The tired stars of Tottenham were called for 'hiding' by Jermain Defoe in a clinical debrief after Aston Villa had dumped them from the FA Cup.
Defoe forced the players to take responsibility for their malaise, while Dion Dublin hit an important man because he had no conviction for the goal.
Spurs dropped to a fourth defeat in their last six domestic games after goals from Jacob Ramsey and Morgan Rogers, with the late consolation of Mathys Tel not enough to save the day.
It means that they suffered a double Whammy Cup outputs after Liverpool pushed them out of the Carabao Cup on Thursday evening with a 4-0 Anfield-Hameren.
'If you are in this situation, there are no options. They do not support themselves. We used to call it hiding. Son (Heung-Min) is currently going through that phase. There was a shot from eight meters and he passed it, “Dublin told the BBC.
'The son's confidence simply is not correct, he chooses the wrong finish.
Defoe chimde in: 'I couldn't believe it if he didn't shot. Sometimes you hide. Sometimes it's about going back to basics. You stay together as a group. It is important that they regroup.
'There has been a lot of noise around Tottenham, the chairman, the manager. The players must take responsibility. You look at the infrastructure. It is a difficult time.
'Everyone keeps saying about the injuries, the players who would start. As soon as he gets those players back and tries to finish the strong, it will make a difference. '
The incident Dublin and Defo referred to which came in the second half when Son gave an opportunity to shoot, passed on to Yves Bissouma who was in a worse position.
Joe Hart added: 'It is a complete collective, they all work together. He is well established in Tottenham. The debriefs are so important. There is so much going on and that is when the work comes in.
'They don't play the same football that they practice.
'Everyone is accepted Tottenham will be a team that plays. You must have options to play football.
'You need everyone on the same page, but that works and what it looks like. It is not a good recipe and it must be tackled. '
Comments