Tottenham Hotspur v Leeds United: Premier League – LIVE! | Football

89 min Phillips is booked for a foul on Vinicius. That means he is suspended for the next Leeds game.

88 min “Ndombele is the most talented player on the Spurs,” says Cian O’Mahony. “Tough love, or the lack of it, has nothing to do with it.”

He was also their most talented player last season, and it sucked. I think it’s reasonable to make a connection, but it’s also reasonable to think that it would always work out well. I already feel better.

87 min Harry Kane made one and scored one, and now he’s made one. Carlos Vinicius replaces him.

85 min Hojbjerg is cautioned because the referee was running out of time to fulfill his contractual obligation. (And for lack of Pablo Hernández.)

84 min “I just saw the answer to the questionnaire above,” says Peter McHugh. “I worked with a Spurs fan (like myself) who always called Vinny Samways, Sammy Heighway. His nonsense were legendary. “

I’d love to know what he did with Steffen Freund. Steffen, could I have your autograph? And do you have half an hour to talk about my sexual desire for my mother?

83 min Bamford, 12 yards away, heads straight for Lloris from a Raphinha cross. There are not many possibilities.

83 min Phillips blocked Hojbjerg’s shot, though it went wide anyway.

80 min Raphinha comes out of Doherty and throws a speculative cross shot that is comfortably saved by Lloris’s fall.

79 min Not much happens. The Leeds are still rebounding like Tigger; The Spurs are still working very hard to keep Hugo Lloris’ sheet clean.

78 min “It’s not exactly the same as consuming for not consuming, but one of my lasting memories is watching the Dutch ‘total football’ team of the 70s play England at Wembley,” says Richard Hirst. “On television you could see the pass played and maybe another option. Live, he saw the multiple options available as the team flowed back and forth, impressive. “

Soon we will do a Joy of Six: assists without touching the ball. Runs without the ball, fooling around, sarcastic set-piece fouls. If you have any nominations, please send them. Number one is Marco van Basten, that’s all I give him.

77 min Another change from the Spurs: Lucas Moura replaces Tanguy Ndombele, who had a 7/10 day. He has become a very important player for Spurs, which shows that José Mourinho’s tough love can work.

77 min “The penalty talk has gotten off topic – if it’s in the box it’s a fair question (I personally think it is – contact was still being made when they were on the line and in this case the advantage should go to the attacker) but The Grief happened live, as it would have been 10 or 20 years ago, ”says Phil Beattie. “The fact that it was a foul has nothing to do with the VAR at all …”

Yes, but I would say that VAR has increased the number of “live” decisions that occur, in the same way that DRS changed, for example, the number of BPN decisions that occur in the field. All I know is that beauty is fleeting. Oh, and that penalties have increased by about 100 percent (I think), and that can’t be correct.

74 min Pablo Hernández, who has etc, has another mid-range shot deflected behind for a corner. The Leeds are hilarious; They are playing as if world peace depends on scoring a goal this afternoon.

73 min Pablo Hernández, who has been very good since he entered, has a mid-distance shot deflected from behind to corner.

73 min “Hi Rob,” says Lalith Adithyan. “How good Hojbjerg has been for Spurs this season. He’s been a defensive stone for them this season and the Spurs have been clamoring for a player like him. He’s also done some decent runs in the box in this game. “

I must admit that I raised my nose exactly 45 degrees when it was signed, but it has been extremely good.

73 min The Spurs break from the corner and Kane tries to score from inside his own half. It was a decent shot, which sent Meslier desperately backing away, but it just cleared the crossbar. Meslier probably had it covered in the end.

72 min Another corner for Leeds, won this time by Shackleton. It’s beautiful to watch, although we must not lose sight of the fact that Spurs are up 3-0 and could have scored 10. I guess it will always be that way, certainly once the Spurs scored the first goal.

69 min The dynamic Poveda-Ocampo wins a corner for Leeds, who continue to ooze irrepressible. Phillips corner moves away.

67 min “The problem with VAR regarding penalties is that it only shows ‘contact’ but not if this is enough to harm another player,” says Foderoy78. “Contact is allowed when guarding a ball or during a tackle, so it is difficult to use it as the sole author of a pen. The only person who knows if it was enough contact is the player who was ‘fouled’. When running in mid-air, sometimes it only takes the slightest touch to fire, but every tackle is different. “

Yes I agree. Another problem is that penalties are never given unless a player goes down. Everything is a bit complicated and the traditional remedy, the greatest use of common sense, is not VAR compliant. I think over time (I’m talking 10/20 years), there will be two levels of fouls in the penalty area. I don’t love that idea, but it’s better than the current situation.

66 min Meslier makes another good save, pushing Kane’s shot around the first post. Bergwijn played Kane; the angle was tight, so he pushed it towards the nearest post and hoped for the best. Meslier was well positioned and pushed him back for a corner.

65 min Matt Doherty is reserved for a breath of fresh air in the direction of Luke Ayling.

64 min Alioski is replaced by Jamie Shackleton. He goes to the right back, Stuart Dallas to the left back.

63 min It looks like the Spurs could score every time they get the ball back. Who would be an xG algorithm?

62 min: Great goalkeeper! Meslier makes a brilliant save point-blank from Bergwijn, who took Son’s pass on the run, turned away from Alioski and fired a shot towards goal.

62 min “One of the best things about Maxi Rodríguez’s goal,” says Robert Smithson, “is Carlos Bilardo yelling,” Bow! “(Go for the goal!) Right before I hit it.”

61 min A change from Leeds: Ian Poveda-Ocampo replaces Jack Harrison.

60 min Leeds play with their usual optimism, despite the scoreboard. Spoiler alert: this doesn’t end 3-0.

59 min “Happy New Year Rob,” says Guy Hornsby. “After the last games, I gave up the possibility of watching this game after 18 minutes of Spurs saying ‘come on, Bielsa.’ The 2020 grade pessimist in me was expecting a 1-1 draw after a shot on goal and a draw in the 92nd minute, so I chose to walk with the little one. She is blissfully unaware of how hexes work (yet) but I can do that every time in the future. Perhaps this is a new dawn. Probably not.”

There are no new sunrises, only new years. Now pass me my kombucha.

57 min The son is too disinterested for his own good. He enters the area from the left, avoids the obvious shot and instead tries a direct ball to the unmarked Hojbjerg who is blocked.

57 min Leeds last five games: 5-2, 2-6, 1-0, 5-0, 0-3. God bless you.

56 min “All these discussions about penalties would be irrelevant,” says Richard Hirst, “if all teams were as sporty as Fulham and had such incompetent shooters.”

Look, that’s a good email.

54 min “Personally, I think it’s more about what constitutes a foul,” says Nicholas of my proposed penalty review by Ifab. “Each description of a foul revolves around how a player makes a tackle or challenge. The way an opponent attempts to win a free kick or penalty does not change the nature of the tackle or challenge. His challenge for the ball has not become sloppy, which is the minimum requirement, in the face of the opponent’s action. The opponent being “smart” has in no way changed the way someone tackled. If the ball challenge was legitimate by any usual definition (not a lunge, no cleats shown, no foot high, etc.), how can it become sloppy according to the opponent’s action? “

It could be argued that it is an oversight for not taking into account the potential movement of the opponent before receiving the ball. As with most ground rules, we’ve all lost our bearings since the VAR magnifying glass came out. Surely it is time for all of us to stop, collaborate, and listen.

53 min The Spurs are creating opportunities at will. Kane carefully swivels away from Ayling on the left edge of the box and crashes an upward shot into the side net.

Son’s excellent swing corner from the right he met Alderweireld, who launched a header that went through Meslier and entered the network. Meslier had started coming from the cross, which meant he was moving towards his own goal while trying to make the save. He pushed the ball when he was in his own net, but the technology confirmed that he had alone crossed the line.