I knew the signs were good when I walked in to see the pitch getting watered!!
Just watching it all back on MOTD.. Son really did deserve a second with the run through that hit the bar, if you have time for it, have a look at the through ball by Trippier for that chance, beautiful...
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Pretty sure Kane was fouled twice before the ball was fed to Salah for their consolation and it was probably the only moment where Aurier was not close enough to him and he could outpace Vertonghen, I think we switched off a little when we didn't get the foul, but it shows you something when it takes 4 players surrounding Kane to get the ball off him.
The 3rd just before half time effectively killed the match, we had a set piece they didn't handle and we (well Dele) were ruthlessly quick to react and at a vital moment. Another set piece led to our 4th too, both stupid Liverpool fouls where they lost their discipline in areas where there was no real goal threat at the time.
But I keep on going back to watch the save by Lloris from Coutinho, it's ridiculous, the distance he covers to stop the shot is just outrageous. We didn't let them back in to the game and we deserved the win because we were better in all departments and there was no spursiness in sight where at 2-1 you still felt that history could repeat itself.
But let's reflect on these goals, whilst definitely defensively poor for Liverpool, they weren't as easy as they look.
The first goal Kane keeps his composure and puts a decent shot in while off balance, much harder than it looks.
The second, stupidity on Lovren's part getting drawn in, but even then at the point Kane gets the ball, it's a 2 on 2 race for the goal and his pass, regardless of who else is there, is pin point perfect, Son's pace and coolness of finish is devastating.
Third goal, the ball bounces out and Dele reacts quickest and is perfectly poised, how many times do you see rebounds shot over, wide and delivered to a player with a millisecond to react and they fluff their lines? Dele was cool as a cucumber and Mignolet didn't have a chance.
Fourth goal Kane reacts quickly to a loose ball in the box, after Trippier had delivered a cross that drew Mignolet in to no man's land, Vertonghen has a good shot blocked and then there are 3 players on the line and Kane quickly finds the poise and accuracy to bury the loose ball in the blink of an eye.
We might have been gifted chances but we had the ability, tenacity and composure to take them, we also created the pressure and quality of pace to create those opportunities. You still need great attacking to take advantage of poor defending.
I was so proud of the performance yesterday, we defended so well, our movement at times was fast and deadly, let's be fair it wasn't just Kane, Winks was brilliant, Lloris superhuman when it counted, Son so fast and getting in the right positions, take your pick, another great team performance.
We have some massive games ahead, Madrid was impressive and really made other folks look up and take notice as it proved we can go against the best. Okay, it also meant that Dele, Kane, Winks, Pochettino etc are all too good for Tottenham and Real should buy the lot! But let's not let a transfer narrative get in the way of the fact we are capable of playing to a standard that a lot of us had not imagined possible for Tottenham, could you imagine this type of performance, say, 10 years ago?
One of my pals at work is a United fan, he's not looking forward to next week...
Now where can I get some Tottenham based Wembley merchandise??