• Early blow made for ‘emotional game’, says manager• ‘I don’t need to show my commitment. It is there’Mauricio Pochettino said his team struggled to recover from the early blow of Hugo Lloris’s injury, later confirmed to be a dislocated elbow, after Tottenham crumpled to a 3-0 defeat against a hugely impressive Brighton side.“Of course. We cannot lie,” the manager said. “To concede after two minutes then lose our captain was massive for the team. It was an emotional game. The team was affected, we started to play but never showed our real performance. I don’t want to take credit from Brighton but of course the team suffered a massive impact. Related: Brighton pile pressure on Pochettino as Tottenham lose Lloris to horror injury Continue r...
