In the 31st round of the Premier League, Spurs beat Newcastle 5-1. Looking back at this game, the "Sun Kai" connection once again performed brightly. In particular, Son Heung-min, who has made great achievements in passing, was awarded the best player in the whole game. However, it was midfielder Doherty who surprised Tottenham hottest fans the most. He has also scored six goals in his last six games and has become Tottenham's new thigh for the Fourth Place in the Premier League. It is worth mentioning that Mourinho once preferred to use the 16-year-old second-team youngster when he coached Tottenham Last Year rather than give Doherty a chance.
It happened in March last year. At that time, Spurs first lost the North London derby with Arsenal, and then broke out in the Europa League quarter-finals. Needless to say, Mourinho, who is the manager, is under great pressure. To this end, he began to adjust the formation recklessly, and the underperforming Spurs midfielder Doherty was thus "hit".
According to Doherty said in a recent interview: before the Premier League match against Aston Villa, he was suddenly told that he was "not selected for the squad" before the Premier League match against Aston Villa. Instead, two 16-year-old second-team players, Alfi Divane and Scarlett, were put on the roster by Mourinho. Due to the epidemic regulations at the time, players who were not selected for the squad were not allowed to enter the dressing room. So, Doherty had to wait on the bus until the end of the race, which made him feel "very hurt" and even planned to leave directly to report to the national team.
For a long time after that, Doherty struggled to win the game. Some Premier League fans who don't think it's too big to be hilarious have ridiculed him as Tottenham's inner ghost. Fortunately, the much-questioned Doherty soon turned around. Due to the lack of improvement in the results of the team, Mourinho finally left the class. After a successful run by Tottenham's management, Conte took over the whip. Through leading the team training, the Italian coach believes that Doherty, who has both speed and body, can "rescue" it. It was this attempt that revived The Spurs midfielder with blood and became the team's new thigh.
Take this Premier League match with Newcastle, where the starting Doherty frequently creates killers on the left. He first received an assist from Kane and scored a counter-goal, then found teammate Emerson to help him score Tottenham's fourth goal, completely killing the suspense of the game. According to statistics, Doherty has scored 2 goals and 4 assists in the last 6 games, averaging one goal per game. What's even more amazing is that he has delivered five assists since entering 2022, ranking first in the Premier League. As strong as Manchester City's De Bruyne and Manchester United's Bruno Fernandez, neither has been able to achieve this.
Spurs fans were delighted with Doherty's outstanding performance. After all, their home team is in the critical period of the Premier League's competition for the fourth, and Arsenal Manchester United and other teams are also all working hard. If you can have one more strong point outside of Son Heung-min and Kane, it will inevitably have a huge improvement in Tottenham's performance. Correspondingly, the hope of competing for four is also greater. As for non-Tottenham fans, they have ridiculed: I didn't expect Mourinho to look away, almost ruining such a good player.