Mon 16 December 2019, 18:35
Tottenham HotspurWith a ‘SuperJan’ and a slide, Jan Vertonghen summed up precisely what our late, late win at Wolves meant to everyone on Sunday.
Looking for the ‘element of surprise’, the defender arrived late in the box to meet Christian Eriksen’s corner and secure the three points after an intense encounter against an impressive Wolves side at Molineux. Indeed, Nuno Espirito Santo's team were unbeaten in 11 before Sunday.
Tasked with tracking speedster Adama Traore all game, that little piece of cunning from Jan in added time proved decisive and moved us up to fifth in the Premier League, now just three points behind Chelsea, who we face at home on Sunday.
“It was a great game and if you saw the way we celebrated... it was such a tough game at both ends of the pitch and the celebrations said it all,” said Jan after a timely first goal of the campaign.
“The gaffer said before that it was going to be an extremely tough game and a big one, Wolves were around the same position and points in the table, fifth, sixth place, pushing for fourth and everyone is feeling it’s possible to get that fourth spot.
“They had a lot of pace, counter-attacks, set-pieces - they are just a very good team. At 1-1, if you have a set-piece you have to try everything to get a win, especially late in the game.
“A couple of weeks ago we were 12 points down in 14th place. If you look where we’re at now, it’s a good place to be at the moment. We’ve qualified for the next round of the Champions League as well. Yes, that win meant a lot for the team.”
