Given the nature of a possibly drunken Cesc Fabregas quote in which he replied that current EPL strugglers Tottenham might be lucky to earn a point off the Arsenal ladies team, it was very nice to see the good guys rally to produce two goals in the last four minutes to earn a vital 4-4 draw at the Emirates, shocking gooners the world over.
The quote from Fabregas: "They would do really well. I`m sure they would get a point!" Looks like they did Cesc, I suppose you'll be donning a skirt for the rematch later this season at White Hart Lane, in hopes of getting another point, eh?
Ex-gooner David Bentley (pictured above in post match glory) scored a lovely goal to open proceedings, lofting a ball from 35 yards over the stretched arms of Manuel Almunia, who wound up letting the ball into the net after attempting to knock it over the top (doubtless Jens Lehman would've made the play!)
The play after that for the most past favoured the home side, and ended in a 1-1 draw at the close of the half. Arsenal put two past the always creaky Spurs defense in the beginning stages of the second half, Darren Bent managed to get one in in the 67th minute, but Robert Van Persie immediately replied to give Arsenal the 4-2 lead with just over a half hour left.
Jermaine Jenas pulled one back for Spurs in the 89th minute, and Aaron Lennon knocked in a rebound from fellow Spur Luka Modric in the dying moments of extra time to give Spurs the much needed point. Arsenal may have played better overall for longer stretches of the game, but not when it mattered most, and Spurs made them pay for it, although once again Arsene Wenger continued to bemoan the "inexperienced" nature of his side when it comes to the heat of contested matches. Umm, okay, AW, whatever you say.
With such a rally, Harry Redknapp has certainly demonstrated a new belief in the players for Spurs: play hard and just see what happens. Much as I liked Juande Ramos, I don't thin this comeback would've been possible under him. At any rate, Liverpool visits White Hart Lane this Saturday (thankfully I'll be able to watch this one live), so we'll continue to see what the resurgence under Harry truly means. Come On You Spurs!!!!
CESC: HEY LADIES
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