Yesterday saw Tottenham Hotspur become the 12th Premier League side to be eliminated from the FA Cup yesterday when they fell to a 2-0 defeat at Selhurst Park. Things could have been very different though had their substitutions in-game been better, with the fans picking up on the dire changes as they slumped to a second defeat in four days.
81 – Kazaiah comes on for the final 10 mins:
#CPFC 2-0 #THFC pic.twitter.com/2QJ77zGbFA
— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) 27 January 2019
Whilst the Eagles were well worth their 2-0 victory, striking early in the first half before defending excellently throughout the second, Tottenham did little in the way of game management to get back into it. Erik Lamela replaced Jan Vertonghen as Mauricio Pochettino shuffled his pack at half-time, but then he followed up with a straight swap Victor Wanyama on for Eric Dier before giving Kazaiah Sterling a late run-out in place of Lucas Moura.
There’s not much that looked like happening in the second 45 minutes yesterday, although it could have been changed had Pochettino’s in-game changes been more effective. The fans were baffled as to how the likes of Harry Winks and Danny Rose were overlooked as game-changers, and couldn’t believe it when Fernando Llorente managed to play out a full 90 minutes despite his shockingly poor display.
You can read the Lilywhites’ verdict on their substitutions here:
Far too late… AGAIN
— chris (@ccgonzalez82) January 27, 2019
About 20 minutes too late as per usual @SpursOfficial
— Z (@Zakariah1882) January 27, 2019
We’ll be bringing on the kitman next
— WILL BRAY (@willsbray01) 27 January 2019
Wrong sub, why is Llorente still on
— Sonny (@lilywhitesonny) January 27, 2019
Why Lucas
I would of taken Llorente off— Jasmin (@jasmin_robinson) January 27, 2019
Not bringing on Rose and Winks is clear indication of not taking it seriously……giving Wyanyma, back from injury, and Sterling, u 21 player, on instead. Says a lot….
— twinrings (@twinrings2) January 27, 2019
Why put Wanyama on! Dreadful passer!
And what planet is trippier on!— Gavin Dobson (@Dobbo693) January 27, 2019
Once again no trophies this season. You lot suffocate me
— Kevin (@GaskSays) 27 January 2019
The Tottenham fans who suffered through the Palace defeat will be desperate to put the game behind them and with Watford at Wembley on Wednesday they’ll be desperate to get back to winning ways.
