I know that Spurs don't have a lot to play for, and that Newcastle are desperately fighting relegation, but that still doesn't really explain what happened today at White Hart Lane.
A second half implosion led to Spurs demise, very disappointing considering that Darren Bent had led the scoring parade, with a goal halfway through the first half.
Haven't seen the match yet, it'll be replayed on FSC here in a couple of hours, but from reading the reports, it seems that the usual bugaboos haunted Spurs today: giving up a goal in the dying moments of the first half, allowing goals from set pieces, and Paul Robinson being so caught off guard that he remained flat-footed as the ball sailed into the back of the net.
Once again, a very disappointing result today, no excuse really even if Juande Ramos did experiment a bit with a 4-3-3 lineup so that he could get Bent into the match alongside Dimitar Berbatov and Robbie Keane. It's not too early to start drinking this morning, I've become accustomed to such results after all of this time.
Away to Blackburn next Saturday, expect a low scoring affair that'll end up either a 1-1 draw or 1-0 to either side. COYS!
7:30 PST EDIT: After reviewing the match, along with the highlights, the first thing to say is that Newcastle played very very well. Combine that with such things as the woeful line defense on Geremi's free kick that put Newcastle ahead, and with Robinson standing flat-footed on the first two goals, and it all adds up to more aggravation for Spurs and their fans.
The goal from Micheal Owen, number three, was a lovely bit of passing, going from Obafemi Martins on the outside of the box to Mark Viduka nearer the goal, with Viduka sending his pass on the back of his heel to a strident Micheal Owen for a shot that Robinson had no chance on. Martins completed the scoring by dodging two Spurs defenders on a breakaway run in the 83rd minute. Joey Barton got the assist for that one by recovering the ball and quickly launching a downfield attack on the suddenly overwhelmed defensive side.
REPORT
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