Ange Postecoglu can do no wrong at the moment as Spurs are a team transformed
? Before kick-off the sense was that it would be so very Spursy for them to blow this one. By the time it was over, though, they were daring to dream after punishing a nightmarish defensive display from Calvin Bassey and returning to theAnge Postecoglou can do no wrong at the moment. Spurs are a team transformed under the Australian and, setting aside concerns over lack of depth, it may not be long before they are viewed as genuine title challengers.
Roared on by a buoyant home crowd, the shift in the mood was hard to miss as Spurs threatened to overwhelm Fulham during the opening stages. There was a chance inside two minutes, Maddison playing through Son to extend Bernd Leno, and there was little suggestion that the hosts would miss the suspended Yves Bissouma. Pierre-Emile Højbjerg stepped seamlessly into midfield and Spurs continued to dominate.
The goal arrived when Bassey tried to play out from the back and saw his pass intercepted by Van de Ven, who had advanced into Fulham’s half. The ball ran to Richarlison and Fulham were slow to recover. Son was alone in the centre and, found by Richarlison, the Spurs captain had time to swerve inside, beat a despairing challenge and bend a beautiful right-footed shot beyond Leno.
Ever so briefly there was a different feel, with Spurs a little tentative and Fulham trying to assert themselves. Sadly, though, the resistance only lasted nine minutes. Fulham were still in the game but they remained sloppy. Spurs targeted Bassey and they profited when they pushed the centre-back into a dead end on the right.
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