Richarlison scored a hat-trick,THINGS WE LEARNED as Spurs beat Lion City Sailors
Richarlison's second-half hat-trick helped Tottenham comfortably beat Lion City Sailors in a friendly in Singapore on Wednesday - but only after their opponents had taken a shock lead.
It was a vital test for Ange Postecoglou's side, especially since their weekend clash with Leicester City was postponed due to the weather.
Harry Kane scored a penalty in first half stoppage time, before being replaced at the break by Richarlison, who secured his hat-trick in added time at the end of the match. Another substitute, Giovani Lo Celso, scored the other for Spurs.
Spurs are just two and a half weeks away from the start of the Premier League season, although matters on the pitch face being potentially overshadowed by owner Joe Lewis being indicted in the US for 'brazen' insider trading.
Here's Mail Sport's Matt Barlow with five things we learned from Tottenham 5-1 Lion City Sailors:
Ange Postecoglou is determined to play with flair and said he was happy for his full backs to attack.
Yes, he said on the eve of this friendly, he thought attack-minded pair Pedro Porro and Destiny Udogie could operate successfully as his full backs in a back four.
After 14 minutes, however, came another example of Porro’s frailties when defending the ball at the back post.
He wasn’t the only one at fault for the goal. It was a chain of errors. Ben Davies was tempted out of central defence chasing a mistake and Udogie did not stop the cross from the right.
But it was Porro’s reluctance to engage and mark enabling Shawal Anuar to put the Lion City Sailors in front, marking another grim low for Spurs as they failed to find a way through the team from the Singapore Premier League until the last kick of the first half.
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