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TOTTENHAM demanded that their posts be changed before their Europa League win … because they were too small.
The Spurs goalkeepers noticed the low crossbar during the warm-up in Macedonia and alerted manager José Mourinho, who in turn pointed out the problem to the referees.
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Mourinho said: “Before the game it was a funny situation because my goalkeeper told me that the goal was small.
“I went to see and it was small. The gatekeepers spend all their time on them so we know.
“I immediately felt that something was wrong and we managed to get the UEFA delegate in and it was 5 cm too small. We asked for goals of the right size.”
The Spurs boss then took to Instagram to share photos of him and Hugo Lloris arriving at the bar.
He joked: “I thought I had grown but then I realized that the goal was 5 centimeters lower.”
Rule 1.10 of the Ifab Laws of the Game details the exact dimensions of full-size goals, with smaller versions allowed for youth soccer and smaller sizes.
It says: “The distance between the inside of the posts is 7.32 m (8 yards) and the distance from the bottom edge of the crossbar to the ground is 2.44 m (8 feet).
“The posts and the crossbar must be white and have the same width and depth, not to exceed 12 cm (5 inches).”
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The Spurs were left with 3-1 winners over Shkendija with Son Heung-min and Harry Kane sparing their team’s blush with goals in the second half.
Erik Lamela had put the visitors ahead in the fifth minute before Valmir Nafiu canceled it with a brilliant shot after the break.
But Son and Kane came to the rescue, continuing their unbridled form from Sunday’s beating in Southampton.
Son put Tottenham back in front attacking the ball after it fell into the area.
And Kane concluded the victory by jumping high to return home.
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