Okay, so I was able to take a bit of time off of work on Thursday to catch the last half hour of the UEFA match between Sevilla and Spurs at White Hart Lane, and got to see the two Spurs goals in the span of a couple of minutes that had the crowd roaring and the defending Cup holders on their heels, those two goals drawing level at 2 but trailing 3-4 on the aggregate tally. The rest of the match was the same story as has been for much of the year; excellent chances that just aren't taken advantage of. Odd to think that Steed Malbranque's own goal early on is the difference from advancement, but I refuse to blame him for that, there were other things that could have gone differently.
Today's EPL match was on Setanta today, so I had to make do with the trusty ol' gamecast again. It was a battle with the relegation threatened Latics, whilst Spurs are still battling for a position in one of the European cups next year, so there was much to play for.
Not surprisingly, there were more road woes for Spurs, giving away goals on set pieces that have really proven to be a thorn in our side, and battling from behind all of the game to salvage a point. Dimitar Berbatov scored one, and Robbie Keane got two, one from a penalty, for the Spurs goals, but the constant back and forth nature of the match (not to mention this season) had me on the edge of my seat and shaking my head.
At the end of the day though, I'm still fairly pleased with the point on the road given the calamitous start to the game, but when thinking about what else could've been.........
SPURS REPORT
MATCH REPORT
WIGAN VIEW
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