The Tottenham doesn’t change the tune, today’s defeat suffered by the Newcastle (1-2) adds to the disappointing series of 3 knockouts and 1 draw in the last 4 matches played, with the position in the standings certainly gradually worsening and far from the top positions and placings to participate in European competitions.
The technician of the Spurs, Ange Postecoglouhowever he spoke like this at the end of the match to the microphones of BBC Sports: “At the level of the game, whatever balance you want (discuss, ed.), under equal conditions, today we would have won”, he blurted out in the first instance. Continuing on the pride he felt in the face of his players’ repeated efforts: “Exceptional. I couldn’t be more proud of the players. I couldn’t ask for more. It’s a match we would have won if everything had been equal. If everything had been equal and balanced – Postecoglou made a dig – we would have won today.
When asked what wasn’t the same, whether he was referring to Newcastle’s opening goal: “You can talk about whatever you want. Do you want my opinion? If everything had been equal and balanced, we would have won. We had many chances. Our game was extraordinary considering everything we are going through. If the pitch had been balanced, we would have won.”
The result
Tottenham – Newcastle 1-2
Solanke 4′; Gordon 6′, Isak 38′
The official lineups
Tottenham (4-2-3-1): Austin; Porro, Dragusin, Gray, Spence; Sarr, Bergvall; Johnson, Kulusevski, Werner; Solanke. Coach: Postecoglou.
Newcastle (4-3-3): Dubravka; Livramento, Botman, Burn, Hall; Guimaraes, Tonali, Joelinton; Murphy, Isak, Gordon. Coach: Howe.
The complete program
Saturday 4 January
Tottenham – Newcastle 1-2
Aston Villa – Leicester
Bournemouth – Everton
Crystal Palace – Chelsea
Manchester City – West Ham
Southampton – Brentford
Brighton – Arsenal
Sunday 5 January
Fulham – Ipswich
Liverpool – Manchester United
Wolverhampton – Forest
CLASSIFICATION
Liverpool 45**
Arsenal 39*
Forest 37*
Newcastle 35
Chelsea 35*
Manchester City 31*
Bournemouth 30*
Fulham 29*
Aston Villa 29*
Brighton 27*
Tottenham 24
Brentford 24*
West Ham 23*
Manchester United 22*
Crystal Palace 20*
Everton 17**
Wolves 16*
Ipswich 15*
Leicester 14*
Southampton 6*
**two races less
*one race less