Richarlison’s late goal earns head coach first point
‘It’s a long way to our goal but today was important’
Igor Tudor described Tottenham’s first point of his tenure as the start of “something big” after drawing at Liverpool. The Croat had overseen four straight defeats since taking over and was heading for a fifth until Richarlison’s last-minute equaliser.
Dominik Szoboszlai fired Liverpool into a first-half lead from a free-kick but they were denied a victory that would move them into fourth by a visiting side who had only had 12 senior outfield players available, unable to fill their bench. Tudor handed Premier League debuts to two teenagers but his side were still able to hold the defending champions.
“Some fresh air, some good things for the confidence of the players, everyone around the club and especially the fans,” Tudor said. “Good team spirit. Seeing the circumstances, the team was today coming here to Anfield with 12 players, with what we already know, so this is something big. We stayed in the game, we believed. I felt that we could score the goal, the players also felt that.”
