Axel Tuanzebe makes Burnley vow ahead of deadline day trip to Sunderland
Axel Tuanzebe has vowed Burnley will learn from their late setback against Tottenham that denied his side a long-overdue three points.
Scott Parker’s men came within a few minutes of a first win in 14 last weekend, leading 2-1 going into the final stages.
But Christian Romero produced a bullet header to salvage a late point for the away side, leaving the Clarets to settle for a third straight draw.
Given the gap to safety, which now stands at 10 points, a point does very little for Burnley’s survival hopes.
“Ultimately we’re disappointed, because the win was definitely there for us to take,” Tuanzebe told Burnley’s YouTube channel.
“We fell short of that at the end and it’s always frustrating to concede late on.”
The defender, who scored his first ever league goal to get Burnley back on level terms just before half time, admits the home side became too anxious during the final stages.
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“We showcased a much better second half after that [his goal],” the 27-year-old added.
“We’ve not won in a while though so it almost got a little tense to hold out and get the win and we stopped doing the things we were doing earlier.
“We just wanted to hold out when we should have just continued what we were doing, because clearly it was working.
“But we will learn from the situation and we will look forward. We have Sunderland next Monday and it will be a good game. It’s someone we’ve beaten before and we’ll be looking to beat them again.
“That’s not to underestimate Sunderland though, they’ve been having a fantastic season and we will treat them with the same respect we’ve shown to all these other sides we’ve played over the last few weeks.
“At the same time, we need wins and that’s what we’ll be going there to do.”
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