- Tottenham welcomed Qarabag to north London of their Europa League opener
- Kick-off was delayed as journey chaos led to the guests’ late arrival for the conflict
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TNT Sports activities pundit Peter Crouch has revealed how he and Glenn Hoddle had been pressured to desert their automobile and full the journey to the Tottenham Stadium on foot to reach earlier than kick-off.
The Europa League conflict was delayed by 38 minutes after extreme rail and highway issues resulted in Spurs’ opponents Qarabag arriving on the floor solely quarter-hour earlier than the scheduled begin time.
TNT cameras had been readily available to indicate the away aspect lastly arriving at their north London vacation spot, when the previous Spurs striker revealed his personal difficulties attending to the bottom.
‘Hopefully they ran down the Excessive Highway like me and Glenn!’ Presenter Lynsey Hipgrave mentioned: ‘You needed to abandon the automobile, did not you?’
‘Ah, we did. We gave up with the automobile.’ Crouch replied, earlier than Hoddle added: ‘Peter ran and I limped.’
TNT Sports activities pundit and former Tottenham striker Peter Crouch revealed how the journey chaos affected his journey to the stadium
Ange Postecoglou’s aspect had been pressured to change their pre-match preparations as their opponents struggled to reach in time for kick-off
Tottenham welcomes the Azerbaijan outfit to north London of their Europa League opener
A suspended line on London Overground and the closure of A10 in each instructions had been the massive components within the chaos on Thursday night time.
When Spurs and Qarabag had been lastly in a position to get underway, the match began within the worst doable style for the house aspect, who noticed centre-back Radu Dragusin dismissed for an expert foul within the tenth minute.
However, regardless of their numerical drawback, Ange Postecoglou’s aspect took the lead simply 5 minutes later with Brennan Johnson’s pinpoint end from the angle.
