Christian Eriksen had in his usual style under manager José Mourinho, take a seat on tottenham’s bench from the start, but the dane came on the pitch after the break and played an important role in his team’s winner 2. christmas day.
Thus was hjemmekampen against Brighton won 2-1, although the away team had gone to the break with a 1-0 lead.
Christian Eriksen had enough even to accept a place on the bench for Tottenham, but the dane came into the second half, and it was to have a crucial importance for the fight. Photo: Andrew Couldridge/Ritzau Scanpix
With the victory crawl Tottenham up to fifth place with 29 points from 19 matches. On the fourth place which gives Champions League access has Chelsea 32 points for the 18 matches before Thursday’s home game against Southampton.
Brighton is the number 13 with 20 points.
Tottenham were revanchere for the most recent disappointment against Chelsea, and a nice piece in Thursday’s match looked like it’s a new disappointment.
eriksen’s overview and good passing was sorely needed in the first half. Tottenham had as expected, the predominance in the game, but it was extremely disappointing, what the home team managed to create chances.
Photo: Andrew Couldridge/Ritzau Scanpix
When it finally became dangerous, it was a counter, where Harry Kane was the game free in depth. Spydspisen sent the ball in the net, but videodommersystemet WAS came into play and revealed that Kane was marginally offside.
instead beat Brighton on a dødbold after 36 minutes. Pascal Gross served a perfect free kick, and Adam Webster rose up and headede the ball powerfully into the goal for 1-0.
Tottenham came more insistently out for the second half. Seven minutes was the game, as Lucas Moura took good moves outside of the field and found Harry Kane, who in the field is equalized in the two tests for 1-1.
Shortly after had Kane a chance to score again, but this time ran the ball from the attacker.
Midway in the second half was Eriksen then changed into Harry Winks, and there should not be a long time before Eriksen played an important role.
the Team played an excellent, felt the ball towards the end line, where Serge Aurier laid the ball of dele Alli, who beautifully controlled the ball into the opposite corner for 2-1 with 19 minutes left.
In the remainder of Tottenham closer to 3-1 than Brighton was at 2-2, but it was not scored further.
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