It might be too early to push the panic button but Roberto De Zerbi faces a huge task if he is to turn Spurs aroundTime for Tottenham to start panicking? This is, of course, a subtle trick question. Tottenham is one of those clubs that never actually stops panicking. They panic when they concede and they panic when they score. They panic when they have the ball and they panic when someone else does. They have a coach in Roberto De Zerbi whose face evokes a state of permanent alarm, the expression of a man perpetually having a toilet door opened on him. One year they even managed to panic their way to the Europa League. For the ever-rattled Spurs fan, this club is less a treasured devotion and more a lifelong haunting, broken up by occasional panic substitutions.You could intuit that sense of encrusted resignation pretty much from the moment Anthony Elanga’s improvised shot kissed the post and trickled over the line to give Newcastle the lead. Since beating Aston Villa 4-1 in late 2024, Tottenham have gone behind 44 times in all competitions and come back to win precisely zero of them. There is something innate and endemic here, a chronic case of Long Tottenham for which – despite the new coach, the new leadership structure and more than a third of a billion pounds in transfer fees – there remains no proven cure. Yoane Wissa’s clincher was of zero surprise to anyone. Continue reading...
Alexander Isak tried to give his shirt to a young Liverpool fan… but it was snatched away (Photo: TNT Sports) Football fans were left furious after Alexander Isak attempted to give his Liverpool shirt to a young supporter… only for an adult to snatch it away from him. The incident occurred at Anfield after Liverpool fought back to draw 2-2 with Nottingham Forest in the Premier League on Saturday. It was another tough game for new Reds manager Andoni Iraola, who watched his side fall behind twice, but goals from Isak and Victor Munoz salvaged a point. After the match, the Sweden striker was interviewed on the pitch by TNT Sports before heading back down the Anfield tunnel, where a number of fans were waiting. Exclusive Premier League previews Get ahead of the start of the season with our weekly football newsletter. Sign up now for free. TV cameras picked up Isak removing his prized No.9 shirt and handing it up to an excited kid – only for an older fan to grab it instead, yanking it away for himself. Isak himself appeared to be stunned by the incident, as the fan walked away grinning to himself, leaving the young man empty-handed and visibly upset. Thankfully, justice prevailed, as a number of supporters and stewards quickly called out the shirt thief, and after a brief back-and-forth, the shirt was handed back to its intended recipient. Grown ass man tried to snatch away a shirt given by Isak to a kid…Embarrassing pic.twitter.com/0dAPD8xOWo— The Culé 🇧🇪 (@TheBelgianCule) August 29, 2026 Unsurprisingly, this supporter’s ’embarrassing’ and ‘shameless’ actions did not go down well, with football fans of all clubs criticising him on social media. ‘A grown man fighting a kid for a football shirt… have some shame, brother’ one posted on Twitter. Another wrote: ‘It’s both embarrassing and sad. To put yourself in this situation on camera over a jersey…’ Isak scored Liverpool’s first equaliser at Anfield (Photo: Getty) ‘The audacity of that Liverpool fan to swipe a shirt from a kid’s hands, though! like, do better, mate!’ Others praised those who intervened to ensure the shirt was handed back: ‘Fair play to those two guys for stepping in and making sure the kid got his chance.’ ‘I have a soft spot for Liverpool, they’re a solid bunch who rarely accept bulls***,’ An Arsenal fan commentated on Reddit. Liverpool are back in action next Friday night when they travel to Ipswich Town. For more stories like this, check our sport page. Follow Metro Sport for the latest news on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Comment now Comments Add Metro as a Preferred Source on Google Add as preferred source
Manchester United will look to bounce back from defeat by one newly promoted side when they take on another at Old Trafford on Sunday, with Ipswich Town the visitors. The surprise 2-0 reverse against Hull City on the opening weekend was just Michael Carrick's third loss in 18 games across his two spells as the club's head coach, and it came despite United having 71.7% possession. It was their biggest share of possession in a league game since September 2023, but there are just eight recorded examples of United having more of the ball in a Premier League defeat.
Sunderland host Fulham at the Stadium of Light on Sunday with both sides looking to bounce back from defeats in their opening games. Regis le Bris said his side "were not clinical enough" as they slumped to a 2-1 defeat away to Ipswich Town last Saturday. The Ecuador winger, fresh from scoring at the World Cup, is looking to become just the fourth Sunderland player to score in the opening two games of a Premier League season, after Niall Quinn in 2000-01, Michael Chopra in 2007-08 and Darren Bent in 2009-10.
Aston Villa are interested in signing the Southampton defender Taylor Harwood-Bellis. According to GMS, they have opened talks with the Championship outfit regarding a move for the defender. He has impressed in the Championship with Southampton, and he is highly rated in England. Harwood-Bellis has also been linked with Benfica. Taylor Harwood-Bellis could replace Ezri […] The post Aston Villa learn asking price to land 24-year-old ace after failed £18m bid appeared first on CaughtOffside.
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