Tottenham Hotspur boss ange has hit back at Paul merson after the pundit described player as a “error prone” player.
Tottenham and Arsenal played out a dull game at the white hart lane on Sunday , a result that handed Liverpool the initiative in the Premier League title race.
While the visitors were praised for their defensive resilience, Hotspur Maddison and ex spurs player Michael Dawson came under criticism for his lack of impact in the attacking third.
The former Arsenal midfielder made the criticism after Sunday’s north London derby
There was an awkward silence in the Sky Sports studios on Sunday afternoon after Paul Merson joked about Spurs’ so-called ‘counter-attack’ against Arsenal Mikel Arteta’s side survived a late scare membrane at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium to maintain their slim lead
Premier League The visitors were excited from the opening minutes as goals from Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg [OG], Bukayo Saka and Kai Havertz gave them a comfortable three-goal lead But after a slow start to the second half Unusually, the Gunners lost their momentum as Cristian Romero and Son Heung-min scored to make it 3-2 Admittedly, the Gunners held out in the final moments to continue their journey in search of the title But former Spurs defender Michael Dawson, who is on Sky duty, was not full of praise for his lackluster second-half performance “In the end, Arsenal held firm and lo calm,” he declared “They are aiming for the title The tension is on
Clearly, for Merse, Arsenal and all these fans, they will go home happy ” As you can see from the images above, Merson wasn’t too happy with ‘s answer
In fact, his answer to Dawson left the studio quiet for a while
awkward few seconds He joked: “It helps them a lot next year, although Tottenham, at the moment, this counter-attack ” Roy Keane, Micah Richards and host David Jones also watched in confusion as Merse shrugged, as if questioning Dawson’s comments about the fight back To the relief of those watching at home, Jones finally stepped in to defuse tensions “Well, maybe we’ll see the bigger picture later,” he laughed Here’s how fans on social media reacted to the moment https: // twitter
com/SkySportsPL/status /1784602215988011258 One said: “I don’t know why they don’t laugh in the studio”, while another commented: “That part was so awkward” A third wrote: “The silence awkward silence hahahahahaha continued, Merse ” A fourth said: “That ‘good’ Micah is hilarious”, while a fifth added: “I watched this live broadcast + five times then and Merse’s slight nod said Every time you behave properly, my heart hurts “Earlier this afternoon, former d’Arsenal midfielder Merson was speechless after seeing a fan write The name and number of the shirt on the back of the previous shirt begins
Sky captured the moment on camera and Merson seemed surprised by the gesture “They missed me,” he said, sitting next to Keane and Dawson “I can’t believe C’ is real ‘ Sky presenter David Jones later commented: ‘You’re feeling very emotional aren’t you Paul