This moment is as big a test of the chairman as it is of Ange Postecoglou
The illness that ripped through the training ground this week – no Lasagnas in sight – might have been a turning point, but not for the reasons you would expect. It is the essence of Postecoglou at his barnstorming best, all-guns-blazing, youngsters on the bench, backs against the wall and the world.
Not 120 seconds had passed at the other end when Bergvall’s cross would have found a teammate, had it not been intercepted by Joelinton’s arm. In a “natural position” – per theAll that remained was for Bruno Guimaraes to tee up Anthony Gordon, a forward with the ice coolness an onlookingmanager and he must have been delighted by both early goals, Gordon’s strike his 17th in 23 games against the Big Six since joining from Everton two years ago.
Now, to the mitigation. Whenever it appears as though this Spurs squad cannot possibly get any more vulnerable, it doses. Brandon Austin, who turns 26 on Wednesday, was in goal for his debut and just his 24th professional game; he deserves huge credit for his performance. Dragusin, one of the players who Postecoglou said had “got off his sick bed” to play, was replaced by Sergio Reguilon at half-time, forcing Spence to centre-back.
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