Tottenham star ‘smashes everything’ in fury on humiliating night: ‘A real head loss’ | Football
Tottenham star Pedro Porro ‘smashed everything’ in frustration as he was subbed off in the defeat to Crystal Palace on a humiliating night for the north London club.
Home fans were left in disbelief on Thursday night as their relegation fears suddenly became very real. Spurs took the lead through Dominic Solanke but a collapse sparked by Micky van de Ven’s red card saw Palace score three times in 12 minutes.
Spurs remain without a win since the turn of the year and are on a miserable 11-match winless run – the club’s longest spell without a victory since 1935.
As Tottenham tried in vain to get back into the game, Igor Tudor brought on Xavi Simons after 73 minutes, replacing Porro, who had been wearing the captain’s armband following van de Ven’s dismissal.
The Spainard reacted furiously to the decision, shouting at the fourth official while ignoring Tudor on the touchline.
A member of the Tottenham backroom staff approached him to usher him towards the bench with Porro seen smacking on the seats and throwing a water bottle in the dugout before the camera cuts back to the match action.
Former goalkeeper Joe Hart, well positioned in the gantry as part of TNT Sport’s coverage saw more madness unfold, telling viewers: ‘He’s smashed everything as he’s gone onto the bench and given the fourth official a real earful.
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‘It’s a real head loss. He’s obviously an emotional character, there is fire that runs through him and that’s sometimes how he gets the best out of himself.
‘But you also need to control that. He’s such an important player for Tottenham now.’
With nine games, Tottenham are now just a point above the relegation zone in 16th ahead of Nottingham Forest and West Ham United in 17th and 18th respectively.
A huge win for West Ham at Fulham midweek closed the gap for the Hammers.
Spurs are back in action on 15 March away to Liverpool before they host Nottingham Forest in a huge relegation scrap the following week.
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Tottenham star ‘smashes everything’ in fury on humiliating night: ‘A real head loss’ | Football
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