Tottenham Hotspur crashed out of the FA Cup on Wednesday, losing 3-2 on penalties in their fifth round clash against Norwich City after initially drawing the game 1-1 (BBC Sport).
It was therefore a disappointing evening for everyone connected with Spurs, with many of their players struggling. However, one man did come away from the game with some credit and that was young midfielder Oliver Skipp.
The 19-year-old academy product played all 120 minutes of the match (Transfermarkt) and was lauded by Jose Mourinho afterwards, who described his performance as “phenomenal,” (@CDEccleshare).
To be fair to Skipp, the stats suggest he did indeed play well against the Canaries. He won five ground duels and three tackles, made two interceptions and one clearance in the game, whilst also playing one key pass, finishing with an impressive passing accuracy of 91% and losing possession just seven times in 120 minutes (SofaScore).
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As well as Mourinho it seems as though the midfielder has also impressed plenty of Spurs fans, who have taken to Twitter to praise him. Here is what some had to say…
Tanguy-Skipp dbl pivot looked so solid.
Skipp covered for Tanguy’s lack of fitness while still finding him to go forward, he had great chemistry with Sanchez and Dier, great positioning for outlets when Serge or RM/LM got pressed/doubled. He’s edged ahead of Winks in my book.— Booney (@fboone11) March 4, 2020
Needs to start ahead of that fraud winks
— N⚡ (@Nuradeenv3) March 4, 2020
Thought he was very good. Needs to start more and add bite to the midfield
— HaleSpur (@hale_spur) March 4, 2020
One of the best performances tonight, acted like he wanted to win the game unlike many others
— Ben Will (@BenWill02389345) March 4, 2020
One of the positives from tonight, there weren’t many
— Kev Knuckey (@knuckey1970) March 4, 2020
At least as good as Mark Noble, and I mean that as a big compliment, and will probably be better than Harry Winks.
— Ralph Farrugia (@ralphfarrugia) March 5, 2020
Today he made himself a contender to start big games
— Bradley (@mrbradleygrant) March 4, 2020
Spurs fans, how impressed were you with Oliver Skipp’s display against Norwich? Let us know below…
