Brighton & Hove Albion 3 -2 Tottenham: Rapid reactions

On Sunday Tottenham lost to Brighton & Hove Albion after surrendering 3 second-half goals following a dominant first-half showing that left Tottenham leading with 2 goals to none. Needless to say, there's a lot to react to following Tottenham's poor showing.

Brighton & Hove Albion 3 -2 Tottenham: Rapid reactions

The first thing to point out was the rough day for both of Tottenham's fullbacks. Both Pedro Porro and Destiny Udogie seemed to struggle with just about everything they did on Sunday.

Porro, typically great on crosses and delivering balls into the box, struggled to create any real goal-scoring opportunities, while also failing to get on the same page with the central defenders when It came to moving the ball up the field.

Multiple times throughout the game either Micky Van De Ven or Christian Romero would look for a pass up the right side, only to not find Porro anywhere near his position, causing confusion and allowing for Brighton to solidify their defense.

Destiny Udogie, on the other hand, was completely out of sync both offensively and defensively. Udogie needed to put in a good game today considering the absence of Heung-Min Son on the left-hand side of Tottenham's formation, but he instead seemed unable to find his rhythm at any point.

It was Udogie who failed to get a solid foot on the ball when Georgino Rutter received the ball in the penalty area in the 58th minute, a mistake that gave Rutter the chance to tuck away an easy shot to tie the game.

Offensively, Udogie and Timo Werner seemed to at least operate decently together, with Udogie providing solid consistent service to Werner, though the two didn't seem to operate as a duo working together outside of that. However, with that being said, the fullbacks were only part of the problem on Sunday.

Another issue in the second half of the game was the complacency of the attacking players for Tottenham throughout. Dominic Solanke, Brennan Johnson, and James Maddison seemed to turn invisible during the second half of the game.

They had rare touches, and the aggressive pressing that is a staple of Ange Postecoglou's style seemed to be completely left in the first half.

The one attacking player who seemed to want to do something was Timo Werner, and sadly he still seems to be struggling despite picking up an assist on James Maddison's goal in the 37th minute.

One thing I personally wish I would've seen was more of an attempt to bring more life into the attacking third by bringing on substitutes after Tottenham fell behind. Mikey Moore was brought on in the 85th minute, but It feels as if that was too little too late for the Spurs to get back into the game.

The final thing that I believe needs to be pointed out is that the experiment with Timo Werner needs to end. Werner's been given a lot of opportunities with this Spurs team and even gets run with the second team as a starter, but he has been unable to find any sort of good form in those opportunities.

Tottenham took the summer transfer window as an opportunity to bring in young talent to help fill the team with players who have the stamina to run Ange Postecoglou's system.

Players like Mikey Moore (17 years old), Archie Gray (18 years old), Lucas Bergvall (18 years old), and Wilson Odobert (19 years old). These players have a lot of potential and could bring more to the Tottenham lineup than Werner has been able to thus far.

At some point, Werner's poor form has to be acknowledged and someone else has to be given a chance to take that spot away from him.