13/05/2024
Act. a las 16:19
CEST
In football, when we reach the final stretch of the season, there are times when a team that is risking everything faces another that is already thinking about its vacation in Ibiza. It is the case of Tottenham, which receives Manchester City this Tuesday with qualification for the Champions League very far away: only if Liverpool (with nothing at stake) beat Aston Villa today could they reduce the distance for fourth place to one point in case of victory later against Guardiola. Only in that hypothetical scenario, would they reach the final matchday against Sheffield United with a Champions League chance, forced to win as Villa would fail against Crystal Palace. Of course, if Emery’s team wins tonight, goodbye to the Champions League… and Arsenal could say goodbye to the title.
North London, historically faced between Arsenal and Tottenham, is now experiencing a most bizarre situation. The ‘Gunners’, leaders with 86 points but with one more game than City (85 pts), would need a ‘favor’ from their historic enemy for Guardiola to leave points and maintain this advantage for the last day: Arsenal-Everton and Manchester City-West Ham, both very ‘winnable’ matches for both. That is why Postecoglou’s men have it in their power to bring their ‘hateful’ neighbors closer or further away from the Premier League title. Havertz himself, star of Arteta’s team, acknowledged that “on Tuesday I will be the biggest Tottenham fan of all time. We all will be!”
PLEASE DEFEAT?
This is how everyone must feel Arsenal fans, who for once in their lives are willing to celebrate their rival’s goals and swallow a feud which is one of those that arouses the most passions in England. Many, however, do not trust the feat of a Tottenham team that has won with doubts in its last match against Burnley (2-1) and has accumulated up to four consecutive defeats in a disastrous final stretch of the season. In fact, Among the ‘Gunner’ fans there is a fear that is spreading, suggesting that Tottenham can let themselves win to sink them in their race towards the title. It is a theory resulting from the enmity between both clubs…
Furthermore, to the surprise of those who saw these images, The return of honor of Tottenham’s players and coaching staff to say goodbye to the season came after the victory against Burnley… although with a game still to play at home, Tuesday’s against Manchester City. The usual thing is to do this protocol in the last duel in front of the fans, but in the case of the ‘Spurs’ it occurred in the penultimate one, played at four in the afternoon on Sunday and at a more ‘cozy’ time than that of Tuesday nine at night. Hence, the return of honor probably occurred earlier.
However, Many Arsenal users began to reproach them for this premature celebration through ‘X’: “Don’t you have City on Tuesday? Your season is not over…”, “They are going to play with the U21 team”, “They are going to give the game to City”, among others. Even Tottenham fans themselves encourage their players to ‘put on the brakes’, since the season has already ended for them and they do not want to favor their neighbors: “The plan is to lose”, “See you next season”…This is football, and anything can happen. What is certain is that Tottenham, winning or losing, will dictate this Premier League.
POSTECOGLOU CLARIFIES THE CONTROVERSY
It had to be Ange Postecoglou, Tottenham coach, who calmed the waters in the press conference prior to the match. First of all, the Greek wanted to make it clear that, far from it, Tottenham’s intention is to let themselves lose to City to ‘torpedo’ Arsenal. “If you look at social media, 99% of them (referring to their fans) will want Spurs to lose against City… but please don’t tell me that’s your world. I understand the rivalry but I will never understand that “Nobody wants their own team to lose.”he clarified.
2024-05-13 14:19:03
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