Funny evening for the Spurs, eliminated from the FA Cup by the Norwich red lantern on penalties (1-1, 3-2 on penalties), they also saw their defender Eric Dier rush into the stands towards a supporter who has "Insulted" his brother, according to José Mourinho.
After the final whistle of 8e final, Wednesday, March 4 in London, the 26-year-old English international stepped over a railing and then climbed the rostrum to confront a supporter, according to videos filmed by spectators and published on social networks.
Eric Dier has run into the stands and had an altercation with a fan after Tottenham were knocked out of the FA Cup… https://t.co/c4WejSXbgA
“When someone insults you in front of your family and they find themselves mixed up with this person who insults you, in this case his little brother… Eric did what a professional should not do but, I repeat , which we would probably all do "said Mourinho, the Spurs' Portuguese coach, at a press conference.
Disappointment
Before this stormy end of the match, Tottenham who had opened the scoring thanks to a header from the Belgian Jan Vertonghen (1-0, 13e), got into an overtime against the red lantern. But the London club gradually left control of the match to their opponent, exposing themselves to some disappointment.
She ended up arriving on a strike from Kenny McLean that the third Spurs goalkeeper, Michel Vorm, established in the absence of Hugo Lloris, released to the delight of Josip Drmic who followed well (1-1, 79e).
In the other two games of the evening, Manchester City and Leicester qualified small (1-0) for the English Cup quarter-finals against two D2 clubs, Sheffield Wednesday and Birmingham.
The evening qualifiers join Arsenal in the quarterfinal on Monday, as did Newcastle, Chelsea and Sheffield United who imitated him on Tuesday, while Manchester United face Derby County (D2) on Thursday.
The draw for the quarters was carried out in the evening and the poster will be the match between Leicester 3e of the championship at Chelsea on the 4the. Manchester City will move to Newcastle and Arsenal to Sheffield United, while Norwich will receive the winner of the last knockout round. The matches will take place over the weekend from March 20 to 22.
