'Frustrated, angry' Tottenham players were lost for words after West Brom draw, says Ryan Mason

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James Benge26 April 2016

Ryan Mason admitted the Tottenham squad were struggling to articulate their disappointment after dropping two crucial points at home to West Brom on Monday night.

Craig Dawson’s 72nd minute header cancelled out the defender’s own goal in the first half and secured a 1-1 draw for Albion that leaves league leaders Leicester needing only to win at Manchester United on Sunday to win their first ever top tier title.

Leicester’s victory over Swansea on Sunday had piled the pressure on Spurs, who lost Eric Dier to injury and could be without Dele Alli for three games if the FA rule him to be guilty of violent conduct over his alleged punch of Claudio Yacob.

Mason confirmed that the mood in the dressing room was sombre after a draw that saw Tottenham dominate possession without crafting the clear-cut opportunities required to break apart Tony Pulis’ stout backline.

“We don’t like losing or drawing games at the Lane or anywhere when we’ve been a goal up,” he told the club website.

“Obviously the circumstances at the moment meant we were trying to get a result and put the pressure back on Leicester so that adds to the disappointment, but we don’t like losing or drawing at home at any time – it’s disappointing and not a good feeling.

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“Everyone’s gutted, there’s not many words being spoken. We let a 1-0 lead slip at home, we’re frustrated, angry and disappointed – there are so many emotions. We wanted to win but unfortunately we didn’t do that and the dressing room is very down at the moment.”

The 24-year-old was called into the game after Dier picked up an injury moments after the equaliser.

West Brom’s performance had significantly improved from the tame display they offered in a 2-0 defeat to Arsenal on Thursday, particularly in a second half where the visitors registered more shots on goal than their hosts.

Spurs, though, hit the woodwork three times throughout the game as they chased the second goal that Mason felt would have ended the contest.

“Goals change games at the end of the day. If we’d scored a second one in the first half then we’d have probably gone on to win 3-0 or 4-0 but at 1-0 they were always in the game, they played for set pieces, they’ve got a big side and they scored from one of those set pieces which is disappointing.

“In the Premier League you need to kill teams off – 1-0 is never a safe scoreline and that showed tonight.”

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