A 24-year-old Spurs squad embarked on a 25-hour journey to Melbourne on Sunday night, just hours after the final Premier League game of the season
It was a busy weekend for the north London club
Dejan Kulusevski scored twice to move into fifth place in the Premier League with a 3-0 win over relegated Sheffield United
And as soon as Ange Postecoglou’s team won the Europa League, they arrived at East Midlands airport to board a flight to Australia
That’s right
Spurs will take on Newcastle United in a post-season friendly at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Wednesday, May 22
This match marks the homecoming of manager Postecoglou, who is in charge of Spurs for the first time in the Premier League
against West Ham in Perth last summer
In addition to the match, they will hold an open training session as part of Melbourne Global Football Week at AAMI Park on Tuesday May 21
Decided to make the long trip and play a friendly immediately after The final match of the campaign caused a lot of reactions from fans on social networks
One person said: “I can’t think of a worse way to miss the Euros than risking injury while playing there
What’s the problem
” A second wrote: “Absolutely ridiculous that they would do this”, while a third commented: “Ridiculous that you would put players through this This
Nothing but greed
” A fourth said: “Imagine extracting every penny from these players even after the season has just ended and flying them halfway around the world in a game without nothing and no time to rest
Which club
A fifth added: “Literally hours after playing Sheffield United
However, if a lower league team draws with them in the FA Cup next season, they won’t get a replay because of the players Play too many matches
The top level of football stinks and the nature of the game is being ruined by greed
” Despite complaints about the fixture list, the trip will see youngsters Rio Kyeremate and Leo Black hit the road with the first team for the first time
The clash with Newcastle kicks off on Wednesday at 7:45pm local time in Australia (10:45am in England)
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