A lit audience, a lit midfielder.
Hyung Min Soon was disappointed after he took out the boiling cauldron, and buried his face in his hands on the bench.
72 minutes was enough to defeat Arsenal today. Tottenham in the main match again.
Tottenham have longed for nights like these.
What is a super arena without super fans during super matches? Not so much, it was decided on Thursday when the long-awaited meeting finally took place in front of the crowded, roaring stands.
This north London derby was previously painted as the greatest in decades, and may have been wished for by the media.
But it was certainly the most important thing to play since the spring of 2016, when clubs messed with the title but watch Jimmy Vardis Leicester stomp across the finish line first.
The talk before kick-off was mainly about Spurs’ lack of crucial Christian Romero.
Talking after that was about the already starting midfielder, Rob Holding.
And Hong Min Son. It was Harry Kane who made the score 1-0 and 2-0, but his favorite partner wore the camera from the first moment until he – reluctantly – stepped down in the 72nd minute with a 3-0 score.
Arteta should regret this choice
Of course, it can’t be said with certainty what the Holding Recharge (ten energy drinks, guess) would have looked like. The 26-year-old was not the first choice under Mikel Arteta, but his performances in recent weeks have been enough to convince the coach to save Ben White, who recently returned from injury.
If Arteta regretted the choice? He must have been upset because he was no longer a change in the same second as referee Paul Tierney handed the first yellow card to the grumbling midfielder.
Rob Holding went to dust against the local contender with a stand to celebrate early against Heung Min-soon. Simple completions and thieves are part of the derby – Son himself is good at taking advantage of these situations – but it was soon noticed that the Arsenal player balanced dangerously close to the border.
Clearer penalties were seen
As if that weren’t enough, the main goal is slipping away against Tottenham, a pure gift that shows their absence in the attacking penalty area so far.
Both Holding and right-back Cedric realized the danger when a spirited Dejan Kulusevski sent his teammates into the post brilliantly twenty minutes later. Cedric chose to push Son forward and then was shocked as Tierney, with a pipe in his mouth, pointed to the penalty spot.
Clearer penalties have certainly been seen, but even giving Tierney the opportunity to make the decision is reckless. There should be even more coolness from the defenders in this case, even if it was a penalty of maybe… twenty percent. It was very, very difficult
The important thing with Arsenal is that they rarely do well at a disadvantage and statistics show that the away team never wins the NFL. And Harry Kane’s 1-0 shock seemed half doomed.
He was sentenced to death ten minutes later when he held his son’s elbow at face height. Completely unnecessary action because the ball was way off there – and a devastating red card ensued.
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Spurs’ reluctance to risk the point at Liverpool, and not go for victory, could have cost Arsenal’s Champions League victory over Leeds the next day.
Now Antonio Conte’s gang is only one point behind with two rounds left to play. Thus they will face Burnley (half under the ice) and Norwich (completely under the ice). The only thing that can stop the club from collecting six points is perhaps the kick-off time on Sunday, at 12:00. Now that statement is based solely on emotion but Tottenham tend not to perform well in the early matches.
This in turn means Arsenal are under pressure to defeat Newcastle and Everton. Of course, Mikel Arteta wants nothing better than to finish fourth, but this could happen at the expense of his second club in. Premier LeagueEverton is said to dodge him.
The evening started with a graduating midfielder and ended with the song “Bahr Abyad”. Now it is clear that Spurs is with us all the way.
