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Son Heung-min brands Spurs 'SOFT' and their performance 'unacceptable' after they threw away a 1-0 lead for the FIFTH game in a row to lose London derby 2-1 at home to West Ham

Tottenham captain Son Heung-min laid into his team-mates after their latest Premier League collapse, branding their performance ‘unacceptable’ and ‘soft’.

Spurs are the first side in the competition’s history to fail to win five consecutive games despite going 1-0 up in each match, this time losing their lead to West Ham.

Speaking after this 2-1 defeat, Son said: ‘Losing that game is unacceptable. We have got the lead five times in a row now. West Ham are always tough to play against but we were soft.

‘In the Premier League, you don't know what will happen in the end.