Ange Postecoglou believes Tottenham’s 3-2 defeat to Brighton is the worst of his tenure as head coach.
Spurs had been cruising to victory on the midway level of Sunday’s conflict on the Amex Stadium due to targets from Brennan Johnson and James Maddison. However by some means, they left empty-handed.
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Yankuba Minteh, Georginio Rutter and Danny Welbeck scored inside 21 minutes of the restart to seal a shocking Brighton turnaround.
Defeat is Postecoglou’s seventeenth from 51 matches throughout all competitions since he took cost final summer season.
The scoreline was not as unhealthy as their heaviest loss, 4-0 away at Newcastle final season, however he’ll be eager to neglect this one in a rush.
“Yeah, that is disappointing,” he advised Sky Sports activities following a contrasting efficiency stage within the first and second halves of the match.
“I am annoyed, I am completely gutted with that, it is most likely the worst defeat we have had since I have been right here.
“Unacceptable second half, we weren’t wherever close to the place we must be, perhaps we simply obtained carried away with how we had been going.”
When requested if there was an issue along with his aspect’s mentality, he mentioned: “Yeah I feel so.
“Second half, I simply do not suppose… we form of accepted our destiny, which is a bit laborious to grasp as a result of we have not performed that since I have been right here, we have often adopted via every little thing.
“However when you do not, you pay a worth and we paid the value.”
Spurs have additionally made undesirable historical past with Sunday’s outcome as they’re the primary ever Premier League aspect to lose ten matches when taking a 2-0 lead.
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The record-breaking outcome left former Spurs star Dimitar Berbatov dumbfounded.
“Is it attainable Spurs had been telling themselves at half-time they gained the sport?” Berbatov requested the remainder of the panel on Sky Sports activities.
“Is that additionally a chance? Coming from us [Berbatov, Les Ferdinand and Steve Sidwell] who used to play the sport.
“Perhaps they had been pondering it was going to be simple within the second half.
“They perhaps underestimated Brighton a bit and that was most likely the error as properly, as within the second half Spurs weren’t there.
“From the primary half, it was gone, and we had been watching right here in disbelief, like what’s going on?”
Though the outcome towards Brighton is barely the primary time this has occurred below Postecoglou, followers will undoubtedly be apprehensive.
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They’ve misplaced for the third time within the Premier League this season, with Newcastle and north London rivals Arsenal the opposite groups to get the higher of them.
Compared, Spurs had been unbeaten at this stage of final season and did not fall to defeat till November once they misplaced 4-2 to Chelsea.
They sit ninth within the desk on ten factors and can now have to attend two weeks to offer a response because of the worldwide break.
Spurs will host London rivals West Ham on Saturday 19 October, dwell on talkSPORT, in a bid to revive their possibilities of European qualification.
