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After the weekend party, the midweek hangover. If Tottenham had still been flying high from their Etihad heroics, they were brought back down with a bump at Burnley.
Antonio Conte had hoped last Saturday’s thrilling 3-2 victory at Manchester City would prove to be a turning point in his side’s season, a chance for his players to prove they could become ruthless winners.
Instead, what he got was typical Tottenham, a dismal defeat against relegation strugglers which made you think that win against the Premier League leaders was merely a memorable one-off. Spursy? You bet.
Burnley beat Tottenham 1-0 at home on Wednesday night to move within two points off safety
Antonio Conte’s side suffered a huge setback in the race for top four as they remain eighth
Ben Mee beat Cristian Romero in the air to finally open the scoring after 71 minutes
Conte had said this week he wanted to see his side become angrier when they lose. He never intended for them to be putting his words into practise quite so soon.
The loss, to Ben Mee’s 71st-minute header, was their fourth in five Premier League games. It keeps them stranded in eighth, having now played the same number of games as seventh-placed Wolves, and one fewer than Arsenal in sixth.
But if this was a dreadful night Spurs, it was a famous one for Burnley, a second straight victory which has breathed real life into their survival bid.
They have climbed above Watford into 18th and are now only two points off fourth-bottom Newcastle, with one game in hand. Make no mistake, Dyche’s men are on the march.
Mee’s header sealed a second straight victory for Burnley, bolstering their survival bid
Antonio Conte had said this week he wanted to see his side become angrier when they lose
It was a wet and wild night at Turf Moor, the sort you sensed would have had Dyche licking his lips.
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Source : dailymail
