Brighton 3-0 Tottenham reaction: Mauricio Pochettino says Spurs have to stay together to fight their way out of trouble

A 3-0 defeat against a usually goal-shy Brighton was bad enough, but it could've been worse as Spurs were second best throughout the game at the Amex.

Goalkeeper Hugo Loris made a huge clanger for the first goal after just three minutes - suffering a horrific arm injury in the process, which Pochettino says affected his side.

There were no excuses for the overall display though, and Pochettino says the squad needs to stay together to try and get their way out of trouble.

"Of course, we cannot lie," he said. "To concede after three minutes in the way we did and what happened to our captain, it is normal that the impact was massive for the team.