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Lucas Bergvall set for bigger role under Postecoglou after Tottenham's North London Derby defeat

Lucas Bergvall has been speaking about life at Tottenham Hotspur since arriving from Djurgarden
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Tottenham's first North London Derby of the season against Arsenal ended in defeat and left Ange Postecoglou looking for solutions.

Spurs dominated much of the possession but were unable to turn that into enough clear chances on the Gunners' goal and while they shut out Mikel Arteta's side for much of the game, it took just one Gabriel header from a Bukayo Saka corner to undo all of the defence's good work.

Postecoglou was left disappointed with his Tottenham players' attacking endeavours in the final third and told football.london after the game: "We had some good opportunities but we created so many more, we just wasted some of our good play. Similar to our other games where we haven't really had that conviction in the front third to take advantage of, whether it's us winning the ball back or getting into that front third and nothing coming of it. You keep opposition teams in the game when you do that."

He added: "We are a team that is progressing in many areas, with all that progress there are always new challenges and things you need to overcome. When I look at the four games in isolation this year, the football is probably more consistent and compelling than our first four games last year but obviously our results don’t reflect that. So I think we have made progress in certain areas but there are other areas we need to improve on and that’s my job to fill those gaps as quickly as possible."

Our Spurs correspondents Alasdair Gold and Rob Guest discussed the North London Derby in the latest episode of their podcast Gold & Guest Talk Tottenham. They also discussed Cristian Romero and Guglielmo Vicario's part in Arsenal's winning goal and what the attacking struggles meant for players like Lucas Bergvall who could be set for an increased role in the matches ahead as Postecoglou looks for more bravery from his attacking playmakers.

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