Tottenham retired from the FA Cup on penalties. Then the waves went up. Star defender Eric Dier hunted down a fan and faced him in the stands.
The Spurs led (Vertonghen, 13th), conceded the late equalizer (Drmic, 78th), gave the best chances in extra time, secured the advantage on penalties, only to fail with the last three attempts against Norwich goalkeeper Tim Krul . The North Londoners lost at home to the bottom of the Premier League and were eliminated.
While the successful outsiders lay in their arms and celebrated 911 killer Krul, the waves went up on the south stand with the home side.
Eric Dier, who had completed 120 minutes in the Spurs’ central defense, was filmed as he jumped over the banner and chased a fan in the stands. At about the 20th row, he seemed to have put the supporters of his own team, tried to confront him, other fans held him back. Finally, security officers accompanied the English team player into the stadium catacombs.
What happened? It was difficult to judge so shortly after the chaotic scenes. The rumor quickly spread that the “fan” had racially insulted the last Spurs penalty shooter, Gedson Fernandes. Dier said on one of the amateur videos: “He is my brother! He is my brother!”
Shortly afterwards, coach Jose Mourinho shed some light on the press conference. He said: “As professionals, we shouldn’t allow ourselves to be carried away by something like that. But Eric and his family were insulted. It was about his little brother. Under these circumstances, I can understand his reaction. That would probably be the way of each of us.”
