What on Earth would happen if those teams had met in some European knockout stage fixture we can only imagine…Because today’s friendly between Tottenham Hotspur and Sevilla in the far East was anything but friendly, it was a nerve-rack, a blatant fight rather than a game of football.”How can you not love Son”Oh I don’t know… pic.twitter.com/AyWYr7S2yt— 𝘾𝙃𝙍𝙄𝙎 ⚡ (@FPL_FC) July 16, 2022 ##NAJAVA_MECA_6507591##If you think we’re exaggerating, just bear in mind there were far more harsh tackles than goal-scoring opportunities. There was blood, elbows, more or less concerning injuries, and, basically, everything standard for a boxing match, but not a football. And, especially not a pre-season, what suppose to be, a laid-back fixture.Gonzalo Montiel for Sevilla in the friendly vs. Tottenham Hotspur. 🇦🇷 pic.twitter.com/gSxTTPaQJR— Roy Nemer (@RoyNemer) July 16, 2022 For the Spurs fans, this 1-1 draw will be mostly remembered for Richarlison’s debut. And, quite frankly, Conte’s offensive axis Kane-Son-Moura-Richarlison looks pretty intimidating, although it’s clear there’s still a lot of work to do to make this machine work properly. It seems Richarlison is a bit lost between the lines on the right beside Moura, with the Brazilian probably used to have more depth and width at Everton’s wing. With that said, it’s not a surprise he didn’t score nor had any chances of doing so while on the pitch, but he was (look at the photo) hunted by at least two or three opposing defenders all the time.Richarlison going for a punch in a pre-season friendly…🤣 pic.twitter.com/1iNN2IBr1L— Theo (@Thogden) July 16, 2022 On the other end, Sevilla didn’t find much space in Lloris’ box, with Eric Lamella’s rather fine shot hitting the post near the half-time break.Hojbjerg looked terribly lost in Spurs’ defence, making several grave errors which could have caused a lot of trouble, but it stayed 0-0 after the first 45 minutes.Goals came in the second period, resulting from masterful technique on both sides. Firstly, Kane broke the deadlock after Son dribbled charmingly in front of his compatriots in the stands to put the Londoners in front.GOAL!Harry Kane gives Tottenham the lead in their Pre-season game against Sevilla on 49 minutes Assist by son #son #harrykane #kane ⚪️1-0#TOTSEV | #THFC #Tottenham #sevilaa pic.twitter.com/BrB9aHp6Nx— Anonymous (@JustThatYT) July 16, 2022 The Spanish riposte was quick and as good as it gets – veteran Ivan Rakitic fired superbly from mid-range to level this weird, bad-tempered game by all means.GOAL!Ivan Rakitic gets Sevilla back on level terms with Tottenham#TOTSEV | #SevillaFC pic.twitter.com/aqxIklJUSN— Footy Goals (@fastfootygoal) July 16, 2022
