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'We concede too many goals': Jan Vertonghen blames Tottenham's defence for shock FA Cup defeat to Norwich and reveals he's 'thankful' for Jose Mourinho's 'confidence' in him afer a torrid run of form

Jan Vertonghen admits Tottenham must address the problem of goals they concede if they are to salvage something from their disastrous season.

Spurs crashed out of the FA Cup on Wednesday, humbled at home on penalties by Premier League strugglers Norwich.

It was the competition identified as their best chance of ending a 12-year trophy drought.

Jan Vertonghen has blamed Tottenham's defence for the club's continued struggles this term
Spurs crashed out of the FA Cup fifth round after losing to Norwich on penalties on Wednesday
Vertonghen opened the scoring for Spurs before Norwich equalised and prevailed on pens

'We wanted to do better and we are just disappointed,' said Vertonghen. 'It is a big disappointment. We started well and I think we had chances to kill the game but we didn't.