Time for Irons to move on after a game when we didn’t turn up
Match verdict By Hughie Southon
Those of is who had hoped and believed the adrenalin and heroics of Thursday night would inspire the lads heights were proved sadly wrong.
The truth was we simply didn’t turn up at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and as a result suffered just about our biggest defeat of the season!
Beyond a fine goal from Said Benrahma and some exciting stuff towards half time we were never really at the races and to turn insult into injury the final goal came out of the book of Sam Allardyce’s guide to ‘hoof it’ football.
It was no way to go into an international break but this put an end to a run of tough fixtures and we can now look forward to – what on paper – looks an easier time of things if one dare say that.
With the likes of Everton, Burnley, Brentford and Norwich among our fixtures the game’s not up for the top six although Chelsea away, Arsenal at home and Manchester City at home look troublesome.
Spurs probably have the easier of the two run ins but hope springs eternal and fortune hasn’t exactly been hiding until tday.
The two week break will help – that’s for sure. This one is best forgotten!