Despite recovering from injury, Son Heung-min still has to start the match against Newcastle on the bench. Harry Kane lacked a good pair, so he had difficulty coordinating in the first 20 minutes. The breakthrough in the 8th minute was the English striker's personal effort but could not get past the final block by goalkeeper Dubravka.
Surprisingly, it was Newcastle who had clearer attacks. After saving Spurs twice against gayle's shots, Hugo Lloris could not do anything against Joelinton's close-range tap-in. The goal conceded in the 28th minute came from a foul by Davinson Sanchez.
However, this was a turning point for Tottenham's confidence to rise. Harry Kane scored a double in just 5 minutes for the "Roosters" to regain the initiative before the end of the first half. These were all quick seizures of opportunities by Spurs' captain striker, one was "created" by the opposing defender, the other came from personal efforts.
In fact, Newcastle played well, even surpassing the visitors in the number of shots in the first half. However, when he had scored the opening goal, the "final" ability of Steve Bruce's students was in disrepair. And the same thing happened in the second half of the match, the difference was moving to Tottenham.
Mourinho's typical playing style does not focus much on the ball but always waits for quality "re-examination" blows. Tanganga and Kane will certainly regret their missed shots. Having just been broken on the goal line and hit the post, Spurs have enough black.
More notably, right after Kane's miss, Joseph Willock ended Newcastle's combination with a hammer-throwing shot into the Hugo Lloris net. The 85th minute clock and Tottenham always had a habit of struggling when they were out of place.
The efforts of Son Heung-min and Lamela in extra time were not enough. Tottenham and Newcastle drew 2-2. With this result, Jose Mourinho's team missed the opportunity to equal their scores with Chelsea and enter the Top 4 of the Premier League.
