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Eriksen fires late on to secure victory for Spurs

23 Apr 2019

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Chapter 1: What was the significance of Christian Eriksen's late goal for Tottenham?

8.165 - 28.029 Kelly Cates

Christian Eriksen's goal, the difference between Tottenham and Brighton this evening. So celebrations for Spurs who do their chances of qualifying for the Champions League. A great deal of good with those three points. Disappointment though for Brighton who held them off for 88 minutes. Here is the match winner with Patrick Davison.

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28.049 - 31.793 Patrick Davison

Christian, shot after shot after shot tonight. Did you have the feeling that you were getting closer?

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32.313 - 43.891 Christian Eriksen

Yeah, I think I had a few warm-up shots before the first one or the first one where he took it and then after I felt confident to go again and then he did very well and I just saw it flying really.

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44.632 - 48.398 Patrick Davison

Such a big game, such a big result for you. What is the feeling like now?

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48.597 - 60.619 Christian Eriksen

Yeah, no, it's very, very good. I mean, we had a tough game. We had a lot of chances. They were standing very deep and just waiting for us to come at them. And yeah, we created a few chances, but it's difficult to play against 10 or 11 men in their own box.

Chapter 2: How did Tottenham's victory impact their Champions League qualification hopes?

60.639 - 71.179 Christian Eriksen

So I think that the shots we had was close. Toby's as well in the post. But again, it was very important to stay where we are because we saw the results, of course, the other day. So we needed to put the pressure on.

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71.716 - 78.705 Patrick Davison

Do you start to get the sense that it is going to take something special, a long shot, maybe something from across? Because picking your way through them is near enough impossible.

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79.186 - 96.93 Christian Eriksen

Yeah, it was. I mean, like the one I said, the one on Toby on the post, I mean, it's probably the closest one we got. And then a few small balls where they really fall for them instead of for us. And, yeah, there were so many people in the box. It would be 50-50 whoever got it. And, yeah, it was a tough and a long game, I think.

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97.265 - 104.813 Patrick Davison

Did the results over the last few days, Chelsea, United, Arsenal, make tonight feel somehow more important, like you had to capitalise?

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105.493 - 115.223 Christian Eriksen

Yeah, I think so. I think for ourselves and for our own confidence, our own belief in the situation we're in, I mean, we need to keep the pressure on, not only on ourselves, but also the other teams.

Chapter 3: What were Brighton's defensive strategies during the match?

115.283 - 126.394 Christian Eriksen

And like you said, we saw the results. We saw, I think a lot of us saw the game, so we know what was on stake. And really to stay in our place, we've got to win and there's no other option.

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126.374 - 136.35 Patrick Davison

Do you think if you can follow this up against West Ham at the weekend, you'll be almost there in terms of top four and then you can set your sights on Ajax and this season's Champions League rather than next?

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136.668 - 154.274 Christian Eriksen

Yeah, it's the next game, so I think that's obvious. I think it's the first game we're going to think about and then after it's Champions League. But until that, we need to focus on the Premier League and keep our spot. Again, West Ham will be a different game, will be a tough game again in three days. So, yeah, it's just keep going and keep coming, really. So, we've got to keep going.

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154.415 - 160.043 Patrick Davison

You personally are enjoying this new stadium, aren't you? I think you've been involved in five of the eight goals Tottenham have scored here now.

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160.563 - 164.349 Christian Eriksen

Yeah, no, I really like it. I mean, the stadium is incredible. The fans are incredible.

Chapter 4: What did Christian Eriksen say about his performance in the match?

164.369 - 177.789 Christian Eriksen

You can feel the whole crowd and the whole atmosphere on the club has changed since we came to the stadium. So it's been a big boost and really it's been good that we had a good start. I mean, the results need to go our way to get that extra confidence and we're building it up slowly.

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177.989 - 180.613 Patrick Davison

Is it some feeling to score particularly in front of that stand?

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181.083 - 194.342 Christian Eriksen

Yeah, it was only end of scoring at the moment, so it was all good. I mean, just at the timing and end of the game, I mean, it's the last moment of the game, so I was just happy it really went in. Well done. Thank you. Cheers.

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194.836 - 214.207 Kelly Cates

Six of their eight goals in front of that south stand. Christian Eriksen said there were a few warm-ups before he eventually scored. In fact, they scored with their 21st shot from outside the box, Tottenham. They had 29 attempts, five of which were on target. 38 touches in the Brighton box and 78% possession.

Chapter 5: How did Tottenham manage to break through Brighton's defense?

215.388 - 220.236 Kelly Cates

Liam and Jamie are here. Let's take a look then at the goal. How did they finally get through Brighton?

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220.418 - 234.697 Liam Rosenior

I think it's just a world-class moment from a world-class player. It's an incredible strike. It's his left foot, you know, and it's his supposed weaker foot. And when you're Brighton and you're tired and you're going deeper and deeper, you're going to give up shots from outside the box. But that's an absolute arrow into the bottom corner.

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234.998 - 246.493 Liam Rosenior

And since he's come to this new stadium, he's flourished in his environment. He's an absolute world-class player. And you need that. You need that when you're playing against a team that's defended so well as Brighton have done throughout the game.

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247.385 - 248.787 Kelly Cates

And it's such a good finish, isn't it?

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248.807 - 251.01 Jamie Redknapp

It's a brilliant strike. His balance there as he's hit that.

Chapter 6: What did Lewis Dunk express about Brighton's performance and future games?

251.491 - 267.133 Jamie Redknapp

There's not much of a follow-through, so that creates that sort of almost a punt feel that Ronaldo hits them like that, and they stay low. And especially, as Liam says, it's on his left foot. Normally you're saying to most players, oh, you're on your left side here, I'm comfortable with that. He probably won't score from 25 yards. It is a brilliant strike, and you're right.

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267.213 - 278.229 Jamie Redknapp

This stadium's breathed life into him because... He was having a bit of a spell, if you like, Christian Eriksen. He had seven attempts today, and this was the important one. I think from Brighton's point of view, you can see him in that position. They just leave him.

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278.309 - 292.731 Jamie Redknapp

Stephens just says to him, go on, I'm going to go back into that central position, and you give him one yard of space, and that's what he can do to you. He is a brilliant technical player off either foot, and that is a great strike, unstoppable. And it seemed to get faster as it went into the net.

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293.656 - 296.859 Liam Rosenior

You just can't legislate for that from Brighton's point of view. You've done so well.

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Chapter 7: How important is the upcoming match against Newcastle for Brighton?

296.879 - 314.598 Liam Rosenior

88 minutes, you defended your box. Duffy and Dunk were outstanding. And yes, question marks over whether Steven stays with him, but I've been in that situation. When you're tired, you're leggy, it's so difficult to get out and close that ball down. And still, it's a low percentage shot. A player on his weaker foot from, what, 28, 30 yards out, that's just world class.

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314.698 - 320.524 Liam Rosenior

And that's what you're up against when you're playing against top four teams. I'm sure Tottenham will be a top four team at the end of the season.

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320.504 - 333.523 Kelly Cates

Yeah, West Ham, Everton and Bournemouth to come for Tottenham with, of course, the two semi-finals of the Champions League against Ajax in amongst those as well. But for them, two wins should be enough to make sure that they finish in the Champions League places.

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333.543 - 344.257 Jamie Redknapp

Absolutely. It was such a big win for them. We said how disappointed we were because Brighton, because of their endeavour and how well they defended, I felt like, you know, it just felt like they deserved a point for that reason. But Spurs were probing.

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Chapter 8: What are the implications of Tottenham's current standing in the league?

344.457 - 359.434 Jamie Redknapp

And what you wouldn't have wanted, the situation here where you need three points against the West Ham side after getting a draw, it feels so big for them. Things are going their way. You need those moments. They have that extra quality. And with someone like Christian Eriksen, they provided that. Because you're looking at the subs coming on. Jansen didn't perhaps do enough.

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359.474 - 368.685 Jamie Redknapp

And where some teams can change it with players off the bench, Tottenham haven't really got that luxury right now with Harry Kane being injured. So it was a huge moment for Tottenham. A big three points.

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368.665 - 373.967 Kelly Cates

One of the key players, though, for Brighton all season and in this game, Lewis Dunknow is with Patrick Davison.

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375.247 - 382.334 Patrick Davison

Lewis, when you've put all that into a game, how shattering is it for it to be worth nothing in terms of points? I think you summed it up there, it was shattering.

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382.934 - 398.028 Lewis Dunk

I think it was gutting, obviously. You saw the work right out there from the boys. The last two games now, we've put everything into it and that's what we've got to do. If we want to stay in this league, we've got to fight like that. We've blocked everything, headed everything away, but that one shot's gone past us and gone in the back of the net, which is gutting.

398.849 - 408.907 Lewis Dunk

We've got to take the positives out of this, that we're hard to beat at the moment and We still need a little bit more quality on the ball, but it's tough against sides like this. We've got a little bit more in us, but we'll keep going.

408.927 - 414.44 Patrick Davison

Once the disappointment clears, is that the good thing about the last couple of games, that you've found yourselves again?

414.781 - 432.971 Lewis Dunk

Yeah, I think so. Obviously, right now it's gutting coming off the back of that 1-0. tomorrow, whenever it is, when we're back in next, we go through it and we look at the positives and negatives and hopefully there's more positives in that than negatives and we've got to take that and use it in our next home game now against Newcastle, which is massive.

433.912 - 439.639 Patrick Davison

In the first half, you carried a bit of threat as well. Why did it get harder and harder to get yourselves out of that pressure?

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