Tottenham breezed into the FA Cup Fourth Round – and disappointed the nation – with an emphatic 5-0 win over eighth tier Marine. While the tie provided many of the classic contrasts that make FA Cup Third Round weekend one of the most engaging dates in British sport, Jose Mourinho’s team selection ensured a shock was never a realistic prospect. PE teachers, supermarket workers and binmen vying with World Cup thoroughbreds on a pitch more Sunday League than Champions League was the feel-good story the nation needed at the end of another horrific week in pandemic Britain. Tottenham’s task was... Read more »
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