Tottenham wasted a three-goal advantage in the final eleven minutes of their game against West Ham (3-3) on Sunday in Matchday 5 of the Premier League and missed an opportunity to climb to the podium.
With 8 points, the Spurs must be satisfied with the provisional 6th place in the Premier League standings and see their evening opponents come back to a length (8th).
The start of the season completely crazy and rich in goals in the Premier League is confirmed with this London derby which seemed acquired to the men of José Mourinho.
The Portuguese left the pitch with an even darker look than usual.
“I have to analyze the second half internally.
To you, I will only say that it happens in football and I will praise the faith of West Ham ”, he then commented at the microphone of
Sky Sports
, obviously still struck by this blow of the Hammers.
“But obviously, taking three goals and losing a three-goal advantage is a big penalty and in the end, it's deserved,” he added.
The duo Harry Kane and Son Heung-min had yet made their number in the first act, the Korean opening the scoring on an opening by the Englishman from the first minute (1-0).
The England center forward then added a brace which gave Tottenham a very comfortable lead as the first quarter of an hour had just ended (2-0, 8th and 3-0 , 16th).
Bale returns to school
Back from the locker room, West Ham was more enterprising, while Spurs thought they were managing their advantage.
The return of Gareth Bale, just under twenty minutes from the final whistle, added a touch of emotion with the return of the man who had lived such beautiful hours in London, before leaving for Real Madrid with the enviable title most expensive player in history in 2013 (€ 101m).
The Welshman was also distinguished by a double contact to open the way to the opposing surface and the goal, but his strike on the outside of the post of Lukasz Fabianski denied him a goal that would have been the beautiful story. of the day (79th).
Mourihno was right to emphasize the moral qualities of the Hammers who did not let go.
They were first rewarded with a header from Fabian Balbuena (82nd) from a free kick, before the unfortunate Davinson Sanchez deflected with a header in his goal a cross from Sofiane Bouffal (85th).
But the best was yet to come with the spontaneous strike of Manuel Lanzini from 20 meters, whose graceful curve, barely deviated by the fingertips of Hugo Lloris at the maximum of its extension, finished against the crossbar and finally behind the line (3-3, 90 + 4).
Enough to calm the ardor of those who were already making Spurs, reinforced by Bale, title contenders after their triumph (6-1) at Old Trafford just before the international break.
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