Tottenham’s collapse against Brighton on Sunday raised familiar and uncomfortable questions for the club, which head coach Ange Postecoglou will be stewing over during this international break.
Spurs went in at half-time at the Amex Stadium 2-0 up and headed for a sixth straight win in all competitions, but ended up losing 3-2 after a dreadful second-half performance. Postecoglou criticised his side’s “competitiveness”, accusing his players of lacking “fight” and failing “to do the basics” in perhaps his gloomiest press conference yet; the Australian did not seem especially angry, just deeply disappointed.