Tottenham in second place, FA Cup will be placed in front of the palace

LONDON (Reuters) – Tottenham Hotspur finished second in the national league in four days, after Connor Wickham and Andros Townsend scored twice in the first period to secure a 2-0 FA Cup fourth round victory on Sunday.

Tottenham, who lost to Chelsea on Thursday in the final of the English League Cup, was penalized with a penalty in the first half after Kieran Tribier shot a penalty after Dutchman Patrick van Anhalt blocked Juan Fueth in the penalty area.

Tottenham coach Mauricio Pocetino, who is already missing striker Harry Kane and midfielder Dili Alley, has decided to let South Korean striker Sun Hyung-min relax after his return. United Arab Emirates after participating in the Asian Cup and Christian Eriksen.

The Argentine coach has made several changes to the team that beat Fulham in the league last weekend.

The locals reversed the pace in the ninth minute with a close shot in their first match in Basel's starting lineup 792 days ago.

Ballas doubled the score of a penalty in the 34th minute by Townsend, who placed the ball on the opposite side of Tottenham goalkeeper Paulo Gatsaniga.

Julien Spirone, who had been the goalkeeper of the club, maintained the victory of Roy Hodgson's team.

* Good Hodgson

"Today, we can leave the stadium and smile," Hodgson told reporters at the end of the match.

"He was happy with the way the team had done it, I think we defended well throughout the match." There was a penalty that seemed as clear as the one that the athlete had. referee had judged and failed. "

Tottenham is still waiting for his first title under Buccetino and the first since his victory over Chelsea in the final of the 2008 League Cup.

"It was a fair result, the opponent scored and we did not succeed, we can not talk about acquisitions and refunds but when we do not score, we do not deserve to win the games.

"We had a lot of difficult games and had to make some changes, this season is tough and will be a big challenge for us, we called two tournaments and were disappointed.

"We will enter a new debate on the missing title that will elevate the club to higher levels.

"I do not agree with that, it only increases the sense of self, and now the most important thing for Tottenham is to stay in the top four."