Where Ange Postecoglou ranks the 3-2 loss to Brighton among his worst defeats at Tottenham

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Tottenham Hotspur miraculously threw away a two-goal advantage as they slipped to a 3-2 defeat against Brighton and Hove Albion.

Spurs were in total control during the first-half as goals from Brennan Johnson and James Maddison saw head into the interval in the lead. But the second 45 minutes followed a completely different script as three goals from the hosts saw the game turn on its head.

Ange Postecoglou’s defence were run ragged in the second-half and as soon as Yankuba Minteh got one back for the hosts, Tottenham looked totally rattled. Micky van de Ven looked totally off it against Brighton and Destiny Udogie also had an afternoon to forget at the Amex Stadium.

In the aftermath of the shocking defeat, Postecoglou ranked where he believes the loss was in terms of the worst his side have suffered since he has been in N17.

Ange Postecoglou ranks Tottenham’s defeat to Brighton

Postecoglou claims that Tottenham’s 3-2 defeat away to Brighton was the worst loss he has suffered since he has been at the North London club.

The Australian coach was seething at how his team played in the second-half and claims his team got carried away by being 2-0 up at the break.

“Yeah it’s disappointing, I’m not frustrated, I’m absolutely gutted with that [second-half performance]. That was probably the worst defeat we’ve had since I’ve been here.

“Unacceptable second-half, we weren’t anywhere near where we should be and maybe we just got carried away with how we were going.”

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It’s just unfathomable to think how the Lilywhites let such a lead slip given how much control they enjoyed in the first-half. The implosion after one mistake was totally unacceptable and is becoming a worrying trend under the Postecoglou.

The Spurs boss believes the reason behind these slip-ups is a mentality issue, claiming: “Yeah I think so [the second-half collapse was a mentality issue].

“In the second-half we kind of accepted our fate, which is a bit hard to understand because we haven’t done that since I’ve been here. Usually, we have fought for everything, when you don’t you pay the price and we paid the price.”