That would be St. Totteringham. The title chase was too much for the young Spurs, and their meltdown continued with a truly astonishing 5-1 collapse against a relegated 10-man Newcastle. A more seasoned squad would not have picked up the crucial suspensions they did (Delli Alli and Dembele) and would have gone about their business in a more professional manner. Maybe next season they will. They'll have Champions' League money and prestige, and those players (if they aren't sold) will still be young and may even improve. But enough about them.
The day was Arsenal's. They were flat most of the game, probably because Wenger started Cazorla and Wilshere. They played well, but we were missing some speed of play at times. Villa played exactly as you'd expect them to; they were the perfect team to finish the season with. They did get two or three really good chances, but Cech did not have to do anything heroic to earn his clean sheet (tops in the EPL despite missing some games). The Gunners could have had twice as many goals had they not overpassed when in shooting range. But three points from a 4-0 drubbing is nothing to complain about. I predicted Giroud might prosper if Villa bunkered in, and he delivered. The goals were very well taken. Elneny, Cazorla, Ozil, and Alexis could have been on the scoresheet too had they finished that well. I don't know if he got on the scoresheet for it, but Mikel Arteta put the finishing touch on this game in injury time with a powerful shot that hit the crossbar and bounced in off the Villa GK. He cried. I hear he's going to City to coach under Guardiola--too bad. He's class all the way.
There will be more, but I am called away from the keyboard until much later tonight.
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