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Mathys Tel leaves opposition fans in agreement after horror miss for Tottenham vs Newcastle

It was an afternoon to forget for Mathys Tel in Korea following his display against Newcastle United.

Tottenham Hotspur face Newcastle United in their fourth game of pre-season, marking Son Heung-min’s final game for the club.

But it was the miss from the Frenchman which has attracted much attention from the fanbases of several different opposition clubs.

Tottenham Hotspur v Newcastle United - Preseason Friendly
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Mathys Tel’s bad miss for Tottenham

It was a moment to forget for Mathys Tel as he missed one of the clearest chances he will get, having gone face to face with Nick Pope.

The 20-year-old was sent racing through on goal after he out-muscled Matt Targett to get on the end of Brennan Johnson’s pass.

The attacker attempted an audacious fake effort to trick Pope, but the England international wasn’t fooled and remained on his feet.

Pope then kept himself big and his outstretched leg managed to deny the French youth international his first goal of pre-season.

Tel impressed Tottenham staff behind the scenes, which made the club want to pursue a permanent deal for the attacker.

Tottenham signed Tel for £30m earlier this summer from Bayern Munich following his six-month loan spell in which he helped the team win the Europa League.

Thomas Frank is a fan of Tel, but there is a lot of work to be done before the Frenchman hits his best form in a Spurs shirt.

Mathys Tel slammed for shocking miss vs Newcastle

Following the miss against Newcastle United, opposition fans from Chelsea, Manchester United, Bayern Munich and PSG gave their thoughts.

The teenager had plenty of interest from various English clubs to get his signature when the German club made him available back in January.

Various Premier League clubs wanted Tel before he made a move to Spurs in quite a dramatic turn of events.

During the game, fans took to X to share their thoughts on Tel’s shocking miss against the Premier League side.

Manchester United were linked with Tel before his move to Spurs and a Red Devils fan said: “Thank goodness we didn’t sign Mathys Tel.”

Meanwhile, a Bayern fan expressed his delight at the sale of Tel: “Mathys Tel had one of the cleanest breakaways you’ll ever see and ended up shooting the ball into Pope’s legs. Don’t worry, Bayern fans, we made a good sale.”

This Chelsea fan added: “Mathys Tel actually missed this chance. I’m very glad we didn’t sign him.”

A fan of Spurs’ Super Cup opponents, PSG, was also left stunned by Tel’s miss: “Huge opportunity for Mathys Tel who completely missed in a one-on-one, alone, with the Newcastle goalkeeper.”