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08/29 16:25 CDT $400M spent, zero points: Tottenham loses again in Premier
League as Liverpool rescues another draw
$400M spent, zero points: Tottenham loses again in Premier League as Liverpool
rescues another draw
By STEVE DOUGLAS
AP Sports Writer
Tottenham's remarkable $400 million summer spending spree isn't translating to
any on-field success so far in the Premier League.
Two games. Zero points.
Indeed, big-spending Spurs are still searching for their first goal of the
campaign after being beaten 2-0 at home by Newcastle on Saturday, a week on
from being ripped apart in a 3-0 loss at Brentford.
Five of Tottenham's slew of new signings started the game --- including Sandro
Tonali, whose every touch was booed by the visiting fans after his $133 million
departure from Newcastle, and Omar Marmoush, whose loan move from Manchester
City was only finalized on Thursday.
They made little impact as Tottenham was picked off in the second half, with
Anthony Elanga swiveling in the penalty area and bending in a shot off the post
in the 62nd minute and Yoane Wissa hooking home a clever finish from close
range in the 72nd.
For Tottenham manager Roberto De Zerbi, creating the right mentality in a club
coming off back-to-back 17th-place finishes in the 20-team Premier League is
the "biggest challenge."
"Unfortunately," the Italian said, "you can't buy the mentality in the transfer
market."
Spurs are one of three teams to have lost both of their games so far and it
looks like it will take time for so many new players to gel. One of them,
Savio, wasn't in the squad for Saturday because of a muscle injury.
Not since the 1974-75 season has Tottenham lost its two opening matches of a
league campaign without scoring.
"I am sorry to the fans for the environment," De Zerbi said. "Because after two
defeats, maybe somebody can think it's the same story, the same as the last two
seasons. I have no doubt it's not like this."
Another draw for Liverpool
The Andoni Iraola era is yet to catch fire at Liverpool. For the second straight weekend, Liverpool needed a late equalizer to rescue a point in the Premier League as summer signing Vctor Muoz 's 82nd-minute strike earned a 2-2 draw against Nottingham Forest at Anfield. The Reds also drew 2-2 last week in Iraola's first league match in charge --- and on that occasion a stoppage-time penalty by Dominik Szoboszlai denied Newcastle. There might be teething problems early in Iraola's tenure --- notably in defense, where Liverpool continue to look shaky --- but at least there has been some fighting spirit. Liverpool twice came from behind against Forest, with Alexander Isak scoring Liverpool's first equalizer in the 60th to cancel out Dan Ndoye's first-half goal. Then, after Morgan Gibbs-White converted a penalty to regain the lead for the visitors, Muoz smashed in a shot off the crossbar after running onto a through-ball from Florian Wirtz.
New investor Bhatia in attendance The Liverpool match was attended by Amit Bhatia, the leader of an investor group --- also containing Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin --- that has reached an agreement to buy a minority stake in the club for a reported estimated figure of $2.2 billion. Bhatia posed for photos with Liverpool owner John Henry on the field ahead of the game against Forest, which was also preceded by news that the Reds have agreed to a $166 million deal to buy Bradley Barcola from Paris Saint-Germain.
Disappointment for Coventry
The CBS Arena became the Premier League's latest new stadium as Coventry hosted a top-flight game for the first time since 2001 --- when the club was playing at Highfield Road. A big occasion for Frank Lampard's team was spoiled by losing 1-0 to fellow promoted team Hull, which is on a maximum six points after stunning Manchester United last weekend with a 2-0 home win. Liam Miller scored the 82nd-minute winner for Hull, which started the season as the big favorite for relegation.
Bournemouth concedes late again
Another weekend, another painful stoppage-time concession by Bournemouth. James Tarkowski's goal in the first minute of added-on time secured Everton a 1-1 draw and came a week after Bournemouth lost 2-1 at Manchester City thanks to Josko Gvardiol's goal in the same minute. Everton, which is unbeaten after opening with a 2-0 win over Crystal Palace, started Iliman Ndiaye --- a winger who is reportedly of interest to Man City. ___ Steve Douglas is at https://twitter.com/sdouglas80 ___ See AP's full soccer coverage here
Another draw for Liverpool
The Andoni Iraola era is yet to catch fire at Liverpool. For the second straight weekend, Liverpool needed a late equalizer to rescue a point in the Premier League as summer signing Vctor Muoz 's 82nd-minute strike earned a 2-2 draw against Nottingham Forest at Anfield. The Reds also drew 2-2 last week in Iraola's first league match in charge --- and on that occasion a stoppage-time penalty by Dominik Szoboszlai denied Newcastle. There might be teething problems early in Iraola's tenure --- notably in defense, where Liverpool continue to look shaky --- but at least there has been some fighting spirit. Liverpool twice came from behind against Forest, with Alexander Isak scoring Liverpool's first equalizer in the 60th to cancel out Dan Ndoye's first-half goal. Then, after Morgan Gibbs-White converted a penalty to regain the lead for the visitors, Muoz smashed in a shot off the crossbar after running onto a through-ball from Florian Wirtz.
New investor Bhatia in attendance The Liverpool match was attended by Amit Bhatia, the leader of an investor group --- also containing Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin --- that has reached an agreement to buy a minority stake in the club for a reported estimated figure of $2.2 billion. Bhatia posed for photos with Liverpool owner John Henry on the field ahead of the game against Forest, which was also preceded by news that the Reds have agreed to a $166 million deal to buy Bradley Barcola from Paris Saint-Germain.
Disappointment for Coventry
The CBS Arena became the Premier League's latest new stadium as Coventry hosted a top-flight game for the first time since 2001 --- when the club was playing at Highfield Road. A big occasion for Frank Lampard's team was spoiled by losing 1-0 to fellow promoted team Hull, which is on a maximum six points after stunning Manchester United last weekend with a 2-0 home win. Liam Miller scored the 82nd-minute winner for Hull, which started the season as the big favorite for relegation.
Bournemouth concedes late again
Another weekend, another painful stoppage-time concession by Bournemouth. James Tarkowski's goal in the first minute of added-on time secured Everton a 1-1 draw and came a week after Bournemouth lost 2-1 at Manchester City thanks to Josko Gvardiol's goal in the same minute. Everton, which is unbeaten after opening with a 2-0 win over Crystal Palace, started Iliman Ndiaye --- a winger who is reportedly of interest to Man City. ___ Steve Douglas is at https://twitter.com/sdouglas80 ___ See AP's full soccer coverage here
