It was as recently as late November when Antonio Conte’s slot suffered a significant blow, let alone humiliation amid the 2-1 loss to nine-year-old Slovenian club NK Mura in the UEFA Europa Conference League. The Spurs fans probably thought that would be their biggest embarrassment of the season. But, hey, no one saw January and Morecambe FC coming!Lap of horror: Conte and Spurs lose both dignity and game against a nine-year-old clubThird-tier minnows that are currently sitting at 21st place in League One almost pulled off a sensational upset as they were in the lead against Tottenham on their soil with just 16 minutes left on the clock. However, they eventually succumbed to a 3-1 defeat in the FA Cup 3rd round tie.Without two of its finest players in the starting XI – Harry Kane and Heung-min Son – the hosts put on a dreadful performance that was close to go in history for the worst possible reasons.Their awful first-half display resulted in a single goal – only not in the opponents’ net. Amid the impotent Spurs attacks, Morecambe made the most of their only goal-scoring chance. A defender, and a captain, O’Connor reacted wonderfully following a corner kick ten minutes before the break and scored the opener to stun the home crowd.HUGE upset on the cards as Morecambe’s Anthony O’Connor gives them the lead at Tottenham.State of that defending 😬📹 @EmiratesFACuppic.twitter.com/yV5WcSyCOZ— Footy Accumulators (@FootyAccums) January 9, 2022 With his backs to the wall, desperate Conte turned to those experienced players – mostly Moura and Kane – in the second half. However, that all-or-nothing approach didn’t pay off instantly since the Morecambe defensive wall stayed unbroken for quite a long. The closest to finding some holes in it was Dele Alli. His lovely backheel chip was going straight into the net before Morecambe’s keeper denied it superbly.What Alli, Kane and Moura missed, Winks didn’t. With only 15 minutes left on the clock, he was supposed to cross it to the area, but instead, he went for a direct shot and scored a true belter to tie the game at one.What a brilliant goal from Harry Winks! pic.twitter.com/B4JBFVNZOv— Bants Sports Ooz (@bantssportsooz) January 9, 2022 Not only he levelled the game, but he significantly changed its momentum and turned the tables thoroughly. After one terrible Morecambe’s mistake in defence, Moura took the ball and finished a long run by putting it behind the keeper for 2-1. 🇧🇷 @LucasMoura7 is 𝘵𝘰𝘰 𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘤𝘬⚡️#EmiratesFACup pic.twitter.com/LFm6weO4Gw— Emirates FA Cup (@EmiratesFACup) January 9, 2022 Soon enough, Kane joined him to secure a 3-1 lead and put an end to a furious 14-minutes perfect storm that saved both Spurs pride and Conte’s job in the dugout.goal kane pic.twitter.com/bTk62Vd6a1— goals football ⚽️ 🏃🏽♂️ (@goalsfott) January 9, 2022 FA CUP – Third RoundFridaySwindon Town – Manchester City 1-4 (0-2)/McKidrey 78 – Silva 14, Jesus 28, Gundogan 59, Palmer 82/SaturdayMansfield – Middlesbrough 2-3 (0-2)/Hawkins 67, Oates 85 – Ikpeazu 4, Munce 14, O’Toole 90+5 (og)/Burnley- Huddersfield 1-2 (1-0)/Rodriguez 28 – Koroma 74, Pearson 87/Hartlepool – Blackpool 2-1 (0-1)/Ferguson 48, Grey 61 – Anderson 8/Coventry – Derby 1-0 (1-0)/Hyam 42/Bristol City – Fulham 0-1 (0-0) aet/Wilson 105/Millwall – Crystal Palace 1-2 (1-0)/Afobe 17 – Olise 46, Mateta 58/Boreham Wood – Wimbledon 2-0 (1-0)/Marsh 10, Clifton 86/Kidderminster – Reading 2-1 (0-1)/Austin 66, Smith 82 – Puskas 45/Leicester – Watford 4-1 (2-1)/Telemans (p) 7, Maddison 25, Barnes 54, Albrighton 85 – Pedro 27/Newcastle – Cambridge 0-1 (0-0)/Ironside 56/WBA – Brighton 1-2 (0-0) aet/Robinson 48 – Moder 81, Maupay 98/Port Vale – Brentford 1-4 (0-1)/Harratt 70 – Forss 26, Mbeumo 66, 76, 87/QPR – Rotherham 1-1 (0-0)/Dykes 115 – Ihiekwe 98/Wigan – Blackburn 3-2 (0-0)/Power 61, Whatmough 75, Aasgaard 90+3 – Khadra 49, Ayala 89/Peterborough – Bristol Rovers 2-1 (1-1)/Szmodics 21, Mumba 63 – Coutts 30/Barnsley – Barrow 5-4 (2-0) aet/Andersen 23, William 42, Cole 83, Morris 88, 102 – Banks 61, Glennon 78, Jones 86, Kay 90/Hull – Everton 2-3 (1-2)/Smith 1, Longman 71 – Gray 21, Gomes 31, Towsend 99/Chelsea – Chesterfield 5-1 (4-0)/Werner 6, Hudson-Odoi 18, Lukaku 20, Christensen 39, Ziyech 55 (p) – Asante 80/Birmingham – Plymouth 0-1 (0-0) aet/Law 104/Swansea – Southampton 2-3 (0-1) aet/Piroe 77, Bednarek 94 (og) – Redmond 8, Elyounoussi 95, Long 102/Yeovil – Bournemouth 1-3 (0-2)/Quigley 48 – Marcondes 19,43, 70)SundayLuton – Harrogate Town 4-0 (1-0)/Adebayo 18, Jerome 50, Naismith 82, Berry 88/Cardiff – Preston 1-1 (1-0)/Davies 42 – Johnson 54 pen/Charlton – Norwich 0-1 (0-0)/Rashica 79/Stoke – Leyton 2-0 (1-0)/Ince 43, Campbell 89/Tottenham – Morecambe 3-1 (0-1)/Winks 74, Moura 85, Kane 88 – O’Connor 33/Liverpool – Shrewsbury 3-1 (2-1)/Gordon 34, Fabinho 44, Firminho 78 – Udoh 27/Wolverhampton – Sheffield Utd 3-0 (1-0)/Podence 14, 80, Semedo 72/West Ham – Leeds 1-0 (1-0)/Lanzini 34/20.10: (5.50) Nott.Forest (3.80) Arsenal (1.65)Monday22.55: (1.68) Man.Utd. (3.70) Aston Villa (5.30)***odds are subject to change
