For Mauricio
Pochettino seeing his squad getting upset in its first Champions match over a surprising
AS Monaco squad, the Spurs odds of netting their first win in this event were
from zero to none.
Seeded in Group E,
the Tottenham Spurs are in company of not so easy foes, and especially when you
venture into Mother Russia and play one of its iconic squads, that you not only
facing its initial eleven but its whole fan base.
Going against a
resilient and tough CSKA Moscow, considered as a one serious squad, on the Spurs
destinies and its difficult CSKA Arena, the heat was on for the Hotspurs.
To dare is to do, as a
club motto states, and these hardened Lilywhites played a one of a kind match
and always-generating top class plays that put in peril the arches defended by Captain
Igor Akinfeev, who saw his share of attacks all afternoon long.
For Manager
Pochettino this became a game of strategies and very well the Andean delivered
and with his all-around accuracy, to show off why he is poised for many important
things with his club.
After leaving Kyle Walker,
Eric Dier, Moussa Dembele and Moussa Sissoko back home to net
a worthy rest, ahead of their clash this coming weekend against a hot streaked
Manchester City, Poche made his moves in his initial eleven.
By playing with a
conservative 4-2-3-1 formation, sending Vincent Janssen as the lone forward accompanied
by a dynamic trio of Erick Lamela, Christian Eriksen and Son Heung- Min.
As the lone two in
the middle were Victor Wanyama and Dele Alli these two being the main
orchestrators of the attack and responsible of being a wall and accompanied the
backfield in giving their keeper Hugo Lloris a serene afternoon.
However, the Koni or
Horses of CSKA, sporting the same formation as the Londoners, suddenly started making
their moves and putting a sort of pressure into Lloris and despite the constant
arrivals by the Russians, the Frenchman prevailed.
Still for the English
side with a determined Erick Lamela and Dele Alli causing all sorts of havoc into
the Russians posts and despite the pressure, still no cigar for the visitors of
marking their first goal, although the opportunities have been there and
insistence especially by Lamela.
No matter what the
next match brings to the Spurs, these were on the need of a win and tonight the
efforts of the London Boys paid off in the 71th minute, when an
opportune Son getting behind the hosts defense.
As the Korean national
putting a shoot despite the efforts of CSKA goalie Akinfeev and putting a hand
on the ball, still the ball took a slow and lucky roll passing the line in what
became the winning goals of the match for the Spurs.
All of these thanks
to an opportune and consistent Son Heun- Min, considered at the end the absolute
hero of the match, once again delivering in these types of competitions, and
not letting down his Manager Mauricio Pochettino call.
At the end, the
Tottenham Spurs squad with this win situates them in second place with three
points and one behind As Monaco with four after their draw against Bayern 04 Leverkusen
and putting things red hot in Group E. Plus a game pending against the German
side that definitely will decide the Spurs outcome into the next stages.
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