Tottenham boss Antonio Conte paid tribute to Gian Piero Ventrone after his passing this week.
Spurs players and staff were shocked to lose their popular fitness coach.
After the win at Brighton, Conte said: "It was a really tough week for us, not only for me - my staff and players and all the Tottenham environment.
"He was a person who was in the heart of every single Tottenham person. It was really tough for us. Tomorrow is the funeral, we will go with the staff. It is very difficult for me to speak about the situation because it is difficult to understand what happened.
"At the end to win a game today against a really strong team like Brighton it shows that I can count not only good players but also good men.
"I try to stay very close to his family because I have known them for a long time. Sometimes life is not always positive things. There are bad situations but at the same time you have to be good to cope with those moments in the right way."