Chapter 1: What was the outcome of the Norwich vs. Tottenham match?
A two-all draw at Carrow Road. Not really a result that helps either side. Norwich stay bottom. Tottenham don't quite move into the top four. But Mario Vrancic, the scorer, and Teemu Pukki are with Geoff Shreves.
Mario, Teemu, first of all, do you view that as a could-be valuable point or frustrated you let the lead slip twice?
Yeah, of course, we are in a moment where we need to win games, so obviously we can't be totally happy with this. But yeah, against the top teams, it's always at least get one point. And yeah, we were leading, so a bit frustrated that we couldn't get anything out of it.
Mario, first Premier League goal for you for Norwich, a big moment for you personally. Did you feel it just opened up for you?
Yeah, more or less. I'm not sure who lost the ball.
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Chapter 2: How did Norwich react to their draw with Tottenham?
Good counter-check and I think I surprised the goalkeeper with that shot and luckily it went in.
How convinced were you two that you'd combined once again for you to score only for it to be ruled out by VAR?
I haven't seen it yet, but I think it was no offside. So from my point of view, I know Timo's runs, especially in behind. We always talk about it. And yeah, unfortunately, he gave offside for this.
Chapter 3: What were the players' thoughts on their performance?
But you can claim you were involved in Norwich's other goal, can't you?
Yeah, it was... I didn't do what I wanted to do and they did the rest. I was not happy with my first touch, but we got the goal out of it. So it was important to get back in the lead after they came back.
Even though it's just a point, does it give you a bit of confidence?
Yeah, of course. We've been playing quite well lately, but we haven't got the result. So it was important to get at least one point and now it's good to start the next game.
As you probably know, history is against you in getting out of this position, but is that the challenge in itself, to be the first? To be the first in what? No team going into Christmas who are six points adrift from safety have ever survived.
OK, yeah, that's a good challenge for us. Obviously, we know it's going to be a tough run and tough 18 games to go, but we shouldn't give up. I think there's still a chance and we're going to fight till the end. OK, all the best, boys. Thanks for your time.
They have to fight to the end. That's all that they can do, Norwich, at this stage. From what we saw today, though, this wouldn't be a game that they would necessarily expect to take all three points from Chris. But trying to gauge the players' reaction to this is quite difficult because having led twice, they'll be disappointed.
But having taken a point off Spurs, you might think that that would be a satisfactory result.
And I think probably the same for both teams. Probably my overriding feeling at the moment is a little bit more of disappointment. because they are at the stage of the season where they've got to start getting them wins. You are right, I think before the game they were looked at a draw as a good result and so on.
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Chapter 4: What role did VAR play in the match's key moments?
Will Jose Mourinho be particularly irritated about the way which Spurs conceded the first goal?
Absolutely. I said it half-time. It's a catalogue of mistakes, really. Foyt comes into an area where he shouldn't really lose the ball, but he does that so often. Buendia does ever so well. And Domenech doesn't defend well enough. I think there, Alderweireld's got to go to the ball. You've got a player coming. He's 18 yards outside the box. You've got to go and press him.
You've got to at least make him try to shoot. If he passes it to your right, there's not a lot you can do. But Alderweireld's got to go to the ball now. He's got to make a decision. You can't leave a player 18 yards out with a free shot. Does the keeper do well enough for me? No, not at all. I mean, that's not going anywhere near the corner. He doesn't do well enough.
And I think that summed up that goal. And it sums up Tottenham at times defensively. You know, there's no one really taking responsibility. Over the years, I think of Alderweireld, Vertonghen, even Karl Walker and Danny Rose back forward. It was strong and solid. Right now, they look like they're going to concede goals every single game.
Well, it looked as though they conceded. Well, they did go on to concede two goals, but it looked as though they conceded a second earlier in the game. It brings up the traditional VAR chat, because this comes down to an offside decision. By eye, it looks here as though Timo Pukki is onside. However, when it is calibrated by VAR, it's given as an offside decision.
It was a lovely move, despite the fact that it was offside. But we see the lines there, the red side representing the attacking player, and that is the one that is marginally in front. by this application, it's offside. Do you have an issue with it, Chris?
No, not at this moment. Firstly, I think it's a wonderful ball and not only the movement from Pukki, but the control on his chest. But no, because I think when we entered this era of VAR, then it was going to be about making decisions. And that exact same decision would have been made on a few other occasions. And the end product would have been exactly the same.
It would have been an offside by a shoulder as opposed to a knee. So I think the most important thing is that a decision has been made and it's fair because, as I said earlier, otherwise you are going to get numerous managers screaming because a different end product was given on a different day. So it is the rule and unfortunately we have to accept it.
It is the correct application of the law in this instance with the equipment available to them.
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Chapter 5: How did Spurs' defensive mistakes impact the game?
I think the same defensive mistakes that we made in the first half we made in the second half. And this is being a little bit... our history. I think if Amazon wants to do episodes, they will have for sure one episode about our defensive mistakes and the goals that we concede. We started very, very well. I think we had three, four big chances in the beginning of the first half.
We concede two very bad goals. The first and the one that was offside, but two very bad goals. Then in the second half, I think we were very, very good with the ball. We create, we dominate, we play. But again, the goal is a very bad one. So to score two goals away of home, you have to win. You cannot concede as many goals as we do, but our defensive mistakes are...
I don't want to speak about it because I speak with him.
We are so open with each other exactly because we trust each other in the sense of we keep to ourselves. Obviously, I share with my boss and Christian knows that. He knows that every conversation that we have, I have to share with my boss. But it's just between us, so I don't want to say much. The only thing I can say is that He's trying to help the team like he did today.
I'm happy with his man of the match. Could be others. I think Dombele was absolutely phenomenal. I think the effort that Harry and Dele made to play these two matches in 180 minutes the way they did. But I think Christian was very good, yeah.
Good game for Christian Eriksen and a fantastic goal from him in that two-all draw. It means that Tottenham have dropped points. It means that they don't move into fourth place. They only got one place into fifth. Looking at the teams around them, Chris, you've got Wolves on a really good run at the moment, particularly off the back of that win against Manchester City.
Chelsea struggling, perhaps not getting results of late. Do you think Tottenham could be favourites to finish in the top four?
I think they probably are at this moment. What they have got, they're obviously on a very good run. Disappointment today in a game that they felt that they should have won. This is before the game. But I think as regards to the squad that they've got, I think Eriksen coming back in, Ali on good form. And when you've got somebody like Harry Kane that you know is always going to score goals,
then at this moment I would still see them favourites. The ones behind, I look at Wolves, that I think have been outstanding. So have Sheffield United. But they're probably going into territory that they're not used to. Chelsea can be brilliant on one day and also brilliant on another day, but not win.
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