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At the start of the second half, Mido managed to get a header
at goal but it was stopped by the keeper, who minutes later,
conceded to his rival for England number one. Robinson's free-kick
from deep in his own half bounced inside Foster's box before
going over him and into the net!
Foster then made a great save against a Tom Huddlestone shot,
but minutes later spilt a weak effort from the midfielder,
who may have been better off playing Ghaly into the move on
the right. However, the rebound returned to Mido, and it was
his chance to get on the score-board. The Egyptian ran from
an onside position towards the ball, just yards out, and thought
he had scored. However, his casual poke with the outside of
the left foot was stopped by the stretching keeper's legs,
and it was not to be...
But it wasn't a bad day all round for the Pharaohs. Ghaly
got another goal; his first in the English Premiership. As
with his other two goals at Spurs, he started it all as he
gathered the ball inside his own half. He marched forward
in the 84th minute before spreading the ball to the right,
where
three Spurs players, namely Defoe, Huddlestone and Lennon
worked the ball back to him just inside the area. He shot
well, the ball going beyond Foster and into the right side
of the net, though it was helped by a deflection.
Watford pulled a goal back in the final minute after Chimbonda
failed to clear the ball on the left side of the defence.
Tommy Smith's square pass left Darius Henderson with an easy
finish.
A couple of days ago Martin Jol had shocked many with comments
that he has "no back-up for Berbatov", suggesting
that Mido can't replace the Bulgarian. Today was an indication
that on current form, that may well be true. But Ahmed Hossam
needs playing time and faith.
EP Ratings:
Tottenham: Robinson 7, Chimbonda 6, Dawson 7, Rocha
6, Lee 7 (Stalteri 80' ?), Huddlestone 7, Ghaly 8,
Jenas 8, Malbranque 7 (Lennon 71' 6), Mido 5, Defoe
6
Watford: Foster 4, Shittu 5, Mariappa 5, Doyley 6,
Powell 5, Chambers 5 (Kabba 77' 5), Mahon 7, Williams 5 (Rinaldi
62' 5), Smith 5, Priskin 5 (Henderson 56' 6), Bouazza 5
More soon on EP...
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