Tottenham Hotspur used a unique 0-7-1 formation after going down to nine men against Chelsea.
The London Stadium bore witness to a chaotic, but brilliant derby on Monday evening, as VAR took centre stage once again in the Premier League.
The hosts looked to be running away with it after Dejan Kulusevski opened the scoring inside six minutes.
However, Cristian Romero’s reckless lunge on Enzo Fernandez in the 18-yard box turned the game on its’ head. A lengthy VAR review ensued, before the Tottenham defender was shown his marching orders and Cole Palmer equalised from the spot.
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Tottenham Hotspur boss Ange Postecoglou has spoken about Marcus Rashford amid the uncertainty over his Manchester United future. Speculation surrounding Rashford’s future increased this week after he was left out of United’s matchday squad for the derby win over rivals Manchester City. On Tuesday night, journalist Henry Winter posted his interview with Rashford, during which he asked the Englishman whether he is staying or going. Rashford went on to reply: “For me, personally, I think I’m ready for a new challenge and the next steps.” As a result, with the January transfer window on the horizon, Rashford has been linked with a host of different clubs around the globe. Despite not being directly linked with the North London club, Spurs boss Postecoglou was asked about Rashford ahead of their Carabao Cup tie against United. The Australian said: “No interest, don’t care, no interest. He’s a Man United player, a very good player, they’ve got plenty of good players. “But I manage my players and I guess other managers will manage their own players. In terms of Marcus’ situation, I have no real desire to examine it any further.” When pushed on whether Spurs would consider a move for Rashford, Postecoglou added: “Oh, mate, if I looked at everyone who we were linked to I’d have no time to do anything else, to be honest. I’ve got other people to do that part of the process. “For us, we’ve been pretty disciplined in terms of what we’re trying to build here and will continue to be so. You can ask me about Marcus, but you could ask me about any Premier League footballer, I’m going to say the same thing.” Marcus Rashford new club latest odds Odds were correct at the time of writing via Sky Bet Paris Saint Germain – 11/4 Any Saudi Pro League Club – 11/2 Arsenal – 9/1 Any MLS Club – 10/1 Chelsea – 12/1 Barcelona – 14/1 Bayern Munich – 16/1 Juventus – 25/1 Real Madrid – 25/1
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Spurs were then reduced to nine men after Destiny Udogie left a little bit too much in on Raheem Sterling and was brandished a second booking.
But what happened afterwards will have fascinated football fans all around the world, with Ange Postecoglou’s side deploying a 0-7-1 formation to help defend against the Blues.
It looked to be working up until the 75th minute, when Nicolas Jackson rolled the ball home from close range after a swift Chelsea counter-attack.
The Senegalese striker then scored his first Premier League hat-trick as Mauricio Pochettino’s side were able to break down their opponent’s ridiculously high line.
Former Tottenham defender Jan Vertonghen took to Twitter to share his thoughts on the formation, tweeting: “Highest defensive line I’ve ever seen in my life.”
