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The Tottenham assistant boss is speaking to the media following the FA Cup fifth round defeat at Championship side Sheffield United.

The energy was the problem. We used different players but these players have to show. I think the team we picked today was fine. We also have to look at the medium period and we have many games. Today there were 5,000 here to watch our performance and we apologise because it was a big missed opportunity. The Spurs assistant head coach was the main man in the dugout again with Antonio Conte recovering in his Turin home following last month's emergency surgery to remove his gallbladder.

Tottenham dominated for the majority of the match at Bramall Lane in Sheffield, but they failed to do anything with the possession. Attempts on goal were few ...

Tottenham last won the FA Cup in 1991 and have failed to make it past the fifth round for the last five seasons. With two games in hand over Newcastle and one over sixth-place Liverpool, holding on to a spot in the top four and a Champions League berth next season is now the club’s top priority. If we want to score we have to find the target. “We had the opportunity to score but we never found the target. None of the new legs made any real difference as Tottenham continued to struggle to produce in front of goal. Tottenham dominated for the majority of the match at Bramall Lane in Sheffield, but they failed to do anything with the possession.

League Two Grimsby Town beat Premier League Southampton to reach quarter-finals for first time since Second World War.

“I know that past the hugs and the high fives there is a machine there that wants to win everything. I think for the players, this is an experience and they’ve earned the right to look forward to such a game.” A warm reception will surely await off the pitch but not on it. “It’s a double feeling to be honest,” Kompany said. “It is not a regret,” Stellini said. Stellini made six changes after Sunday’s win against Chelsea and revealed England captain Kane had been struggling with illness.

And your HIC, needing to wake up at 5:30am tomorrow for work, would like to get his zzz's right after the concert (once he arrives home safely, of course). —— ...

With only 24% possession and three shots on target, the bottom-half League 2 club stunned the Premier Leaguers to reach the quarterfinals of the FA Cup. Southampton are already in the midst of an absolutely dire season. Even worse, the performance was terrible. The loss was bad. Your HIC is only giving you a short hoddle today as he forgot to write it earlier in the day, is heading to a show tonight and realised that show is starting later than normal. And your HIC, needing to wake up at 5:30am tomorrow for work, would like to get his zzz’s right after the concert (once he arrives home safely, of course).

A beautiful solo effort from Sheffield United's Iliman Ndiaye secured a 1-0 win over a stunned Tottenham, who crashed out of the FA Cup fifth round.

However, the Brazilian looked a shadow of his World Cup self and crashed his best chance well over the bar when one-on-one. Harry Kane - a 65th minute substitute - then wasted a free header in the dying embers, sealing his side's fourth elimination from the fifth round in as many years. The Blades should have gone in front just before the break when Ismaila Cheick Coulibaly panicked after being afforded a clear run through on goal, firing well wide from Pierre-Emile Hjojberg's mistimed backwards header.

Tottenham assistant head coach Cristian Stellini apologised to the club's fans after they were dumped out of the FA Cup by Sheffield United.

“The players made it a good watch for me,” he added. “It is not a regret,” the Italian added. “He’s unbelievable with the ball, there’s not many Premier League players who can do what he does with the ball. “We used a good team to play this game against this type of opponent. “When the energy is not at the same level as your opponent sometimes you can lose. “I think the team we chose to play the game was fine,” Stellini said.

England captain suffered with illness in build-up to defeat at Sheffield United.

"The last two or three performances were really high intensity but when you have this type of performance I hope it will be easy to explain to the players what we need to do," Stellini said. We need to stay at the same level to be consistent. We need to be more consistent, this is about mentality." "The problem was the energy. "The team we chose to play the game was fine," Stellini said. "It is not a regret," Stellini said of the decision to leave out Kane, who sat out the fourth-round win at Preston.

Former Tottenham midfielder Jamie O'Hara has hit out at a quartet of stars following the shock 1-0 FA Cup defeat at Sheffield United on Wednesday evening.

This was the problem for me, the energy in this type of game. “I think we missed a big opportunity. But if you look at that back three on paper, when you’re realistic about your chances of winning the FA Cup, that back three is not good enough. Other players have to step in and do a job for you. Dier is the same, Davinson Sanchez. “You’ve got Richarlison, Son and Lucas in your side.

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But if he wants to win trophies, he might have to leave Tottenham and I'm sure that is keeping him awake at night. Meanwhile, Kane has had a great time at Spurs and scored lots of goals, but he hasn't lifted silverware. He added: "This really was a great chance for Tottenham. There is also an acceptance of an over reliance on Kane and that he cannot play in every single game, while Stellini also revealed the England skipper had been struggling with illness. "Steven Gerrard made the point when he was at Liverpool. There were 5,000 of them here to watch our performance and we apologise because we missed a big opportunity."

Spurs deserved yet another FA Cup exit with their trophy drought now expected to stretch to 15 years.

If Stellini and Conte were arrogant in their selections, the players were complacent and lacking the required mentality. Every Spurs fan had seen last night's game before, and many probably saw the result coming, as a disjointed side laboured from the off. Spurs arrived here with four wins from five League games to face a second-tier side prioritising promotion, and with the FA Cup draw wide open.

Tottenham assistant head coach Cristian Stellini said his side missed a big opportunity to progress in the FA Cup after being knocked out by Sheffield ...

"The players made it a good watch for me," he added. "We need to look in the medium period, we have many games. "He's unbelievable with the ball, there's not many Premier League players who can do what he does with the ball. "We used a good team to play this game against this type of opponent. "When the energy is not at the same level as your opponent sometimes you can lose. "I think the team we chose to play the game was fine," Stellini said.