#2 Christian Eriksen shines but Spurs fail to capitalise on dominance
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Eriksen shone for Spurs on the night, creating both of his team’s goals and constantly being a pain for Chelsea to deal with. The Blues defence found it challenging to deal with his movement, crossing, positioning as well as the final ball.
The first equaliser for Spurs courtesy Kane’s goal was scored with the deftest of touches with the head and came off Eriksen’s cross into the box.
At 2-1 and early in the second half, the Spurs midfielder sent the most inviting of crosses into Dele Alli’s path and the youngster’s job was as simple as nudging it in. This assist came from near the halfway line - the sheer vision of it was impeccable.
Mauricio Pochettino’s men started brightly and had most of the possession; statistics at the end of the match corroborated it, with the Blues having just 37% of the ball on average. However, it is not having the ball but what you actually do with it that counts.
Spurs were left chasing the game thrice; although they came back the first two times, the third proved too much for them. Alli, Victor Wanyama, Eriksen all had chances to score and seize the initiative after toying with Chelsea’s backline but their profligacy came back to bite them.
It must also be mentioned that Luiz looked rock-solid for a majority of the game and Nathan Ake covered superbly for the absent Gary Cahill.
