Record-breaking Archie Gray admits Tottenham performance ‘wasn’t good enough’

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Byadmin
August 23, 2026

Archie Gray didn’t hold back after Tottenham’s nightmare start to the season, slamming their 3-0 loss to Brentford as simply “not good enough.”

After a big-money summer overhaul, Spurs handed debuts to five new faces—but any optimism was quickly crushed in a humbling defeat at the Gtech Community Stadium.

Andy Robertson, Jan Paul van Hecke, Marcos Senesi, and £100 million midfielder Sandro Tonali all featured from the start, while Mateus Fernandes entered at half-time. Despite the fresh talent, familiar frailties resurfaced as strikes from Keane Lewis-Potter, Vitaly Janelt, and Michael Kayode sealed Spurs’ fate.

“It’s frustrating and I’m honestly lost for words,” Gray told the club’s official website. “We lost too many battles across the pitch, and that’s just unacceptable.

“They’re the kind of side that will punish you if you don’t match their intensity. No excuses—especially away from home.

“It’s a tough ground to visit, but that doesn’t justify it. We simply weren’t good enough.”

On a personal note, Gray made club history by becoming Tottenham’s youngest-ever captain in a competitive fixture at just 20 years and 163 days—breaking a long-standing record held by Spurs legend Steve Perryman, who was 20 years and 260 days old when he first led the team in the early 1970s.

“It’s not the ideal game to captain the side,” Gray admitted. “But when you think of the names who’ve worn the armband for this club, it’s still pretty special.”