Tottenham Hotspur suffered their 2nd Premier League defeat on the trot following a 4-3 loss to Chelsea on the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium yesterday.
Ange Postecoglou’s facet made a sensational begin with 2 objectives within the house of 11 minutes, however Jadon Sancho rapidly diminished the deficit. Chelsea made it 2-2 from the penalty spot within the 2nd half earlier than Enzo Fernandez put them forward with a stellar strike.
Spurs ended up conceding one other reckless penalty which allowed the Blues to race right into a 4-2 lead. Heung-min Son scored a late purpose in stoppage time, but it surely turned out as a comfort.
Instantly after the sport, supervisor Postecoglou was adamant that there isn’t any want to vary the membership’s strategy in future, having raced into a cushty 2-0 lead within the opening half.
Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher was not impressed with these feedback and mentioned that he can’t think about any former Reds supervisor who would have been happy after conceding 4 objectives.
He mentioned: “The supervisor retains telling us he received’t change. I can’t think about any supervisor after I performed for Liverpool, after conceding 4 objectives, saying that we performed properly.”
Spurs on the hunch
The London heavyweights had been distinctive in opposition to Manchester Metropolis on the Etihad Stadium final month. They fully dominated the reigning English champions, profitable by 4 clear objectives with out reply.
This has been adopted up by a string of 4 winless matches. Spurs shared the spoils in opposition to Roma and Fulham and have now suffered back-to-back losses in opposition to Bournemouth & Chelsea within the league.
Spurs are in a dismal run of type and haven’t been helped by damage issues. Cristian Romero and Micky van de Ven returned after damage lay-offs yesterday, however the former suffered one other setback.
Van de Ven was additionally substituted with a minor damage downside. With the congested schedule in December, Postecoglou must get his group again to profitable methods or he may get the sack in early 2025.
Spurs face Rangers away within the Europa League on Thursday earlier than a league go to to Southampton on Sunday.
