Tottenham Hotspur boss Ange Postecoglou says Tuesday's 2-0 defeat by Manchester City was his "worst experience as a manager".
Erling Haaland scored two second-half goals to keep City's title fate in their own hands - and end Spurs' chances of qualifying for next season's Champions League.
A lot of the build-up talk was around many Tottenham fans not wanting their own team to win, because that would have put arch-rivals Arsenal on the brink of winning the title.
The Australian insisted before the game that 100% of Spurs fans would want their team to win.
But on Friday he said: "I hold my hand up, I got it wrong. I was here the day before the game and I sort of mocked the whole thing.
"I got a real anxiety within me. What if we play as well as we can and they beat us 5-0?
"I'd hate to think [that] people [would be] questioning if I'd prepared the team."
Tottenham's defeat meant Aston Villa claimed the final Champions League spot.