Mauricio Pochettino says Tottenham's thrashing by Bayern Munich is 'so difficult to accept

Mauricio Pochettino has called for calm after Tottenham were beaten 7-2 at home to Bayern Munich in the Champions League.

Mauricio Pochettino says Tottenham's 7-2 thrashing by Bayern Munich is "so difficult to accept" but urged for "calm" and "no rush analysis" in the immediate aftermath of the defeat.

Tottenham led after just 12 minutes through Heung-Min Son but after Joshua Kimmich and Robert Lewandowski turned the game around before the break, things began to unravel for Spurs eight minutes into the second period.

Serge Gnabry's four goals inflicted on Spurs their worst ever defeat in Europe

Former Arsenal winger Serge Gnabry scored four goals as the hosts were embarrassed, conceding seven at home for the first time in a major competition.

But Pochettino believes it is not the time to give a rash assessment on a chastening night for the north London club.

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Tottenham Hotspur are the first English side to concede seven goals in any European competition since Spurs lost 0-8 to FC Koln in the UEFA Intertoto Cup in July 1995.

The 7-2 defeat was the biggest ever margin of defeat by an English team at home in European competition.

Spurs conceded seven goals in a competitive match for the first time since December 1996 versus Newcastle United in the Premier League (1-7).

Spurs' 7-2 defeat to Bayern was Mauricio Pochettino's joint-heaviest ever defeat as a manager in all competitions alongside a 0-5 loss to Real Madrid in March 2012 with Espanyol.

"Now is a moment to be calm and not make a mistake," he said. "After a result like today, stay calm. We all know how we feel, very disappointed, the feelings, of course, are not so good.

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"We are not going to fix nothing by shouting or talking when the emotions are on the skin. The feeling of course in the last 10 minutes of the game, when we conceded three goals, it's like the team was tired and gave up a little bit.

"That shows a little bit our frustration during the game because until the 82nd minute the team was alive. The [team] was fighting, we created a few chances to score the third goal. But they were very clinical.
"Of course, we are so, so disappointed. I feel very, very, very disappointed. I feel so bad because we have conceded seven goals. It's so tough. But we need to face this type of situation.
"It's always nice when you play a final in the Champions League, it's nice to put my face in front of you. But now I put my same face in front of you and accept that we weren't as good as we expect."

Tottenham defender Jan Vertonghen said he felt 'extremely hurt' and 'ashamed' after their 7-2 defeat at home to Bayern Munich.

It leaves the Premier League side in an all-too familiar position of floundering in the early part of the group stage, having had to perform a miracle to progress to the knockout stages last year.
This hammering, the worst under Pochettino, will lead to some inquest, and they already have work to do if their Champions League journey is not going to end before Christmas.