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‘Strange’ Spurs pouch Porro
Former Tottenham midfielder Michael Brown has questioned the North Londoners’ transfer activity on deadline day.
Spurs terminated Matt Doherty’s contract to allow the Irish full-back to join Atletico Madrid on a free transfer.
Fellow right wing-back Djed Spence also left the club, with the 22-year-old loaned out to Ligue 1 outfit Rennes.
Antonio Conte did get a temporary deal for Spanish full-back Pedro Porro over the line to boost his squad, with an option to make the move permanent in the summer.
On Spurs’ approach, Brown said: “It’s a strange recruitment process with the director of football Fabio Paratici, [chairman] Daniel Levy and then Antonio Conte all involved.
“They have been looking for some time and some of their targets have come and gone.
“Spurs will be delighted with what they have down that right-hand side. They’ve tried several times to get that correct, so it’s a positive.
“It’s somebody in that dressing room that is hopefully going to give them that consistency, especially when the manager demands so much of the squad.”
Conte is not expected to be in the dugout for Sunday’s game against Manchester City, with the club confirming on Wednesday that the Italian has undergone gallbladder surgery after becoming unwell with severe abdominal pain.
Forest fired up
Nottingham Forest boss Steve Cooper is not ruling out a shock second-leg comeback for his side in tonight’s Carabao Cup semi-final tie at Manchester United.
Forest trail 3-0 after the first leg and head to Old Trafford with little chance of stunning the Red Devils.
Newcastle await the victors in the Wembley final later this month and Cooper is remaining optimistic despite the bleak scoreline.
The 43-year-old Welshman said: “There’s a very slim chance and where there’s a chance, there’s hope.
“If there’s hope you have to give your all but we are 3-0 down and it’s Old Trafford and the chances are slim.
“We’ve got to find some clear objectives to get out of the game.
“There’s always an objective because of who we play for and what it represents but we always add some other stuff in as well.
“It can be important if we can come out of Old Trafford having played well and maybe got a positive result.”
Rovers drive on
Blackburn manager Jon Dahl Tomasson was happy with his team’s performance after Rovers booked an FA Cup fifth-round clash with Leicester.
A 1-0 extra-time victory in their fourth-round replay at Birmingham earned the Lancashire club a place in the last 16 for the first time in six years.
Following Saturday’s 2-2 draw at Ewood Park in their first meeting, Blues defender Auston Trusty’s own goal in the 100th minute decided the tie in Rovers’ favour.
Danish boss Tomasson said: “Delighted with the win and to be through to the next round.
“I think it was a solid performance playing against a good side.
“It was a close game, we played some great football only lacking an end product.
“It was a big win, great spirit within the lads playing extra minutes as well.”
