Theatreland, his and Chelsea’s stage show on a stormy night in north London, was amazing. where Chelsea beat Tottenham.
Fatalist Tottenham fans’ worst worries were confirmed by the wild, passionate 4-1 loss. They thought their wonderful season opener was dreamlike.
No one calls Spurs or Postecoglou lazy. Not afterward.
Spurs lost their first important game in one of the most exciting Premier League games for years.
Spurs fans traveled up the High Road to win the Premier League again because of Postecoglou’s optimism.
However, Postecoglou faced a nine-man loss, red cards, and important player injuries.
Spurs’ Australian, who signed from Celtic and has started well, faces his biggest challenge in north London.
A furious, nearly hour-long first half evoked the 2016 Bridge Battle. Spurs and Postecoglou must deal with the consequences.
After James Maddison and Micky van de Ven left hurt, Tottenham defender Cristian Romero was sent off and given a penalty, and four goals were disallowed.
After six minutes, Dejan Kulusevski’s deflected shot gave Spurs the lead, but Cristian Romero’s carelessness ended it.
Levi Colwill’s kickout didn’t get him sent off. He sought to avenge his international colleague Enzo Fernandez, who let Cole Palmer level from the penalty spot.
The Spurs’ night worsened. Van van Ven fell with his hamstring when running back to stop Chelsea after joining from Wolfsburg. Madison looked to sprain his ankle after departing the game.
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Van de Ven and Maddison must stay with Postecoglou. Spurs hope Maddison’s apparent serious injury won’t keep him out.
Destiny Udogie, like Romero, was lucky not to get sent off for an early lunge on Raheem Sterling, but referee Oliver had to change him late in the second half after he clumsily tackled another player.
The Spurs had three starting outfielders after nearly an hour.
Postecoglou bet high with nine men. Survival would have been amazing. After 15 minutes, Sterling and Jackson finished. Spurs delayed as the striker scored a hat-trick.
Postecoglou can find optimism in the Spurs’ tenacity and home crowd on poor nights.
Guglielmo Vicario, the brave goalie, ran from his goal many times to play emergency sweeper but lost.
Tottenham fans rejoiced as they exited the field, but this discouraging experience led to Postecoglou’s first genuine problem-solving session.
Since Van van Ven’s injury impacts Romero’s three-match suspension, he knows Udogie will miss one game. Waiting on his ruined pair.
Tottenham play league leaders Wolverhampton Wanderers, Aston Villa, and Manchester City away from Etihad Stadium.
Spurs and other fans have admired Postecoglou’s tranquility this season. He anticipated problems.
A road bump is different from a mountain of unforeseen obstacles, so he must use his systematic, pragmatic, and constructive strategy that has succeeded.
This strange night demonstrated Spurs management is more complicated than Postecoglou claims.
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