Tottenham star Pedro Porro ‘smashed all the things’ in frustration as he was subbed off within the defeat to Crystal Palace on a humiliating night for the north London club.
Home fans were left in disbelief on Thursday night as their relegation fears suddenly became very real. Spurs took the lead through Dominic Solanke but a collapse sparked by Micky van de Ven’s red card saw Palace rating thrice in 12 minutes.
Spurs remain with out a win because the turn of the 12 months and are on a miserable 11-match winless run – the club’s longest spell with out a victory since 1935.
As Tottenham tried in vain to get back into the sport, Igor Tudor brought on Xavi Simons after 73 minutes, replacing Porro, who had been wearing the captain’s armband following van de Ven’s dismissal.
The Spainard reacted furiously to the choice, shouting on the fourth official while ignoring Tudor on the touchline.
A member of the Tottenham backroom staff approached him to usher him towards the bench with Porro seen smacking on the seats and throwing a water bottle within the dugout before the camera cuts back to the match motion.
Former goalkeeper Joe Hart, well positioned within the gantry as a part of TNT Sport’s coverage saw more madness unfold, telling viewers: ‘He’s smashed all the things as he’s gone onto the bench and given the fourth official an actual earful.
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‘It’s an actual head loss. He’s obviously an emotional character, there’s fire that runs through him and that’s sometimes how he gets the most effective out of himself.
‘But you furthermore mght need to regulate that. He’s such a crucial player for Tottenham now.’
With nine games, Tottenham at the moment are just some extent above the relegation zone in 16th ahead of Nottingham Forest and West Ham United in 17th and 18th respectively.
An enormous win for West Ham at Fulham midweek closed the gap for the Hammers.
Spurs are back in motion on 15 March away to Liverpool before they host Nottingham Forest in an enormous relegation scrap the next week.
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