
As the full-time whistle went and the boos rang out around the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, the words of Dejan Kulusevski sprang to mind.
In a letter to the Tottenham fans written for The Players Tribune last year, he reflected on nine-man Spurs' 4-1 defeat to Chelsea in Ange Postecoglou's first season in charge, when they persisted with a line so high it was nearly back to Seven Sisters.