Tired Tottenham game management plays into Liverpool hands
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Tottenham were thrashed 6-3 by league leaders Liverpool in another chaotic and riotously entertaining game from Ange Postecoglou’s side. Trailing 2-0 to goals from Luiz Diaz and Alexis Mac Allister, James Maddison halved the deficit for the hosts in the 41st minute, only for Dominik Szoboszlai to restore Liverpool’s cushion in first-half stoppage-time.
A Mohamed Salah double put Arne Slot's side firmly in control at 5-1 up after the break but goals from Dejan Kulusevski and Dominic Solanke gave Spurs hope. Diaz then scored again five minutes from time to seal the points for the rampant Reds. Here are three Spurs talking points from the match...
Spurs were shredded in their biggest defeat of the season (before today, all seven of their league defeats had been by a single goal) on another wild night for Postecoglou’s side. Their rally at 5-1 down was spirited and might even have led to a dramatic finale if they had scored again but, equally, Liverpool could have hit double figures, with Fraser Forster beaten six times but making several fine saves.
In many respects, though, this game felt like the inverse of Spurs’ 5-0 win over bottom club Southampton last weekend. Just as it was difficult to draw many firm conclusions from their stroll at St. Mary’s, so it was hard to come away with any definitive takeaways from a 6-3 drubbing by the league leaders.
