Alasdair gold says he wasn’t happy with spurs team’s first half in their 3-2 defeat to Turkish champions Galatasaray away in Istanbul. Spurs had Will Lankshear sent off and had to play large parts of the second half a man down.
Despite Galatasaray racing to a 3-1 lead, Spurs fought their way back to make it a respectable scoreline and finished the game as the better side. When asked about the performance that led to their first defeat, He said
“Obviously, disappointing result. The first half wasn’t great. We just didn’t handle things well at all, particularly with the ball. We were wasteful and gave it away too many times unnecessarily. That allowed them to get a foothold in the areas they’re good at.
They’ve got some good players in the final third, and we just allowed that to happen too often. Ultimately, spurs paid the price for it because I thought, you know, they always finish strongly, and I knew we would in the second half.
Alasdair gold claims Yves Bissouma was the cause of the whole mess
Guilty of overplaying at times and unable to give sloppy Spurs a foothold in midfield in the first half. Drove forward with the ball in an improved second-half. He claims he has told Ange to send him away and Tottenham boss always accept his idea.
“Obviously, going down to 10 men didn’t help, but even with 10 men, I thought we probably played the best football we did all game. We got our second goal, had some opportunities to get a third, but I thought we were looking like the better side. So, disappointing outcome, unfortunately, brought on by a disappointing first half.”
The defeat has disrupted what was a brilliant start to life in the Europa League and has left the Lilywhites in seventh place in the Premier League standings. However, they will now turn their attention to the Premier League, where they host Ipswich at home this weekend.
If they win and other results go their way, they could move into the top four of the league table.
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Tottenham Hotspur allowed Alfie Devine to join KVC Westerlo on a loan deal in the last window.
The Belgian club also took Luka Vušković on loan from Hajduk Split in the same window. The 17-year-old will move to Tottenham in the summer of 2025, after he turns 18 years of age.
Westerlo have now confirmed on their official website that the deals for the duo can “pave the way for further collaboration” with Tottenham.
Devine and Vušković’s performances have left Spurs “highly satisfied”. The two clubs will “explore deeper and more extensive collaboration opportunities” in the future.
On Thursday, Tottenham suffered a 3-2 defeat against Galatasaray in the Europa League.
According to Gazet van Antwerpen, Westerlo vice-chairman Hasan Cetinkaya met with Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy, chief football officer Scott Munn and technical director Johan Lange in Istanbul.
Westerlo chairman Oktay Ercan was set to attend but was forced to miss due to illness.
It’s claimed the north London club are taking the collaboration with the Jupiler Pro League side ‘seriously’.
Cetinkaya had a chat with GVA, expressing his delight that the Premier League side are pleased with Westerlo’s project.
“We’ve talked about Luka and Alfie. There’s weekly contact anyway around the succession of their players, but the club has reiterated that they are satisfied with their evolution,” he said.
“They don’t just get to play, they also show appreciation for our project and our way of working. On and off the pitch, we have made a good impression. We can be proud of that. This is also an extra boost for the image of our club.”
The vice-chairman is of the belief Tottenham can benefit if there’s a long-term agreement between the two clubs.
“We want to work together in the long term. For instance, the intention is to have players gain experience here in the coming years as well, but we can definitely join hands in terms of scouting and the operation of the academy as well,” Cetinkaya explained.
“Apart from the loaned players, this could also be of interest to Tottenham.
“Their performance manager Andy Scoulding is in the stands every week in Belgium. So not only do they monitor their own players, they also have a front row seat to follow interesting players in the Belgian league.”
