White Hart Lane’s Mega-Venue Roars Back to Life for Crucial 2-0 Win
By The SCM Sport Reporter
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR STADIUM – The most magnificent new ground in world football finally felt like a FORTRESS again as Tottenham Hotspurs(Spurs) delivered a much-needed 2-0 smash-and-grab on rivals Brentford yesterday!
Under-fire boss Thomas Frank desperately needed a win, and his lads served up a glorious two-goal first-half blitz that sent the 17,500-strong South Stand into absolute delirium. The stunning modern cathedral of football, built on the foundations of the legendary White Hart Lane, was the real star of the show.
For weeks, the £1 BILLION arena has felt like a mausoleum of missed chances and miserable results. The Goal Line Bar, Europe’s longest, was quieter than a library. But yesterday, the sheer scale and ferocious acoustics of the stadium finally played their part.
New boy Xavi Simons, starting for the first time in a month, grabbed the spotlight by setting up Richarlison’s opener on the 25th minute before netting a sensational solo strike just before the break. But the real headline was the atmosphere that Simons’ brilliance unleashed.
The noise generated by the steep, single-tier South Stand—designed to create a ‘wall of sound’—was deafening as Simons tucked away his debut goal.
Fans, who had been grumbling through recent home defeats, found their voice and showed exactly why this state-of-the-art home is a monument to Tottenham’s ambition.
Brentford, under old boss Keith Andrews, simply couldn’t cope with the electric energy. They were outplayed and overwhelmed, sinking to their seventh away league defeat of the season.
Frank’s relieved look at the final whistle showed just how much this result meant. The three points ease the pressure and, more importantly, prove the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium is a place where opponents should once again fear to tread.
