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Here’s what happened in the Premier League this weekend, in case you missed it…
WHAT STOOD OUT
Not the end of the world for Spurs
There’s a tendency in sports punditry these days to play up single wins and loses bigger than they are; to extrapolate and to pontificate on the larger meaning, often times when there is no larger meaning. Sometimes stuff just happens.
Tottenham lost a heart breaker on Sunday. But for Hugo Lloris’ howler, Spurs would have earned a valuable point against Chelsea and be sitting near the top of the table with four points. Instead, Lloris’ let Marcos Alonso’s shot in the 88th minute skid underneath him, spoiling Tottenham’s Wembley debut and relegating Spurs to a mid-table position with three points.
Suggestions in the media and among the fan base that this was a critical game, and that this result could cost Spurs in the long run are, of course, absurd. Let’s take a breath for a moment.
For 90 minutes, Tottenham played the champions of England very close and deserved more out of the game. Lloris’ blunder underlined how slim the margins are between winning and losing. But let’s hold off on proclamations about this being a blown opportunity for Spurs to have made a statement, or how this loss could eventually be the undoing of their title hopes.
It’s Matchday 2, for crying out loud! There are 36 games remaining on the schedule – plenty of time for Spurs to “right the ship” and overcome this “crisis.”
Here’s what happened in the Premier League this weekend, in case you missed it…
WHAT STOOD OUT
Not the end of the world for Spurs
There’s a tendency in sports punditry these days to play up single wins and loses bigger than they are; to extrapolate and to pontificate on the larger meaning, often times when there is no larger meaning. Sometimes stuff just happens.
Tottenham lost a heart breaker on Sunday. But for Hugo Lloris’ howler, Spurs would have earned a valuable point against Chelsea and be sitting near the top of the table with four points. Instead, Lloris’ let Marcos Alonso’s shot in the 88th minute skid underneath him, spoiling Tottenham’s Wembley debut and relegating Spurs to a mid-table position with three points.
Suggestions in the media and among the fan base that this was a critical game, and that this result could cost Spurs in the long run are, of course, absurd. Let’s take a breath for a moment.
For 90 minutes, Tottenham played the champions of England very close and deserved more out of the game. Lloris’ blunder underlined how slim the margins are between winning and losing. But let’s hold off on proclamations about this being a blown opportunity for Spurs to have made a statement, or how this loss could eventually be the undoing of their title hopes.
It’s Matchday 2, for crying out loud! There are 36 games remaining on the schedule – plenty of time for Spurs to “right the ship” and overcome this “crisis.”
