da 888: Newcastle fans are not happy with one major decision from Rafael Benitez, as he replaced Matt Ritchie with Christian Atsu in the closing stages of the defeat to Tottenham.
da stake casino: Newcastle fans will be pretty satisfied with the performance on Saturday, as even Spurs fans would admit the Magpies deserved something from the game.
Jan Vertonghen poked home a header to give the visitors the lead, and Dele Alli put them back in front after Joselu had equalised.
After Alli’s winning goal there were very few chances for Tottenham though, as Rafa’s side pushed forward in search of an equaliser.
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While fans are happy with the overall performance, they can’t believe the boss decided to dump Ritchie in the closing stages.
The Scotsman was their most creative outlet, and it was his incredible cross that set up Joselu’s goal.
His visible frustration after being removed shows he didn’t need to come off for injury or fatigue, so it really was a bizarre call from Rafa.
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Atsu, who has seven league goals across two seasons on Tyneside, was pretty dreadful, and you can find some of the best Twitter reactions down below…