'Will we ever learn from our mistakes and adapt?'

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I am not going to dwell on refereeing decisions because it will not do us any good.

What I will talk about is mentality, which has been so defining for us this season.

I am glad the line-up was tweaked to have a bit more maturity in the side. It did not negatively impact our starting attitude and up until 2-0 it was one of the most passionate performances I have seen from us in a while.

We did not lose our heads in the way we did against Chelsea. In fact, I think it was one of the tamest derbies I have seen in a while.

However, after having the equaliser ruled out, and not focusing on the the break that led to Arsenal's second goal, we lost our determination and spark.

It was not until we brought Richarlison on that we saw a major shift in collective attitude. He pressed the keeper which then led to our first goal and he gave us a focal point up front in the middle and we fought until the final whistle.

I still do not understand why he could not start? Is he not fully fit still? I feel like that could be said about some other players too.

We have got to start taking set-pieces more seriously, and learning how to defend corners should be on the top of our list.

We have gifted opponents with goals too many times this season and we have got to stop making life difficult for ourselves.

Will we ever learn from our mistakes and adapt?

Anna Howells can be found at Spurs XY

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