Terrible: Ange Postecoglou calls the Spurs' defeat at Brighton the worst of his tenure.

In their 3-2 loss to Brighton, Ange Postecoglou criticized Tottenham for their "unacceptable" second-half 

`performance and acknowledged that it was the worst loss of his time with the team.

Before halftime at Amex Stadium, goals from Brennan Johnson and James Maddison put the Spurs ahead 2-0 and set them up for a sixth straight win in all competitions.

Johnson now had six goals in as many games, but the Seagulls had a complete turnaround after the break when Yankuba Minteh cut the deficit in the 48th minute.

After 66 minutes, former Arsenal forward Danny Welbeck completed the comeback by heading home the game-winning goal, after 10 minutes of excellent play by the remarkable Georginio Rutter.

Tottenham was second best and appeared to be a shadow of the club that had come into this match following impressive victories away at Ferencvaros and Manchester United. However, they had put on a commanding first half performance.

In retrospect, Postecoglou said after his 51st game in charge of Spurs, "I need to assess it, but that's probably the most disappointing loss I've had since I've been here."

We didn't do what was necessary at this point; it's quite non-negotiable. Simply put, we lacked competition.

Most likely the most depressing loss I've experienced since coming here

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We paid the price because we lost our duels, lacked passion, and failed to provide the fundamentals of the game—all of which are necessary at this level.

It doesn't really matter where it comes from because it is unimportant. Ultimately, it is unacceptable.

You can sort of accept that you won't win every game, but there are certain ways that games are lost.

And it was the first time we had lost the game like that since I've been here. And inappropriate, as I mentioned.
“There’s a lot I can do about it. I'm in the role for that reason. I would get someone else to sit here if I was unable to change the situation.

"It's a terrible loss for us, as bad as it gets," he continued on the BBC. "There's only one way to fix it, and that's my responsibility."

"It's probably the worst loss I've had since coming here."

At Brighton, Spurs got off to a flying start as Timo Werner, Dejan Kulusevski, and Maddison failed to capitalize on opportunities in the opening ten minutes.

After Dominic Solanke slid past Johnson with a beautiful left-footed goal, the visitors did take the lead after 23 minutes.

Soon after, Werner cut back for Maddison, and his low shot beat Bart Verbruggen to put Tottenham ahead 2-0. Welbeck then missed a chance.

Johnson had another chance to add a third before halftime, but Brighton manager Fabian Hurzeler substituted Pervis Estupinan, and the left-back quickly linked with Kaoru Mitoma to set up Minteh for the game-winning goal.

After a mistake by Destiny Udogie in the 48th minute, Mitoma set up Rutter for a drill into the bottom corner with 58 minutes remaining to tie the score for the Seagulls.

After Rutter outmuscled Udogie and Rodrigo Bentancur to set up the former England international Welbeck to head in from close range after 66 minutes, Welbeck completed the comeback.

"I am really proud how the team reacted because also at half-time, they take the responsibility, they showed character, they showed personality, and the reaction was great in the second half," Hurzeler said, downplaying his part in the comeback.

"The squad is made up of excellent individuals. Ultimately, it is my job to support the squad in maintaining their good attitude, saying the right things, and coming up with the appropriate answers, but, to be really honest, the second half was the players' game.

“They deserved it, they worked hard, they were more ruthless, they were more intense and they worked hard for the goals.”