It had been possible to feel the demons circling from Tottenham’s previous cup tie; their only one before this under Ange Postecoglou. Back in August, the manager had made sweeping changes at Fulham in the Carabao Cup and watched his team exit on penalties.
Postecoglou knew that he could ill afford a repeat. The second half of the season might have come to look rather stripped back, especially with no European football.
Written by David Hytner at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/2024/jan/05/tottenham-burnley-fa-cup-third-round-match-report under the title “Pedro Porro stunner sinks Burnley to send Spurs into FA Cup fourth round”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
