Good morning everyone.
We’ve seen a lot of bicycle kicks at Tottenham Hotspur Football Club this season. First there was that one from Richarlison on the opening day of the season. Upon rewatching it, it’s almost incredible it’s not already the automatic winner for the team’s best goal this season:
Then Cristian Romero hit his own overhead kick against Newcastle. His was a little less impressive than the beauty we saw from Richarlison (bouncing twice before getting in the goal), but it came at a huge time in the match to draw Spurs level against Newcastle.
He actually scored a brace that game to salvage the draw - and we know every point matters right now.
Well, let’s add another bicycle kick to the list. Except this time it comes from a former beloved Tottenham Hotspur player: Oliver Skipp.
That’s our boy Skippy with the overhead kick in the 52nd minute of Leicester’s game against Southampton. It was a big goal, too, leveling the game against Saints until the Foxes fell in extra time. Heartbreaking for Skipp and Tottenham Hotspur hero Harry Winks.
The loss does give Leicester City more time to focus on their relegation battle (and you were concerned about Spurs). After a recent points deduction, they now sit in the drop zone and are in danger of falling to League One.
It’s a pretty tight race - just one point will see them move out of the bottom three, but they’ve also played more games than Portsmouth (21st at 33 points) and Charlton (18th at 39 points). Then you’ve got West Brom and Blackburn in the fight as well.
It’s a remarkable fall from grace for Leicester. And this could be a very rare - if not unprecedented - occurrence where two former Premier League champions drop into the third tier.
Fitzie’s track of the day: The Shoes of the Fisherman’s Wife Are Some Jive Ass Slippers, by Charles Mingus
And now for your links:
BBC Video (territory restriction): “Spurs unstoppable in 10-goal thriller against Aston Villa”
The Athletic ($$): “Clubs turn to Igor Tudor when they’re on a cliff edge – Spurs will not daunt him”
The Times: “Hull fans arrested over offensive chants during Chelsea defeat”
Daily Record: “Rangers 4 Hearts 2 LIVE as it happened – Chermiti hat trick dents Jambos title hopes”