{"id":296287,"date":"2023-11-07T00:25:09","date_gmt":"2023-11-07T00:25:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/?p=296287"},"modified":"2023-11-07T00:25:09","modified_gmt":"2023-11-07T00:25:09","slug":"spurs-were-let-down-by-ill-discipline-against-chelsea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/soccer\/spurs-were-let-down-by-ill-discipline-against-chelsea\/","title":{"rendered":"Spurs were let down by 'ill discipline' against Chelsea"},"content":{"rendered":"
Jamie Carragher and Gary Neville heaped praise on Tottenham and Chelsea for producing ‘box office’ football in Monday’s fierce London derby.<\/p>\n
Chelsea inflicted a first defeat of the season on Ange Postecoglou’s title-challenging Spurs side as a Nicolas Jackson hattrick condemned the hosts to a 4-1 hammering.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
Neville believes Tottenham supporters were let down by ‘ill discipline’ and a ‘lack of composure’ after being reduced to just nine-men but credited the Spurs players who remained on the pitch.<\/p>\n
Argentinian defender Romero was shown a straight red card in the first half for a dangerous challenge on Chelsea’s Enzo Fernandez.<\/p>\n
Udogie was next to follow as he was sent walking after being booked for a second reckless challenge on Raheem Sterling after already escaping a red card earlier in the match.<\/p>\n
Tottenham had a chance to try and salvage what would have been an astonishing draw at the end of the match when captain Son Heung-min was played through but dragged his shot wide.<\/p>\n
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Cristian Romero was the first Tottenham player to be sent off in Monday’s defeat against Chelsea<\/p>\n
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Destiny Udogie was then sent off in the second half after receiving a second yellow card<\/p>\n
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Dejan Kulusevski initially opened the scoring for Tottenham against Chelsea on Monday<\/p>\n
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Chelsea eventually wore Tottenham down with Jackson scoring three times in the final 20 minutes of the match, although Spurs supporters still clapped their players off the pitch after a spirited performance.\u00a0<\/p>\n
‘It’s the first time I’ve ever seen a team get beat 4-1 and get a standing ovation. It’s a mad, mad night. Crazy from start to finish,’ Neville told Sky Sports.<\/p>\n
‘Ange Postecoglou will be proud of the players who stayed on the pitch. It was an exciting, explosive and mad game in the end.’<\/p>\n
‘It’s ill discipline from a couple of players. Those fans haven’t been let down by officials, they’ve been let down by a lack of composure, and recklessness from Romero and Udogie.\u00a0<\/p>\n
‘They can be proud of the ones out there on the pitch and how the manager has set them up with nine-men.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Gary Neville slammed the Tottenham duo for their red cards against Chelsea in Monday’s derby<\/p>\n
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Chelsea eventually ran out 4-1 victors in Monday’s London derby at the Tottenham Hotspur stadium<\/p>\n
‘Fallen at the end but Chelsea have never felt comfortable in the game until now,’ added Neville.<\/p>\n
Spurs sacrificed the chance to jump back to the top of the Premier League standings, with reigning champions Man City now one point clear.<\/p>\n
However, injuries also hampered them against Chelsea with James Maddison worryingly being hooked from the match during the first half.<\/p>\n
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Chelsea and Tottenham played out a high-octane derby full of flare ups and boiling points<\/p>\n
Matters were made worse as Micky van de Ven pulled up in a footrace with Nicolas Jackson with initial fears concerning a hamstring issue.<\/p>\n
The drama of the match continued up until the final whistle and Carragher described the fixture as one of the most ‘enjoyable games’ he had watched.\u00a0<\/p>\n
‘I’ve been watching football for almost 40 years and certainly as a neutral, I would say that was one of the most enjoyable games I’ve seen for so many different reasons.<\/p>\n
‘It was absolutely box office and that is why the Premier League is the best league in the world by an absolute country mile!,’ he added.<\/p>\n
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