Lloris apologizes for 'embarrassing' Spurs

Hugo Lloris apologized to Tottenham Hotspur fans after his side's humiliating 6-1 defeat to top-four rival Newcastle United on Sunday.

Tottenham goalkeeper Lloris conceded five goals in the first 21 minutes at St James' Park as the north Londoners collapsed to their heaviest loss of a turbulent season.

The defeat leaves fifth-place Spurs' hopes of a qualifying for the Champions League via a top-four finish in tatters.

It is six points behind fourth-place Manchester United, who have two games in hand on Cristian Stellini's team. Many of Tottenham's chastened fans fled St James' Park well before halftime.

"It was very embarrassing. The first thing is we should apologize to the fans who traveled and who watched the game," Lloris told Sky Sports.

"We did not show a good face today. We could not match the performance of the Newcastle players, we were late in all aspects of the game.

"We completely missed the first part of the game. The second half is another story, but it is really painful today."

Tottenham captain Lloris was replaced by Fraser Forster at halftime due to an injury, sparing him any more embarrassment.

Forster conceded once after the break and French World Cup winner Lloris admitted Tottenham had played without pride.

"We could not fight. It is difficult to analyze the performance, but the first thing was a lack of pride," he said.

"You can get punched once or twice and you concede, but on the pitch was something strange like we could not even react to bounce back into the game.

"We can try to find excuses, but we missed the fight. If you go on the pitch without the desire to win the battle, it makes things very hard. It was a bit of a mess."

Tottenham has suffered a woeful season, with boss Antonio Conte departing in March after a furious rant at his "selfish" players and the culture of a club without a major trophy since 2008.

"We cannot hide behind the club's problems. We are professionals and every time we go on the pitch we try to deliver our best. Today it was too much slack in all the aspects," Lloris said.