In the 55th minute, Souček made his mark in the history of the game in the most significant way, when he equalized at 1:1 after cleverly putting Michail Antonio through the front post with a bomb. “Scoring a goal in a derby is always a great feeling. I have to especially appreciate Mikhail, we are already matched and I know exactly where to run to get a similar pass. I scored that goal mainly thanks to him,” the Havlíčkobrod soccer player modestly gushed over the good work of his colleague.
But, as is traditionally the case, he presented himself mainly with a reliable performance towards the rear. For example, he won the most defensive tackles, and nobody surpassed him in the number of passes intercepted. That is also why he earned more than decent grades of 7.9 (WhoScored) and 8.2 (SofaScore) on the ten-point scales of analytical portals. According to both, Souček was also the biggest star of the match.
“After a bad start to the season, we took and won both matches for participation in the European Conference League, and we have four points from the last two league matches. Today, especially in the second half, we played really well as a whole team. I am happy that we are finally slowly starting to show what is in us. ” enjoyed the captain of the Czech national football team.
His equalizer was, according to coach David Moyes, a key influence on how the match with Tottenham developed. “We didn’t perform badly in the first half either, but Tomáš’s goal gave us a lot of encouragement, after all, we haven’t scored many this year,” the West Ham coach reminded of the poor productivity of his charges, who have only netted the opponent’s net twice in the five rounds of the Premier League so far.
“In the rest of the second half, we were at least a balanced opponent for Tottenham. The closer it got to the end, the greater the chance I felt that we could finally bring the duel to a winning end, which unfortunately did not happen in the end. But the draw is certainly not a disappointment,” concluded the 59-year-old Scotsman.
Tomáš Souček is happy about the goal scored in the match with Tottenham.Photo: David KleinReuters
Another derby awaits the Hammers already on Saturday, as they will visit the famous Stamford Bridge, the home of London’s Chelsea. She will want to make up for the hesitation from Southampton, where she lost 1:2 last time.
“It’s going very quickly, there are actually only two days left until the next game. But that’s exactly why we play football, plus it’s an advantage that we won’t have to train as much,” Souček concluded the post-match interview with a laugh.
