TOTTENHAM fans have raged at the “joke” rearranged Premier League fixture list that leaves them with a horror run.
The Champions League-chasing side were due to play London rivals Chelsea in February but it was postponed due to the Carabao Cup final.
Now they visit Stamford Bridge on Thursday, May 2.
Just three days later they travel to Liverpool, which was moved from Saturday to Sunday as a result.
It means they play Newcastle on April 13 away, then host Arsenal on the 28th before the Chelsea and Liverpool matches.
The break between Newcastle and Arsenal is because of the FA Cup semi-finals when Spurs would have played Man City, meaning that fixture is still to be rearranged in the final few weeks of the season as well.
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The run of fixtures had Spurs fans outraged as one said: “This has to be a joke.”
Another moaned: “Once again being screwed over, when we’re not even in Europe. They’ve had opportunities to play these.”
One joked: “Seems fair…”
Another fumed: “Arsenal, Chelsea, and Liverpool all within 8 days. Brilliant.”
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Spurs are fifth, one point behind Aston Villa with a game in hand, and dropped points in the 1-1 draw with West Ham.
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Manager Ange Postecoglou spoke out about the missed opportunity and joked he wanted a “joystick” to control his players.
He said: “I thought for the most part we controlled the game pretty well.
“They are a big strong team. They sit deep and make it difficult for you.
“You have to be fairly calm in your approach but also really disciplined because they are a threat from the counter-attack.
“We conceded from a set-piece but the rest of the set-pieces we coped with really well. In the front third we lacked a bit of clarity of thought.
“But they are human beings, it is just football. I would love to have a joystick and put them where I want them, but it doesn’t work like that.
“Sometimes we have more time than we think. There were times when the ball was flashed across the box when we should have been in those areas.
“It is all part of the development. That is why we have coaches, why we develop a system. We are not the finished article and we know that.
“There was enough there tonight for me to say that it is a team still heading in the right direction.”
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
