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Scottish Sun
5 days ago
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PSG 2 Tottenham 2 (4-3 pens): Heartbreak for Spurs as furious late comeback denies them second trophy in 84 days
SPURRED ON PSG 2 Tottenham 2 (4-3 pens): Heartbreak for Spurs as furious late comeback denies them second trophy in 84 days Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) THOMAS FRANK has already had that feeling of something Spurs. Barely getting his feet under the table, at Tottenham, the new gaffer looked certain to get his hand on a trophy. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 10 Tottenham threw away the Super Cup as PSG fought from 2-0 down to win on penalties Credit: Getty 10 Spurs missed two of their spot-kicks in a 4-3 shootout defeat Credit: Getty Leading with goals from Micky van de Ven and Cristian Romero, Tottenham were just minutes away from adding yet another trophy. Yet Tottenham's brave resistance was broken when PSG sub Kang-in Lee pulled one back the end and deep into stoppage time, another sub, Goncalo Ramos, sent the match into a penalty shoot-out which Nuno Mendes sealed. PSG were awful for most of the match but somehow won to add to their Champions League win over Inter Milan. Yet this was tough on Frank and his team. Particularly Christian Romero who was literally hours into his new role as club captain and looked certain to be holding aloft a piece of silverware. READ MORE IN FOOTBALL FEUD OVER? Gary Lineker attends niece Tia's wedding as fallout with brother Wayne eases It might have 'only' been the Uefa Super Cup. It might have been against last season's Champions League winners looked as though they were still on the beach but it would still have been a night bonus to win the match. Nevertheless, the signs were encouraging. Maybe this is the start of a sparkling new era under Frank who replaced Ange Postecoglou despite guiding the club to success in the Europa League. Both Spurs goals were from free-kicks, something we did not see much under the stubborn Aussie manager. Also, Tottenham were terrible at defending set-pieces under Postecoglou because they did not practice but even that looks to have changed as they held firm until the end and were punished for dropping too deeply. BEST FREE BETS AND BETTING SIGN UP OFFERS Tottenham fans were already to go into work today joke and joke that they were the best team team in Europe. But Arsenal fans, who will have been sick to death with Tottenham's gloating, will have enjoyed the moment PSG won the shoot-out in front of the noisy Tottenham fans. Tottenham and PSG fans banned from buying anything but BEER ahead of Super Cup as bar leaves notes saying 'blame Uefa' 10 10 Not forgetting that PSG were not very good, this was nevertheless encouraging from Frank and his team. Tottenham were organised rather than chaotic. They defended well and broke with intent on the counter-attack. For Spurs, this was their sixth game of the summer while for PSG, this was their first match as they only returned to training eight days earlier. Luis Enrique's all-singing, all-dancing team only lost the Club World Cup final against Chelsea a month ago so it would have been naive to have expected Ousmane Dembele and his mates to be bang up for this one, both physically and mentally. When Tottenham did make mistakes, they were not punished, until right at the end. Maybe old habits die hard but at times, Spurs were too slow in their build-up and this will change under the former Brentford manager. 10 10 There was one occasion when Richarlison berated Pedro Porro for not moving the ball quickly, instead playing the ball back to the defence. As he admitted at his pre-match press conference, keeper Guglielmo Vicario must also become used to being more decisive with his feet to start attacks. While there was one pass which drifted out towards Frank's technical area, there was nothing wrong with the diagonal ball he launched for the opening goal. Knowing PSG's obvious threat, Frank instructed his team to 5-3-2 when out of possession but when Spurs had the ball, it was more of a 4-3-3 with Djed Spence pushing wide left. But when PSG had the ball - and that was quite a lot of the time - Spence was back in defence, faced with the not particularly easy job of keeping an eye on Khvicha Kvaratskhelia. PSG's sloppiness started in the opening 40 seconds when a stray pass fell to Porro but his potshot dipped over the bar of new keeper Lucas Chevalier 10 10 But Chevalier, who is now the chosen one ahead of Gianluigi Donnarumma, was not made to work until halfway inside the first half when he tipped over a decent drive from Richarlison. That chance came from a well-weighted pass by Mohammed Kudus and the £55m arrival from West Ham did look lively when he was given the chance and he had a shot blocked by PSG skipper Marquinhos. In temperatures of 27C, even though it was nearly 9.30pm local time, both sets of players had a drinks break and Tottenham's fans, encouraged by what they had seen, gave their team a huge cheer. But that was nothing to the roar when centre-back Van De Ven tucked away the rebound after Chevalier tipped Joao Palhinha's close range shot against the woodwork. The chance came after PSG failed to clear a long free-kick by Vicario and Romero rose masterfully to head the ball into the area. 10 10 Shortly into the second half, Spurs scored again and PSG fans wished they still had Donnarumma in goal. Romero was left unmarked to connect to Porro's free-kick and Chevalier helped the shot into the net. In contrast, in a spell of intense PSG pressure, Vicario pulled off a cracking save from Desire Doue and while Bradley Barcola stuck the ball in the net but was offside. Yet after Enrique made his subs, Lee drilled into the corner from outside the area to pull one back. And then Dembele crossed for Ramos to get the ball over the line when Spurs were just a couple of minutes away from victory. The shoot-out looked promising when Vitinha delivered s terrible spot-kick and missed the target but goal hero Van de Ven had his save and Mathys Tel did a little stutter and then struck the ball wide to his left post. Mendes then struck the shoot-out winner which to be frank, Spurs could not believe. And neither could PSG.
The Sun
5 days ago
- Sport
- The Sun
PSG 2 Tottenham 2 (4-3 pens): Heartbreak for Spurs as furious late comeback denies them second trophy in 84 days
THOMAS FRANK has already had that feeling of something Spurs. Barely getting his feet under the table, at Tottenham, the new gaffer looked certain to get his hand on a trophy. 10 Leading with goals from Micky van de Ven and Cristian Romero, Tottenham were just minutes away from adding yet another trophy. Yet Tottenham's brave resistance was broken when PSG sub Kang-in Lee pulled one back the end and deep into stoppage time, another sub, Goncalo Ramos, sent the match into a penalty shoot-out which Nuno Mendes sealed. PSG were awful for most of the match but somehow won to add to their Champions League win over Inter Milan. Yet this was tough on Frank and his team. Particularly Christian Romero who was literally hours into his new role as club captain and looked certain to be holding aloft a piece of silverware. It might have 'only' been the Uefa Super Cup. It might have been against last season's Champions League winners looked as though they were still on the beach but it would still have been a night bonus to win the match. Nevertheless, the signs were encouraging. Maybe this is the start of a sparkling new era under Frank who replaced Ange Postecoglou despite guiding the club to success in the Europa League. Both Spurs goals were from free-kicks, something we did not see much under the stubborn Aussie manager. Also, Tottenham were terrible at defending set-pieces under Postecoglou because they did not practice but even that looks to have changed as they held firm until the end and were punished for dropping too deeply. Tottenham fans were already to go into work today joke and joke that they were the best team team in Europe. But Arsenal fans, who will have been sick to death with Tottenham's gloating, will have enjoyed the moment PSG won the shoot-out in front of the noisy Tottenham fans. Tottenham and PSG fans banned from buying anything but BEER ahead of Super Cup as bar leaves notes saying 'blame Uefa' 10 10 Not forgetting that PSG were not very good, this was nevertheless encouraging from Frank and his team. Tottenham were organised rather than chaotic. They defended well and broke with intent on the counter-attack. For Spurs, this was their sixth game of the summer while for PSG, this was their first match as they only returned to training eight days earlier. Luis Enrique's all-singing, all-dancing team only lost the Club World Cup final against Chelsea a month ago so it would have been naive to have expected Ousmane Dembele and his mates to be bang up for this one, both physically and mentally. When Tottenham did make mistakes, they were not punished, until right at the end. Maybe old habits die hard but at times, Spurs were too slow in their build-up and this will change under the former Brentford manager. 10 There was one occasion when Richarlison berated Pedro Porro for not moving the ball quickly, instead playing the ball back to the defence. As he admitted at his pre-match press conference, keeper Guglielmo Vicario must also become used to being more decisive with his feet to start attacks. While there was one pass which drifted out towards Frank's technical area, there was nothing wrong with the diagonal ball he launched for the opening goal. Knowing PSG's obvious threat, Frank instructed his team to 5-3-2 when out of possession but when Spurs had the ball, it was more of a 4-3-3 with Djed Spence pushing wide left. But when PSG had the ball - and that was quite a lot of the time - Spence was back in defence, faced with the not particularly easy job of keeping an eye on Khvicha Kvaratskhelia. PSG's sloppiness started in the opening 40 seconds when a stray pass fell to Porro but his potshot dipped over the bar of new keeper Lucas Chevalier 10 But Chevalier, who is now the chosen one ahead of Gianluigi Donnarumma, was not made to work until halfway inside the first half when he tipped over a decent drive from Richarlison. That chance came from a well-weighted pass by Mohammed Kudus and the £55m arrival from West Ham did look lively when he was given the chance and he had a shot blocked by PSG skipper Marquinhos. In temperatures of 27C, even though it was nearly 9.30pm local time, both sets of players had a drinks break and Tottenham's fans, encouraged by what they had seen, gave their team a huge cheer. But that was nothing to the roar when centre-back Van De Ven tucked away the rebound after Chevalier tipped Joao Palhinha's close range shot against the woodwork. The chance came after PSG failed to clear a long free-kick by Vicario and Romero rose masterfully to head the ball into the area. 10 10 Shortly into the second half, Spurs scored again and PSG fans wished they still had Donnarumma in goal. Romero was left unmarked to connect to Porro's free-kick and Chevalier helped the shot into the net. In contrast, in a spell of intense PSG pressure, Vicario pulled off a cracking save from Desire Doue and while Bradley Barcola stuck the ball in the net but was offside. Yet after Enrique made his subs, Lee drilled into the corner from outside the area to pull one back. And then Dembele crossed for Ramos to get the ball over the line when Spurs were just a couple of minutes away from victory. The shoot-out looked promising when Vitinha delivered s terrible spot-kick and missed the target but goal hero Van de Ven had his save and Mathys Tel did a little stutter and then struck the ball wide to his left post.
The Sun
08-08-2025
- Sport
- The Sun
Tottenham hint at new transfer to replace Son Heung-min as Thomas Frank confirms ‘we are in the market'
THOMAS FRANK has hinted Tottenham could look to sign a replacement for Son Heung-min before the transfer window closes. Skipper Son, 33, ended a decade at the club by leaving for LAFC in the MLS this week for more than £20million. 3 3 Frank desperately wants a new No10, particularly after James Maddison's serious knee injury, and would like another centre-back too. But now the Spurs chief has suggested he may be after a left-winger to fill Son's shoes, despite having Mathys Tel, Wilson Odobert and Brennan Johnson who can play in that role. Frank said: 'Sonny was a key player for 10 seasons. He has left the club. 'We have both good young players in Mathys and Wilson and they are really promising and can perform. Brennan can also play that side. 'We are in the market. If we think we can find the right one, one who can improve the team, then he will be signed. If we can't, then not.' Son leaving means Frank also needs to decide on a new captain. Cristian Romero wore the armband in Thursday's 4-0 friendly battering at Bayern Munich and is heavily influential in the dressing room. Other candidates include Guglielmo Vicario, Rodrigo Bentancur, Pedro Porro and long-serving Ben Davies, though he is unlikely to get much regular game-time. Maddison would have been in the mix but he is now set to miss most of the season with an ACL. Asked if he was any closer to naming a permanent skipper, Frank replied: 'Closer, yeah, but I haven't taken a decision yet.' Awkward moment US politician appears to confuse Son Heung-min for American star and vows to help him win 2026 World Cup Quizzed on what attributes he's looking for from the individual he gives the armband, the Dane added: 'It's a classic one: a leader. The guy that can be there, the guy that can lead the team on and off the pitch. 'Get the group together and be there in tough times. But there can never only be one. There needs to be more than one because a leader can always have a bad day and others need to step up. 'I think we in general prefer one that can communicate verbally, but it's not enough if you only communicate.' 3
The Irish Sun
14-07-2025
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
Destiny Udogie appears to accidentally leak new Tottenham tactic with Spurs stars ‘auditioning' in pre-season
THOMAS FRANK appears to want to add long throws to Tottenham's armoury this season. The Dane is a big believer in the benefits of set-piece specialisms having had great success in that area at previous club Advertisement 4 Thomas Frank appears to want to add long throws to Tottenham's tactics 4 A screen displaying the day's training schedule in the background issued five bullet points 4 The last of which reads 'long throw audition' for Tottenham players 4 New Tottenham boss Frank enjoyed tremendous success at Brentford with throw-ins He has already hired a coach who will have a heavy focus in that area in former Arsenal and And now defender Eagle-eyed fans noticed a screen displaying the day's training schedule in the background of the Italian's Snapchat video. Under the training section, there are five bullet points - the last of which reads 'long throw audition'. Advertisement Read More on Football Brentford scored 14 of their 66 Premier League goals last term from set-pieces. Their specialist coach in that department was Keith Andrews, who ended up succeeding Only The Bees were also better than any other side at shipping goals from set-pieces. Advertisement Most read in Football Latest CASINO SPECIAL - BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITS Brentford conceded just three - which was three better than the next-best Manchester City. Frank also had the West Londoners focused on making fast starts from kick-offs. Will 'hothead' Kudus fit in at Tottenham after controversial West Ham exit? | Transfers Exposed As a result, Brentford remarkably netted goals inside the first minute in three successive games in September, against Man City, Advertisement
