Tottenham rose from two goals behind to share points with Manchester United.
Son Heung-Min was Tottenham’s hero with his 2-2 draw. PDO
Tottenham is in the middle of a crisis.
The Spurs congregation is somewhat fed up with the principal owner Daniel Levy to confusion. Only from the age of 31 From Ryan Mason became the third manager to lead the white shirts onto the turf of Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in the last four home games, when Manchester United visited North London.
Mason got the job when the first interim pilot Cristian Stellini got a shoe after the 1-6 fiasco of the weekend. That’s when Newcastle ran out of reach already in the first ten minutes.
On Thursday, United took the lead in the seventh minute of the game Jadon Sancho with a great investment. Sancho flashed his glory from the Borussia Dortmund era by brazenly cutting from the wing into the penalty area and deflecting his driving leg free.
Pochettino to Chelsea?
Manchester United’s attacking game has not worked perfectly all season, but it was against Tottenham that it seemed to get free chances. The only tension in the opening period seemed to be how long to wait for the away team’s second hit.
The answer didn’t come until the 44th minute, when Bruno Fernandes half change sent Marcus Rashford full gallop. Running next to it Eric Dier left way too much space for his teammate and Rashford wasn’t shy about using it.
A strong front corner shot hit the net and started a concert of whistles from the home crowd.
Tottenham fans chanted slogans against Levy, because the club’s management has admittedly been confused. The situation came to a crisis a week ago, because the director of sports Fabio Paratici had to resign. The Italian couldn’t get his 30-month administrator’s ban overturned for his previous offenses, so it would have been impossible for him to continue in his role.
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Tottenham fans would like to get rid of Daniel Levy. PDO
At the same time, the neighboring club Chelsea is appointing a former Spurs coach Mauricio Pochettino as the manager of the first team. Fans have not forgiven Levy for sacking Pochettino from Tottenham shortly after the Argentine led the team to the Champions League final.
In the opinion of many, Spurs’ decline began at the same moment.
An important equalizer
In the second period, the home team Pedro Porro raised the hopes of the hosts with his fine volley.
Fernandes should have sealed the win for the away team right after that, but he punched the ball with power from the open spot of the top bar.
After that, the attacking direction turned towards the United goal. The handicap spot was first offered as well For Son Heung-min that to Dier, but both finishing attempts went to the magpies.
Finally in the 79th minute Harry Kane served a safe place for Son, who wildly celebrated his 2-2 goal. The hit was clearly important for the team’s confidence.
Somewhat satisfied Spurs supporters also left for the night in London.
Thursday’s draw kept the club still firmly in the fight for the Eurocup places. For Tottenham’s finances, achieving that would be extremely important.