After being beaten 6-1 by Newcastle on Sunday at English Championshipthe players of Tottenham announced on Tuesday that they will reimburse Spurs fans, who attended the game, the amount paid for the ticket.
“As a team, we understand your frustration and anger. We didn’t measure up. We know that words are useless in a situation like this, but believe me, a defeat like this hurts,” the players wrote in a message posted on the account. from the club’s Twitter.
“We appreciate your support at home and away and for that we would like to refund the price of games at Saint James Park,” they added.
Some of the 3,000 Tottenham fans in the stands left the stadium in the 22nd minute, when the score was already 5-0.
“It’s really humiliating and the first thing to do is apologize to the fans,” admitted Spurs goalkeeper and captain Hugo Lloris after the game.
After that resounding defeat, Tottenham saw their chances of qualifying for the next Champions League fall, being already six points behind Newcastle and Manchester United (3rd and 4th) and having played one and two more games than those teams, respectively.
On Monday, the north London club announced the resignation of Cristian Stellini, caretaker coach following the departure of Antonio Conte, whose assistant he was. The team will be in charge in the final stretch of the season by Ryan Mason, while waiting for a coach for next season.
Mason will already be on the bench starting this Thursday, against Manchester United, for the 33rd round of the Premier League.
“We will give it our all to redeem ourselves against Manchester United on Thursday when, once again, your support will be most important to us. Together, and only together, will we be able to move things forward.” players in their statement.
The players have a message for our fans who went to Newcastle on Sunday… pic.twitter.com/HFfmo8R2iH
— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) April 25, 2023
Source: Gazetaesportiva
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