With Arsenal losing and Liverpool drawing with leaders Chelsea, a win would have put Tottenham back in with a chance of challenging for the title — and, at least, it would have certainly solidified their top four credentials.
Instead, Spurs played out a drab goalless draw with strugglers Sunderland at the Stadium of Light. Chances were few and far between for either side. Despite having the majority of the possession, Maurcio Pochettino’s side just couldn’t find a way through.
Here’s how Twitter reacted to the result and performance.
A huge missed opportunity for Spurs tonight, especially given scores elsewhere. A deeply frustrating performance from get-go.
— The Spurs Report (@spurs_report) January 31, 2017
Shocking. Didn't want it tonight. So unthreatening with Davies in there too. So so bad tonight
— Spurs News Forum (@SpursNewsForum) January 31, 2017
Pathetically poor. Had the chance to actually consolidate a place in the top four, but we couldn't even score against Sunderland.
— Spurs In The Blood (@SpursInTheBlood) January 31, 2017
Not great but genuinely thought Sunderland would nick it so could be worse
— Tim (@CookPassTim) January 31, 2017
Bad game. Very dull, which doesn't suit our buccaneering all-action style of play. Let's all just forget this ever happened.
— Tom Edwards (@tomedwards) January 31, 2017
Said it before, this Spurs team needs to be firing on all cylinders all the time to compete. Can't win em all (with this squad)
— Adam Powley (@adampowley) January 31, 2017
#thfc That felt a bit October/November Spurs. Lack of cutting edge, disjointed, Poch hesitant.
— Dan Kilpatrick (@Dan_KP) January 31, 2017
Spurs climb to second. Feels like a massive missed opportunity, but still, we climb to second. #COYS
— Liquid Spurs (@LiquidSpurs) January 31, 2017
Only now Spurs fans realise the importance of Erik Lamela and his incision in the final third. #THFC
— Ross. (@RossTweeting) January 31, 2017
We've collected the fewest points away outside the top six (18/36). Will ultimately be our downfall if we don't make CL as a minimum.#THFC
— Ricky Sacks (@RickSpur) January 31, 2017
Shows you what he thinks of Janssen too. 0-0 at that shithouse and he almost reluctantly throws him on for 5 or so minutes.
— Paul O Keefe (@pokeefe1) January 31, 2017
Frustrating but hey, we're 2nd.
— Paul Coyte (@Coytey) January 31, 2017
Fucking love how angst everyone gets over a draw ?
It happens. Hindsight also a wonderful thing.
— Spooky (@Spooky23) January 31, 2017
our manager said on Sky today the squad didn’t need strengthening!
Is he stupid or what????
Nothin up front against the team bottom of table, we don’t deserve to be 2nd—and wont be at the end of the season!!
Spurs are not ready to win the league Eriksen his useless he can’t score from free kicks can’t take corners plays every game ant there’s no one to choose from let’s forget about it we’re no where near pochitino have to remember that he will never be seen as a good manager until he wins something big
keep calm. This was a dirty Tuesday night in the North East. Facing a team
that’s fighting for its PL existence, and which had the injection of a few player additions before
deadline day, and a brilliant Kone back from the African Cup.
Of course they were going to defend for their lives against a team in the top four. So we’ve dropped
points but a draw, even with wasted opportunities, still means we’ve lost fewer games
than any other PL side. A good result against Middlesboro on Saturday, and all will be forgotten.
Tonight might even prove a valuable point at the end of the season. I do wish we had
someone, though, who can score consistently out of nothing when Kane an Ali are shackled.
I want to believe in Son (Janssen will find his game soon) and he does score some good vital
goals, but he frustrates me with his inconsistency and general lack of a football brain. And Eriksen has
got to start scoring from free kicks again. Last season when he shaped up for a free kick outside the area my heart raced, while this season it sinks. Imagine where we’d be this season if we’d had even a few of those (previously successful) Eriksen free kicks go in.
Simply Stinking RUBBISH – !!! It happens too often So we are simply going NOWHERE except the cleaners!