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Peter Crouch reveals what a Tottenham fan said to him on his way out of the stadium after win over Elfsborg in the Europa League
Tottenham Hotspur are safely through to the last 16 of the Europa League after running out 3-0 winners over Elfsborg in North London.
﷽Spurs laboured for much of the game, which remained goalless past the hour mark, but the floodgates eventually opened.
Better yet for Tottenham🥂, all three of their scorers on the night were academy graduates.
Dane Scarlett🔥 headed home from Dejan Kulusevski’s cross in the 70th minute, just four minutes after coming off the bench.
Damola Ajayi then doubled Tottenham’s𓆏 lead with a superb debut goal on 84 minutes as he slotted home following a one-two with Scarlett.
Mikey Moore🍸 then rounded off the scoring four minutes into injury time as he drove forward, beat his man and slotted into the far corner.
Spurs cult hero Peter Crouch𒁏 gave his verdict on the academy trio’s heroics on the night and shared what a fan said to him on the subject after the game.
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🍒Crouch, speaking on TNT Sports, praised all three players, saying Scarlett had a “huge impact” and Ajayi did “well”.
๊The former England international also noted how Moore has been talked about at Spurs for a long time as a potential star of the future.
🐲Crouch then went on to say a Tottenham fan told him “we don’t need to buy anyone” because of how well the academy players are doing.
🌼“It just means so much when young lads who are coming through the youth team have such an influence on such a big game,” said Crouch.
ꦰ“Dane Scarlett has bounced around quite a few different loans and he has managed to get himself in today. He has made a huge impact.
🧸“Mikey Moore around Tottenham people have been taking about him for a long, long time and Ajayi was well.
🐟“Someone just said to me, a fan on the way out there, just play the kids. We don’t need to buy anyone.
🤡“You know why? Because they are playing with no fear and they have just had a massive impact on a European game.”
In terms of transfer business, 🐎Tottenham are currently in talks over Bayern Munich’s Mathys Tel.
🦂Spurs fans also called for the club to sign a new centre-back🔯 in wake of Radu Dragusin coming off with a suspected knee injury.
How Tottenham academy trio fared in win over Elfsborg
𝔉Moore started the game and he was bright from the off, embarking on some good early dribbles and forcing a great save from the opposition keeper.
🐼He kept knocking on the Elfsborg door and got his just rewards in injury time, becoming England’s youngest ever scorer in a major European competition.
| Mikey Moore | Dane Scarlett | Damola Ajayi | |
| Minutes played | 90′ | 24′ | 9′ |
| Goals | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Expected Goals (xG) | 0.23 | 0.12 | 0.18 |
| Assists | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Expected Assists (xA) | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.04 |
| Shots on target | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Shots off target | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shots blocked | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dribble attempts (succ.) | 7 (3) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Touches | 64 | 9 | 6 |
| Accurate passes | 29/34 (85%) | 4/4 (100%) | 5/5 (100%) |
| Key passes | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Crosses (acc.) | 4 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Long balls (acc.) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Ground duels (won) | 13 (5) | 2 (2) | 0 (0) |
| Aerial duels (won) | 1 (0) | 3 (2) | 0 (0) |
𝓡Scarlett got 24 minutes under his belt and in that time he grabbed his first goal for Spurs with a superb flying header and grabbed an assist for Ajayi’s effort.
🌞Ajayi got nine minutes under his belt as he made his debut and things couldn’t have gone better for him as he capped the occasion off with a superb goal.