Tottenham’s chaotic derby defeat reveals first flaws in frantic Angeball | Jacob Steinberg

While two red cards caused pandemonium, Ange Postecoglou must reflect on what went wrong earlier in the game

The record books will show that Chelsea won it when Nicolas Jackson, who had spent much of the night finding new and mysterious ways to miss easy chances, slid a low shot past Guglielmo Vicario in the 75th minute.

Really, though, it was necessary to go back to the start to understand how Tottenham lost their unbeaten record, failed to return to the top of the league and allowed Mauricio Pochettino to find the first signs of weakness in Angeball, punishing that daring high line via the simple tactic of repeatedly kicking the ball into space for Raheem Sterling to attack.

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