Tottenham do not give up in the face of adversity. Despite the long list of casualties, he now once again showed the rebellious spirit that had been instilled in him. Ange Postecoglou and beat Nottingham at the City Ground (0-2). A victory that allowed them to overtake Manchester City in fourth place in the Premier League.
Tottenham He played the sound of the masked man, the one Dejan Kulusevski was wearing. The Swedish playmaker set the pace for his team, who began to dominate the game, and the most outstanding actions came from his boots.
Kulusevski, released from the beginning
Although he had the first chance, Heung-min Son was more subdued than usual today and Kulusevski was in the middle. In the first of his known interventions, he enabled the area Brennan Johnson that finger shot finds a great response from the goalkeeper Matt Turner (22′).
Tottenham, impressive despite their long casualty list, added another after half an hour when the player himself Brennan Johnson hit his head which left him injured and he had to leave the field to the cheers of his former fans after leaving Forest last summer.
Ange Postecoglou brought to Oliver Skipp and his team seems to have lost a punch. Nottingham had leveled the match by finding a formula to stop the rival and had its most peaceful moments, but in the first half hour of stoppage, everything changed.
Deadly connection
Kulusevski, who began playing in his new position at centre, returned to the right after Brennan Johnson was injured and from there he reappeared to put a rare cross that Richarlison finished with a perfect header.
After the break, Nottingham turned up the intensity, making it difficult for Tottenham to hold onto the ball and even scored. but VAR disallowed Anthony Elanga’s goal for offside (57′).
On the other hand, in the other goal Turner made a double fault which condemned Forest. The American goalkeeper gave the ball to Kulusevski with a bad delivery and the Swede took advantage of this coming in from the right and unleashed a whip that bent the hands of the unfortunate Turner (65′).
Red to Bissouma
Yves Bissouma insisted to add excitement to the match, earning a direct red card for an unnecessary group to Ryan Yates (70′).
Postecoglou sacrificed Richarlison to introduce Pierre-Emile Höjbjergbut he did not give up, as in other games, his team continued to play in attack even when outnumbered.
So, the tireless Kulusevski gave another lift on his wing and this time Turner parried the 0-3 lead. Nottingham, with one more player but more technically limited, tried the miracle but failed to shoot.
Vicario and the post let Forest down
Guglielmo Vicario deflected with his body on the same line as a header from point-blank Harry Toffolo (84′) and in injury time a low shot from Neco Williams put it back in place.
This time Tottenham, who have scored in all their games this season, have kept their clean sheets and remain at the top of the Premier League.
match lineup
1
7
fifteen
19
40
30
22
8
10
twenty-one
5
13
23
38
8
17
33
22
29
9
twenty-one
7
The City of the City
Guglielmo Vicario13
Pedro Porro23
89′
Destiny Udogie38
41′
Yves Bissouma8
68′
69′
81′
Christian Romero17
67′
Ben Davies33
72′
Brennan Johnson22
31′
67′
Pape Matar Sarr29
53′
Richarlison9
46′
71′
57′
Dejan Kulusevskitwenty-one
64′
98′
82′
Son Heung-Min7
78′
87′
Replacements
Fraser Forstertwenty
Emerson Royal12
87′
Eric Dierfifteen
Alfie Dorrington65
Oliver Skipp4
31′
67′
Pierre-Emile Højbjerg5
71′
67′
Bryan GilEleven
82′
Alejo Veliz36
98′
Jamie Donley63
coach
Steve Cooper
Ange Postecoglou
Source: La Verdad
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