Villas-Boas struggles to explain heavy Tottenham defeat

The Spurs boss admits there is "not
a lot" he can say after his side were
thrashed by a rampant Manchester
City side at the Etihad Stadium on
Sunday afternoon
Tottenham boss Andre Villas-Boas admits
there is "not a lot" he can say after his
side's 6-0 defeat to Manchester City on
Sunday.
Jesus Navas put City in front after just 14
seconds and things went from bad to
worse for a lacklustre Tottenham side as
the ruthless hosts ran riot at the Etihad
Stadium.
Sandro scored an own goal before the
prolific Sergio Aguero helped himself to a
brace. His striker partner Alvaro Negredo
then got in on the act with a stunning
goal of his own and Navas completed the
rout with his second goal right at the
death.
This was Spurs' fourth Premier League
defeat this season and Villas-Boas was
baffled by the heavy defeat that.
"[It was a] difficult start. Conceding after
15 seconds puts your plans in doubt, it's
difficult to take," he said. "I think we had
a very good reaction to the [opening]
goal, that's probably the only positive of
the game we have.
"Everything went bad for us, from being
one of the best defences in the country
to suffering six goals, there's not a lot I
can say.
"City were excellent, we were extremely
poor today and we paid a big price. From
the moment we suffered the fourth goal
we mentally weren't playing the game."
Tottenham now find themselves down in
ninth place and face Manchester United in
their next league fixture.