Key occasions
“Spurs want it to be one way,” says Robert Walnut. “But it’s the other way.”
Spurs are in hassle. There’s a complete insecurity, coherence and management in how they play, and if there’s no second-half enchancment, the locals will, little doubt, share some sentiments with supervisor and gamers.
Half-time studying:
Half-time: Tottenham Hotspurs 0-2 Newcastle United
Boos from a few of the crowd because the gamers depart; Newcastle took their objectives fantastically however haven’t needed to play particularly effectively for his or her benefit, as a result of Spurs are poor.
45+3 min Son controls a protracted go from Sessegnon however the motion means he’s dealing with away from aim. So on the sting, he tees up Bentancur, whose shot is blocked.
45+2 min Make your personal minds up, when you fancy.
45+1 min “Lester Freamon?” asks Kevin Simons. “Yeah, but what would Bunk Moreland make of it?”
I really feel such as you’re goading me to publish that scene wherein him and McNutty talk utilizing nothing however variations of a single four-letter phrase. I concern it will not be dissimilar to the patter within the Spurs dressing room at half-time.
45 min There’ll be three added minutes.
44 min “That is getting ugly,” returns Yash Gupta. “I suppose that’s the limit of Conte’s coaching. He can’t make not great defender into a great one. Spurs had chances to score but Newcastle’ve had as well apart from their goals. And my goodness this defence!”
I do know what you imply, however my major situation with this workforce is their incapability to manage tempo in midfield, which places stress on the again three, and the shortage of participant in the midst of the pitch in a position to do the surprising. When Kane drops, there must be somebody making a third-man run forward of him, or him dropping must be an occasional intervention.
43 min And credit score to Howe, who’s clearly noticed the potential of somebody it could’ve been simple to put in writing off, then labored with him to grasp the potential we noticed in MLS.
42 min Miguel Almiron, although!
WHAT A GOAL! Tottenham hotspur 0-2 Newcastle United (Almiron 40)
It’s that man once more! Lloris chips a go out to Sessegnon on the left however Longstaff is in shortly, profitable the ball and releasing Almiron who veers away from Sessegnon then stamps on the gasoline to flay previous Lenglet, down the precise of the field, takes an additional contact as he opens his physique, then lifts an knowledgeable’s end over the keeper’s dive! That is sensational behaviour!
40 min Spurs have misplaced their manner right here, and I hate to repeat myself however they don’t have gamers in a position to maintain stress with possession.
38 min Joelinton collects possession and lashes a shot not that far extensive of the far publish, however the flag was up.
36 min now Newcastle counter, Wilson in area at inside-right and controlling Longstaff’s go properly. But his go to Almiron is poor, and Spurs get the ball away.
36 min “I suppose we can at least be grateful that Newcastle aren’t owned by the UK government,” says Simon McMahon. “Now that really would be embarrassing.”
It’s all related, however. As Lester Freamon would say, “All the pieces matter.”
35 min Spurs try to redress the stability, Sessegnon away down the left, however his cross sails miles away from anybody and in direction of the closest Tube station, as we be taught that Bentancur was booked for bitching in regards to the aim.
33 min The aim stands and rightly so: no offside, no foul and no handball, however sure sill goalkeeping and fantastic ending.
32 min Lloris is raging – he needs a free-kick – however he bumped into Wilson as a result of he made a silly determination to come back out, which he then executed stupidly by not humping clear. VAR is having a look…
GOAL! Tottenham Hotspur 0-1 Newcastle United (Wilson 31)
A catastrophe for Hugo Lloris! Schar clips one other fantastic lengthy ball excessive and Lloris costs out of his aim to clear, solely to manage along with his thighs and collide with Wilson, who collects the free ball because the keeper flays his strategy to the bottom. Wilson turns, clips a fantastic chip over Dier, and that’s an amazing end.
29 min Bentancur robs Longstaff deep contained in the Tottenham half and units Kane away at inside-left; he does effectively to chop inside, opening a taking pictures lane and letting go a low one, that Pope saves through outstretched studs. Longstaff will likely be extraordinarily relieved to see the ball ultimately cleared.
27 min I really feel like I say this each recreation I do, however the penalty legislation is a giant drawback – you possibly can’t be getting free objectives for minor infractions. The reply is to let refs resolve if an infringement has prevented a goalscoring alternative and if it has, contained in the field, or outdoors, it’s a penalty, and if not, it’s a direct free-kick.
25 min Newcastle win a free-kick and stick a ball into the field, Wilson attempting to show a shot goalwards. He misses and wears slightly kick from Lenglet, a type of that outdoors the field is perhaps a foul however inside it, isn’t one you’d really feel cozy awarding a penalty for.
24 min “That guy on the lamppost is good in the air and all,” Justin Kavanagh, “but he has no right foot! Perhaps there’s a late-career opening on the continent for Ronaldo after all.”
Because he turned such a remorseless accumulator, it’s simple to overlook the toes Ronaldo had as a younger participant – my favorite model of him was the 06-07 model, when he was nonetheless a right-winger seeking to go on the skin, but in addition a chilly goalscorer.
23 min Skipp breaks forward of play and Bentancur, out on the precise, turns to slip him an honest go down the road. The ball then strikes over to Sessegnon, who drags a shot that earns a nook through two defelections, Spurs’ first of the sport … which involves nowt.
21 min Emerson shanks a ball to nobody that winds up a terrific swap for Sessegnon. But double-teamed, he has to go backwards, and Spurs’ assault peters out.
20 min Dier takes the ball and goes quick, will get ball a go he doesn’t need and, searching for Lloris, as a substitute punches previous the far publish. He’ll have swallowed his nether areas there, and gained’t be snug with the nook coming in, however Spurs clear it so far as Almiron, who, from outdoors the field, lifts a speculative shot previous the far publish.
18 min I assume you may drop one of many midfielders and play Kane there too, or to maintain Son in his most well-liked place.
18 min If you may clone Kane and have been dedicated to 3-5-2, would you stick Son at wing-back so he might play behind himself?
17 min This is an honest recreation, each groups seeking to get the ball ahead. Kane apart, we’ve but to see a lot high quality within the remaining third, however there’s at the very least the suggestion that there’ll quickly be some.
15 min Sessegnon is coming into the sport, skirting round Trippier and standing up a cross which is cleared to Bissouma on the sting … and he larrups excessive.
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