Clinton Morrison told BBC Radio 5 Live Sport that he didn’t think John Fleck deliberately wanted to stamp on Giovani Lo Celso during Tottenham’s 4-0 win against Sheffield United on Sunday.
That action of play resulted in ex-Tottenham man, Jan Vertonghen, sending out a series of Twitter messages where he was seemingly questioning VAR’s call to not punish the Blades midfielder.
Both the on-field referee and those at Stockley Park, judged that no further action should be taken, with Lo Celso having to don a massive ice pack on his head as he sat on the substitutes bench.
But when boyhood Spurs fan and ex-Palace striker, Morrison, was told about Vertonghen’s tweet, he just felt that he wanted to ‘defend’ his former teammate.
“So, he thought it was deliberate,” said Morrison. “Well, it didn’t look deliberate, to me. It didn’t look like it was a stamp.
“Maybe it’s his ex-teammate and he wants to defend him.”
That’s two wins in two Premier League games for the youngest manager in English football since 1992.
With Spurs still searching for Jose Mourinho’s successor, it will be interesting to see what is thought of Ryan Mason and whether Daniel Levy will consider handing him the reigns on a permanent basis.
Of course, if Mason can guide Spurs to the Champions League then those calls will only grow louder, but given his lack of experience and what Spurs want to build for the long term, it would be one hell of a risk.
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