Tottenham head coach Jose Mourinho questioned the attitude of some of his players as Spurs drew 3-3 at LASK to progress to the Europa League knockout stages.
Gareth Bale's penalty was Tottenham's only shot on target in the first half which ended in a 1-1 draw after Michorl put the hosts infront in the 42nd minute.
"I think it's a question of attitude, which I have experienced before even at Manchester United," said Mourinho.
"I had a similar situation - we lost two matches away in the group phase. When we get into the knockouts and you get better opponents and more difficulties, the team faces matches in a different way."
Our team at home is a different team," added Mourinho.
"When we go to Antwerp, to Ludogrets, to LASK, the stadium, the weather, the emptiness, the atmosphere - I have a feeling, which is not a feeling, it's experience, that some of the players, they feel that they shouldn't be here.
"But the contradiction on that, is that players like Son and Pierre [Hojbjerg], players starting every match, are the examples of the guys that it doesn't matter where, doesn't matter the competition, they are there. And they are there for the team all the time."
Substitute Dele Alli put Spurs ahead from the spot before Mamoudou Karamoko curled past Joe Hart in added time to earn the Austrians a deserved draw.
Mourinho said that the only thing he has learnt from the match was that the Europa League group phase doesn't motivate some of the players
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