Brighton 3-2 Tottenham: Ange Postecoglou dissatisfied with ‘worst’ Spurs defeat

Tottenham Hotspur manager Ange Postecoglou called his side’s collapse against Brighton in the Premier League “probably the worst defeat since I’ve been here”.

Spurs led 2-0 after 37 minutes and were on their way to their sixth successive win in all competitions after goals from Brennan Johnson and James Maddison, but conceded three times in the second half as Brighton took the three points.

“It was disappointing and I’m absolutely devastated about that,” Postecoglou said.

“It’s an unacceptable second half. We were nowhere near where we should be. Maybe we got carried away with the way we went.”

“We’ve kind of accepted our fate and it’s hard to understand because we didn’t do that while I was here. Usually we fight for everything, and if you don’t, you pay a price.”

Spurs missed the chance to finish sixth in the Premier League and are ninth with three wins, one draw and three losses from their seven matches.

Postecoglou criticized his side’s mentality and spirit, adding: “Maybe things went too smoothly. Football and life will trip you up if you get too far ahead and that’s how it looked in the second half.

“It is a terrible loss for us, no matter how bad it can get, and there is only one way to solve it and that is my responsibility.

“We lost all our games, we were not competitive and if you are not competitive, no matter what you do tactically, it is not going to work.”