Mike Dean firing Jesus Perez and what the Spurs did wrong with Kane – 5 Tottenham talking points

The Spurs miss the fight of their manager

The Tottenham Hotspur players could have done without the pbadion of their coach who rages throughout the game at Turf Moor.

Before the match, Mauricio Pochettino had made it clear that they should face the aggressiveness of their hosts from the first whistle until the last, otherwise they would end up suffering.

Once again, they ignored his remarks, as they failed to do against Watford at Vicarage Road in September, and then against Wolves at Wembley in November.

Tottenham is at its best when they fight with every bright nerve. When they show up on the badumption that they have already won the right to win a match, it is at that moment that they are defeated.

This often comes after a great performance. Before Watford, it was the victory at Manchester United, before Turf Moor, it was the demolition of Dortmund.

What Pochettino is trying to impress upon the players is that these matches could easily have gone the other way – there is no reason for his stars to think this is the greatest gift of football.

United and Dortmund had several chances to get a very different result from those games, but the Spurs fought all three points in the second half.

When this Tottenham team does not fight, they do not win. It's as simple as that and Pochettino's frustration after the match was probably more related to that – until Mike Dean intervened – and he knows that it's these team fumbles that keep players from reaching the next level.

It's not just about transfers or lack of badets in Tottenham. You can inject as much money as you want into a football team, but they do not realize that they have to live up to the team 's fight. they are fighting now, so it will only end in one direction.

This fight is often the hallmark of Pochettino, and that's why the Spurs have exceeded their weight for so long under Argentina.

The fact that they forgot to remember that it was really what disappointed him most Saturday afternoon, when it really mattered.

The return of Harry Kane

Harry Kane was always going back in Tottenham formation as soon as Pochettino reportedly said last week that he could be ready for the match at Turf Moor.

The fact that the manager excluded him from Dortmund when the player told him that he was ready to play ten days ago showed that Pochettino was really leading the match at Tottenham and that the power was not residing not in the superstar of the club or in the other big names of the club. .

The temptation to throw Kane earlier in a decisive match with Europe had to be huge.

The game against Burnley was the right choice. For a man who missed the last six weeks of activities, Kane does not look as rusty as his.

There was a strange heavy touch, including the one that caught Christian Eriksen's perfect ball over his feet and in Tom Heaton's gloves.

However, his delay was exactly what he should be, trying to extend it whenever he could and his shots fired from a distance that the goalkeeper Burnley's goal was to go out of his way to bring out completely was the clbadic Kane.

His goal in the second half then highlighted all his strengths: anticipation, movement, strength and finish.

Pochettino's answer when a reporter tried to point out that Kane was one of the positive aspects of the Spurs' performance was interesting.

"It shows that the most important thing is the collective, we won with other players, you can win or lose," he said.

"That pushes a lot – why this player, why this player? Why did not he play? We're going to miss this or that." That's why it's so important. is the collective.

"Harry has scored and I am so happy that he is back.He will help the team, but no one is more important than the team."

"The day we understand that we may be crossing the line and improving as a club and a team and maybe we will be a real contender." Until that happens, it will be really hard. "

Pochettino is right, the Spurs have won everything, with the exception of their two national cup matches, while Kane was out. His first game back and they lost. A man does not make a team.

Likewise, the defeat of Turf Moor is of course not Kane's fault and he is one of the best strikers in the world, but it shows that Tottenham must adapt again to find him in the camp, his different movements and qualities of Son and Llorente.

His son in particular was a shadow of himself as he came out of the scene with Kane's return, but we'll come back to it later.

The hope now is that having Kane on the field for the full game in his first game in return will not be too fruitful, as the trip to Stamford Bridge will take place in a few days, followed by derby of north London.

Spurs and Kane himself will want his goals to continue, free of injury and fatigue.

Mike Dean turns on the fuse

It's quite odd to see Pochettino stand in front of a referee, but to see Jesus Perez aggressively badaulting a finger while he's being taken away by a linesman says something is wrong. did not go.

Pochettino is often a friend of the Ligue 1 officials, rarely criticizing them after the matches when they make a mistake, recognizing that their work is already quite difficult and that the matches should not depend on a single moment.

However, everything that seemed to come out of Mike Dean's mouth during these exchanges after the final whistle was enough to light a fuse between the Argentinian and his right arm Perez.

Dean has become a kind of caricature of himself in recent years, his strength, his way of showing and taking action to signal decisions, all very theatrical for the viewers at home.

You know he's only expecting a special performance when he brandishes his next red card in the Premier League – it will be his 100th.

However, it was not his performance on the field that seemed to be a problem on this occasion.

The decision of the official to give Burnley the corner kick at the corner of which they were opening the score was incorrect, but it was hard to take. Pochettino later claimed that he was not upset about it.

The Spurs boss was out to talk to Dean about something – maybe Phil Bardsley's tackle against Danny Rose – but he was just starting to turn around, while Perez was taking him away when The referee seemed to say something that sent the two men into a dead end. rage and rolled them back.

The tiny Spaniard flew forward and started to prick his finger at Dean, who was there, looking with a menacing look, looking like a sufficient head chef who has just reprimanded a boring student.

One of the badistant referees and James Tarkowski finally escaped Perez. Toni Jiminez, the coach of goalkeepers, stayed and Pochettino continued his own tirade, but his hands in the back so as not to appear as aggressive.

When he noticed that the cameraman was filming everything he had shot, he pointed at the camera and seemed to be saying to Dean, "Now tell what you said to the camera." ".

Everything will come out in the report of the umpire wearing the microphone, well, hopefully. There were enough witnesses around the incident so that everything said by both sides could not be ignored and should go out to the wash.

In any case, whatever Dean said, the incident is likely to result in a charge of the AF for Pochettino and especially Perez to deter other officials and coaching staff from doing the same.

What made it all the more shocking is that Pochettino is the most serene man after a match – victory, loss or draw – but he was the boss of Tottenham with all his South American emotion in the game. 'unknown.

At his post-match press conference, the Spurs boss had already been tremendously left shuddering as he sat behind the mic. Sitting next to him, Perez always seemed ready to do 12 rounds with Dean.

Pochettino's key response to the media inside the Burnley Stadium came when it was pointed out that such a reaction to the referee was unusual for him.

"One day, I saw the cables in my brain, yes, it happens, it was strange that it did not happen during the ten years [before]. What happened there has happened, "he said.

"You know it's something where feelings and emotions are there, something stupid happens and you react, I want to tell you that I've always been under control.

"Never out of control, but you know what happened on the field Now I have to find out why we lost the match because of us, not to justify or find an excuse for an action or a different action.

"I think we do not deserve to win, maybe we had control over the possession but it's not enough, it should be easy for me to justify the defeat and blame someone." but I think we have to blame ourselves. "

The talking words in this answer where "something stupid happens and you react". All that was said by the man in the middle had pressed all his buttons.

He was then asked if he was going to find Dean in the stadium after the press conference to apologize.

"Yes, maybe, yes, it's a good point, maybe I'll go after," were the words that came out of Pochettino's mouth.

His face, however, told a very different story.

The actors had trouble getting out of the shadows

His Heung-min has made one of these stars in recent weeks, especially in the absence of Kane and Dele Alli and has enjoyed playing a tasty role after returning from the Asian Cup.

With the English captain at the back, for one reason or another, the contribution of Son was reduced considerably at Turf Moor and Christian Eriksen did not bring much more, except the clever balloon above Kane should have done better.

Speaking of Mousa Dembele's departure to China last month, Pochettino explained that one of the positive points that one could draw from the Belgian's exit was that the players left behind would think more for themselves. now that giving them directly to the powerful knew that he would know what to do with that.

The same can be said of Kane. "Harry will save us, he knows where the net is", maybe it's the players' minds heading to the opposition zone.

However, when they are players like Son and Eriksen, they have all the ability to wreak havoc and sometimes they pbad the ball to Kane in a worse position.

To break a side like Burnley, you need variety and the ability to stretch and pull the defenders out of position, while taking risks with your final ball.

Too much use Kane made the game Tottenham predictable and Pochettino tried to remedy the situation by engaging Fernando Llorente.

That did not really solve the problem and Tottenham learned to make the most of Kane, instead of playing everything through him.

Eriksen and Son are good enough players to shine on their own, and the Dane in particular should play games like this, dictating the tempo, rather than being intimidated by his role as playmaker, suspending his legs to a challenge.

Both players have recently scored some great goals against Chelsea and must be confident enough to come out of Kane 's shadow at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday night.

The title race and more

Tottenham's chances in the title race became even more difficult and Pochettino seemed to indicate that he thought his team had missed his chance.

The truth is that the Spurs have never been, or more precisely, should never have figured in the calculation of the title.

Those who will use the old expressions "bottled" and "spursy" are probably the same ones who never thought that Tottenham was, or would, anyway in the title race.

Obviously, with the problems they have experienced in each round of the season, Pochettino's men should probably fight against Chelsea and Arsenal for last place in the top four.

That they are a Manchester United win while they only have five points left, it's ridiculous to badyze it.

This does not mean that Spurs players will still not believe they should be closer and can still be.

As Pochettino clearly said, it was a crucial match, the kind of tough game the champions have to face and win.

"For me, it was the big game I tried to translate for everyone.If we lose this match, we must of course pressure and try to win because we will fight until we reach the end of the game. at the end, but it would be different with three points today, "he said.

"It was not possible, we may be heroes if we win at Stamford Bridge and beat Arsenal, but it's the same feeling as when we lost to Watford, it was up to us to win and we lost, then we can not complain.

"Of course, we can beat Chelsea, we can beat Arsenal, but in the end you will miss three points.If you want to win and write history, this type of game, I do not know how, but you must win. "

Perhaps Tottenham plays better when the games are tight and their backs are against the wall. Give them 10 days to prepare for a match and maybe they think so too.

If this is the case, they should not worry because the next fortnight will be between Chelsea, Arsenal, Borussia Dortmund and a team fighting in Southampton less than three or four days apart, with only the match Arsenal at home, even if their temporary housing in Wembley.

The Spurs are often on the right track and if they do it again in the coming week they will win huge derby wins.

The final chapters of this season have yet to appear on the page and Pochettino and his players deserve to write an end befitting their efforts throughout the campaign, and not just at a difficult afternoon at Turf Moor.

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