soucek equalised on 55 minutes.

Lloris, who celebrated 10 years as a Spurs player on Wednesday, had no time for reflecting on the anniversary and was left frustrated by his side's second half.

“It's difficult for me to think about [my anniversary] after the game," he said. “Obviously I'm very happy to reach 10 years but I'm more focused on today and Saturday [against Fulham].

“There is a mix of feelings after that game. If we look on the positive side, we're still unbeaten. We come here, a difficult place to deal with, a place we lost in the last two seasons.

“And then when you look at today's game, the way we conceded is frustrating. From the throw-in, we had to switch on quicker, the first ten minutes of the second half the tempo was a bit strange.

“And we know that if we want to do better than the last few seasons it's all about details, to keep the focus very high.

“We're still unbeaten. To get one point here is good, it's not bad even if our expectation is to come here to win. I believe in the first half if we pushed a bit more, we controlled so well the game, if we pushed a bit more we could have pushed to get a second goal.

“But it's part of the game. The season is very long and also we have to learn from the past. When you can't win, like today in the second half at 1-1, you don't lose. It's still one point.

“In the second half they pressed higher and we could have managed the ball better, especially we could have used the space better in behind their defence. Because when you play from the back you try to attack them as much as you can and in two or three passes you try to go forward.

“Again, the opponent deserves credit. They're a tough opponent and it's a tough place to deal with.

“We cannot forget also that they had one or two chances to score. If we lose this game, it makes things very bad so let's continue this positive run.

“The season is very long and also we have to learn from the past. When you can't win, like today in the second half at 1-1, you don't lose. It's still one point."

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