Tottenham Hotspur, with a resounding 4-1 win over West Ham, leaves coach Julen Lopetegui on the hook after getting 8 points out of a possible 24 in his debut in this Premier League.
The Basque coach has started the season in a terrible way and, despite the reaction he experienced two weeks ago when he beat the newly promoted Ipswich Town, the international break does not seem to have been good for him and he left North London beaten.
The ‘Hammers’, although they started winning with a goal from Mohammed Kudus, after Jarred Bowen’s play on the wing, collapsed as soon as they received the tying goal.
Kulusevski, who is not exactly the most unstable winger in the world, was able to easily cut inside and with a shot that hit the goalkeeper and both posts, tied the match.
At half-time, with 1-1, Ange Postecoglou made a risky change and removed his most imaginative player who had just provided an assist, Maddison, for a very different one like Pape Mate Sarr. The move, despite the risk it entailed, turned out well.
Before the 60th minute, Tottenham had broken the game with three goals.
First, Bissouma pushed in a cross from Udogie’s baseline, then Todibo, who has four starts in the team, scored an own goal, and to top off West Ham’s disaster, Heung-min Son scored again almost two months later after dribbling past a defender with several bicycles and beating Areola at the near post.
The punishment could have been greater when, with no time to recover, Son sent a ball into the woodwork just one minute after 4-1.
It was there when Lopetegui, in the 61st minute, decided to bring on Edson Álvarez, who replaced Lucas Paqueta and the Mexican gave more balance to West Ham who at least did not concede any more goals while he was on the field.
After eight games, they have eight points and have only won one of the last seven games. For their part, the ‘Spurs’, with six wins in seven games, have 13 points, one behind the Champions League, but with one more game than the rest.
