Brighton midfielder Adam Lallana says they let themselves down in defeat at home to Burnley.
Lallana says Brighton's players must look themselves in the mirror after being outclassed by their lowly opponents.
Ninth-placed Albion lacked fluency and struggled to create as they slipped to back-to-back defeats for the first time this campaign.
Midfielder Lallana, who took the armband in the absence of the suspended Lewis Dunk, went closest to scoring for the Seagulls, heading narrowly wide at 1-0.
“We were below our levels and when that happens you get punished," he told Albion's website.
“This league is very strong and I thought Burnley to a man were better all over the park, so congratulations to them.
“We'll take a look at ourselves in the mirror and see where we can improve and move forward.
“I think we all as individuals just need to look at ourselves, we weren't as good individually, collectively as what we can be. It happens, we're humans.
“In every aspect of the game probably they were better. It's not good enough but we'll look at ourselves and work during the week to be better next week (at home to Aston Villa)."
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