Tottenham's dream in the Premier League is over, says Mauricio Pochettino after Burnley's defeat

Mauricio Pochettino said Tottenham's hopes of winning the Premier League title this season faded after his 2-1 loss to Burnley on Saturday.

After Burnley took the lead in the second half, Harry Kane scored back from injury to level the Spurs. Ashley Barnes was the winner of the Clarets with seven minutes left.

The Spurs slide meant that they could end up at eight points from the leaders of the Premier League by the end of the weekend. Liverpool will play Manchester United on Sunday.

Although there are still 11 games to play, Pochettino thinks his team's chances of winning the league title this year have been definitely overtaken by Burnley.

When asked if their title fight was over, Pochettino said Sky sports: "Yes, we are very disappointed because there are 11 games, the gap can be bigger, of course, there are a lot of games to play, but today, in my mind, we had to earn the three points to pressure.We have not done it for different reasons, our mistakes and only because of us.We can not blame anyone, only ourselves, because we have not been able to win. "

After working full time, Pochettino went to referee Mike Dean to express his anger, then seemed to move away before falling back in two to make other blame for l & # 39; official.

While Argentina stated that he was not angry for any particular reason, he admitted that he had made a mistake in confronting the referee instead of going down in the tunnel.

"Nothing" was his answer when asked what caused him. "What happened on the field was on the field, we made a couple of mistakes, we conceded both goals, we congratulate Burnley, they fought hard and deserved the We do not deserve defeat, but football We have to continue. "

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He added: "When you feel so disappointed and upset, you sometimes make mistakes, we made mistakes in the field and I made a mistake afterwards, I have to go straight to my dressing room and I Wait, drink water and be relaxed, but what happened happened.

"It's so important to understand that it was an important game for us." I said before the match that it would be decisive if we wanted to be a Premier League contender at the end of season Emotions, sometimes we find answers and excuses to try to justify defeat It's not normal how I behaved.

"Maybe that's because I knew before and after the match that it will be difficult to be a true contender if you lose."