"These are strange times for Tottenham. Historically they've often been a side whose performances didn't match their results, but tradition has it they would be pretty and ineffective. Under Thomas Frank they've become the opposite. Just as at Brighton they went 2-0 down and came back to draw; again, there was more to admire in their character than how they played. And if Andreas Helmersen's effort hadn't hit the bar with a couple of minutes remaining, it would have been a very different story."
"This was Bod/Glimt's first home game in the group phase of the Champions League, and they were determined to make the most of it. The pre-match singing of the club anthem was heartfelt and gently moving, and followed by the rhythmic detonation of a series of fireworks, startlingly loud in the still Arctic night. European football has little place these days for romance but Glimt remain an example of what can be achieved by enlightened leadership even in a remote town of just over 50,000 population."
Tottenham under Thomas Frank have become effective and resilient rather than merely pretty and ineffective. They fell 2-0 behind and came back to draw 2-2, echoing a similar comeback at Brighton. Andreas Helmersen struck the bar with a couple of minutes remaining, nearly denying the comeback. Bodø/Glimt hosted their first Champions League group-stage home game amid heartfelt anthem singing and loud fireworks in the Arctic night. The club exemplifies what enlightened leadership can achieve in a small town of just over 50,000 and maintains ambition beyond domestic titles. Glimt have won four of the past five Norwegian championships and remain proud and welcoming as they savor Champions League participation.
Read at www.theguardian.com
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]