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West Ham defender Cresswell on Spurs defeat: We were really sloppy

West Ham defender Aaron Cresswell admits nothing went their way in Sunday's defeat to Tottenham.

Cresswell says there's no excuses for the loss.

“There're no excuses," Cresswell told the club's website. “It's disappointing from us.

"The first 15-20 minutes were really sloppy. We didn't get going in the game and they scored two goals which gave us a big uphill battle. Today wasn't our day.

“We got in a good position, coming in at 2-1 at half-time. We scored from a corner kick, kind of out of nothing really. We didn't really create too many chances.

"Set-pieces are a massive part of our game. We've worked at that since the gaffer came in and it's a vital part of the way we got our goals.

“I thought, in the second half, we had a little spell of the game where I thought we could have done something with the ball. But we weren't quite at it and the goals we conceded were sloppy.

“We aren't using being tired as any excuse. We played Thursday night, but Tottenham played Wednesday night as well, so we're not looking for excuses.

"We just weren't good enough on the day. They played well today and scored some good goals, but on our part it was sloppy."

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