Tottenham midfielder Christian Eriksen admits they weren't good enough on the night in defeat to Ajax.

Donny van de Beek has handed Ajax a 1-0 aggregate lead in their Champions League semifinal.

Eriksen lamented on the Spurs stadium pitch: “We were under-par, we didn't play our best at all. In the first 20 minutes, we were ball-watchers. We need to change it up a lot for the next game.

“We made them look a lot better. They are a good side, but we helped them along the way. It was our fault. We were better in the second half.

“At the start, the system didn't matter. The change gave us a different way to press, to play more direct. But we were still far from where we know we can be.

“No one wanted to play the first half we did. Everyone knew we didn't compete. We still lost, but we were better in the second half.

“We can't keep talking about injured players. In a semi-final it doesn't matter who plays, we have to step up. We're lucky they hit the post and hopefully we can turns things around in Amsterdam."