Tottenham attacker Arnaut Danjuma admits defeat at home to Bournemouth was tough to take.
Danjuma, on-loan from Villarreal, struck against his old club, but Spurs fell 3-2 at home to the Cherries.
Speaking to SPURSPLAY after the game, he said: “It’s something for me to build on personally. Obviously I’ve been waiting to get a chance,” he said. “As disappointing as the result is for me today, for me it was also disappointing not to start or get the minutes that you’re hoping for but for me as a player it’s the same situation as we’re in as a team after the game today. In football, in the hard times it’s even more important to stick together, find the character to get the motivation to work twice as hard.
“For me as a player that’s all I try to do and when I came on obviously I’m very happy with the goal for the club. I’ve been waiting to score for the club for a while now in the Premier League as well. With the result, it happens every now and again in football, we just need to make sure we go back to the drawing board and prepare ourselves for the next game.”
On the result, he continued: “The primary feeling that we have is disappointment.
“I think towards the end of the game we did well. We tried to win the game and if you’re Spurs you should always try to win the game. So inevitably you’re going to leave some space in behind for Bournemouth on the counter, but I think I’d be more disappointed if we didn’t go for the win.
“I think towards the end of the game we showed character, we got the equaliser. Unfortunately it wasn’t to be today but we can make sure that we do nothing less than go back to the drawing board, dust down and make sure that we give our all in training again and prepare for the next game.”
He added: “It was [a punch to the gut] to be honest with you. It would have been a dream to win the game again as we did away, but this is football. It’s not always meant to be and in the hard times it’s even more important to stick together and it’s even more important to get the support.
“We’re obviously devastated with the result of the game but nevertheless I’m standing here very confident in my teammates, the fans and the staff. We’ve got seven games left and it’s all to play for, so as long as we focus on those games, we get our conviction back, our confidence back, there’s nothing to worry about if you ask me.”
