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Tottenham: These fans were pleasantly surprised with Serge Aurier’s display against West Ham
Many Tottenham fans expressed satisfaction and a bit of surprise at the performance of Serge Aurier this afternoon.
The Ivorian right-back had come under fire from some Spurs supporters earlier this month, along with being pilloried as “a car crash” by Roy Keane on Sky Sports following the defeat to Liverpool in October (as per The Sun).
However, the 26-year-old put in a very effective display in today’s 3-2 win away to West Ham, delivering the cross from which Harry Kane scored the visitors’ third goal at London Stadium in Jose Mourinho’s first game in charge. [via Sky Sports]
Aurier had more touches of the ball (84) than any other Tottenham player on the day and recorded the most successful dribbles (five) of anyone on the pitch. [via WhoScored]
Some reporters commended his display in east London, with James Benson of the Daily Express praising his “energetic performance” and Football London‘s Alasdair Gold writing that he “dealt with West Ham’s limp wing play down his flank comfortably”.
These Tottenham fans on Twitter were left pleasantly surprised by Aurier’s performance in the win over West Ham:
Lol aurier masterclass today idec… whats Jose done 😂😂
Done deal with Mourinho, welcome to spurs 🤝
— Wophie (@THFCjp) November 23, 2019
Looking for differences in play under Mourinho. First thing he seems to have done is kidnapped Aurier and replaced him with a lookalike who plays much better. #coys
— Alan Spencer (@ALSPURS) November 23, 2019
#bbcfootball #coys shows what a change of manager can do. Serge Aurier looked like a different player, we’ve got rid of Dele’s brother and got Dele back, and Son and Lucas were always dangerous. Spurs had real signs of the top 4 team we know they are
— Angus Robb (@AngusRobb1) November 23, 2019
Aurier was turned into prime lahm by Mourinho
— morinhomajic (@morinhomajic) November 23, 2019
How about that Aurier assist. 😍 Mourinho is magic.
— N’Domboner (@MoeyThfc) November 23, 2019
Serge Aurier’s game by numbers vs West Ham:
83% pass accuracy
84 touches
2 chances created
1 assist
2 tackles won
5 successful take-ons
2 interceptions
13 ball recoveriesMOTM performance pic.twitter.com/wtE83hX9YH
— The Humble One (@PedroSr15459804) November 23, 2019
Only Jose can make aurier into a prime Lahm
— morinhomajic (@morinhomajic) November 23, 2019
I already feel like Aurier is being reborn as a top defensive fullback. Not perfect today by any means but he kept possession well, got the assist and played some nice passes. Defending was definitely an improvement and neither goal conceded was his fault.
— Name Cannot Be Blank (@vynzbrahfr) November 23, 2019
What did you make of Aurier’s display at London Stadium? Was it his best of the season so far? Give us your views in the comments section below!
