Four things we learnt from Tottenham 1-0 AZ Alkmaar
Tottenham extended their perfect record in the Europa League this campaign with a tight victory over Maarten Martens’ outfit.
Tottenham made it three wins out of three in the Europa League as they edged out Dutch outfit AZ Alkmaar in a 1-0 victory in North London.
A coolly taken penalty by the returning Richarlison earnt Ange Postecoglou’s side a slender triumph over their Dutch counterparts to retain their perfect record in the competition.
Veteran goalkeeper Fraser Forster expertly deputised for Italian stopper Guglielmo Vicario in net to preserve a consecutive clean sheet at home in their European exploits.
The possibility of a nervy finish was quashed with five minutes remaining of the contest, as Norwegian full-back David Møller Wolfe was sent off for a successive match.
Richarlison was not the only player making his return from injury as Wilson Odobert entered the field late on for the first time in over a month.
It was not a vintage display, but there was still some pleasing aspects for Postecoglou and his coaching staff to analyse from the performance. Here’s four things we learnt.
Opportunities at Tottenham Hotspur are running out for Timo Werner as another underwhelming showing did the 27-year-old no favours in swaying the damning public opinion on his functionality in top level football.
The German’s body language was a cause for concern after a frustrating turn of events and he was subsequently axed at the interval by his manager and replaced by Brennan Johnson.
The RB Leipzig loanee looks completely bereft of any sort of confidence and he spurned a glorious opportunity in the first half to put the hosts in front.
After a perfectly timed run by the former Chelsea forward, Swedish teenager Lucas Bergvall found him with an inventive through ball to give Werner a presentable chance on goal.
But after taking the ball into his stride, his finish was verging on the pathetic as it pitifully rolled into the hands of goalkeeper Rome Owusu-Oduro
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