Tottenham Hotspur’s Devastating Collapse vs Brighton: Ange Postecoglou Reacts

Tottenham Hotspur manager Ange Postecoglou described his team’s collapse against Brighton in the Premier League as “probably the worst defeat since I’ve been here.” Spurs appeared on track for their sixth consecutive victory across all competitions after building a 2-0 lead by the 37th minute, thanks to goals from Brennan Johnson and James Maddison. However, Brighton’s second-half comeback saw them score three times to secure all three points.

Postecoglou did not mince words after the game. “I’m absolutely gutted with that,” he said. “It was an unacceptable second half – we were nowhere near where we should be. Maybe we got carried away with how we were going.”

The manager went on to express his frustration at how his players failed to respond when under pressure. “We accepted our fate, and that’s hard to understand because we’ve fought for everything so far. When you stop fighting, you pay the price,” Postecoglou added.

Tottenham had a chance to move up to sixth in the Premier League, but instead sit ninth with three wins, one draw, and three losses from their seven matches. Postecoglou was particularly critical of his side’s mentality and spirit. “Maybe we were getting ahead of ourselves. Football and life will trip you up if you start looking too far ahead, and that’s what happened today.”

“It’s a terrible loss for us, as bad as it gets, and there’s only one way to fix it, and that’s my responsibility. We lost all our duels, we weren’t competitive, and if you’re not competitive, irrespective of what you do tactically, it won’t work.”