Top scorer Dominic Solanke, proving once again what a fine signing he has been since his £65million arrival from Bournemouth, scored twice with Dejan Kulusevski’s cross to put Spurs in complete control.
This being the Spurs, however, if something is worth doing it’s worth overdoing it. And so it has been seen.
Forster was the only one to find Bruno Fernandes with a pass from his goal, the Manchester United captain benching Joshua Zirkzee after 63 minutes.
The goalkeeper then made matters worse seven minutes later when hesitance and a poor touch saw him tip Amad Diallo’s ball into the net.
Listen to the chaos. Cue the old “Spursy” sounds being dusted off.
The latest tagline is the label “Dr. Spurs” – providing a cure for teams that have never won a Premier League season, as used for Crystal Palace and Ipswich Town.
Spurs can make themselves easy targets at times but are still one of the hottest tickets when it comes to showings – for better or for worse – under Postecoglou.
They eventually pulled away here, leaving Postecoglou still with a chance to live up to his trophy-winning feat in his second season.
Postecoglou’s commitment to attacking and entertaining is praised and it will be a personal victory if he finally ends the long wait for Spurs to win the trophy, although they face a difficult task in the semi-final of two legs against Liverpool, especially the second leg which will be played at Anfield. .
