Watford 2-1 Spurs - Mauricio's reaction

Mauricio Pochettino described our loss at Watford as a 'wake-up call'.

We looked in control when Abdoulaye Doucoure turned Lucas Moura’s cross into his own net for a 1-0 lead on 53 minutes.

However, the game turned around in the 69th minute when Troy Deeney glanced home Jose Holebas’ free-kick. Seven minutes later, the turnaround was complete from a second set-piece as Craig Cathcart powered home another header, this time from Holebas’ corner.

"It’s a very painful and disappointing defeat," said Mauricio. "It was an even game in the second half but it’s disappointing when you score and you are 1-0 up and you concede two goals in that way. It’s disappointing, there isn’t another word to find.

"The reality is if you don’t fight in the way you need to fight... to play football is one thing, to compete is different.

"Today, in the first half, we didn’t compete in the way we should compete if we want to win and to be a contender. It’s easy after Manchester United, 3-0, everyone praised the team, but today if you don’t give your best, you can lose.

"You can lose, but in the way we lost today... if the opponent is better than you, you cannot say anything but when you are better but didn’t show you are better for different reasons, it’s so painful. We have to keep going."