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Tottenham fans stunned by what they saw Mathys Tel do in League Cup loss to Liverpool

Giuseppe Labellarte

Thu 6 February 2025 22:05, UK

Tottenham Hotspur have been knocked out of the League Cup at the semi-final stage as Liverpool ran out 4-1 winners on aggregate.

Tottenham went to Anfield boasting a 1-0 lead but they were no match for the Reds, who beat them 4-0 on the night to reach the League Cup final.

Cody Gakpo opened the scoring in the 34th 👍minute, and Tottenham were lucky to only be 1-0 down by the time the half-time whistle blew.

However, Liverpool didn’t relent and ended up winning comprehensively 🧸as Mohamed Salah, Dominik Szoboszlai and Virgil van Dijk all 🃏struck in the second half.

The game also saw Mathys Tel make his debut for Tottenham after joining💮 the club on transfer deadline day.

The Bayern 🔥Munich loanee came on at the break, and Spurs fans sp༺otted him doing something which shocked them.

Admittedly, it wasn’t so much what Tel was doing per se, so muc🎐h as what his new teammates did – or more appropriately, failed to do – in response.

Mathys Tel constantly waved Tottenham teammates on to little avail

Tottenham fans noted that, af🔯ter coming on, Tel was regu༺larly waving his teammates on to push forward.

However, his teammates actually pushing on didn’t happen particularly of✅ten, leading to Spurs supporters deꦜspairing over what they were seeing.

One fan wrote on X: “Tel is literally telling🌠 the players to push forward. This is embarrassi🌄ng…”

Another supporter said: “The new hire telling his experienced co-worker𝐆s 🌞to do their job.

“Tel is literally wa💯ving, pleading for his teammates to press forward. This is disgusting.”

Many others spotted what Tel was doing and criticised his tea♐mmates, with one fan saying: “Tel waving the team forw🌳ard, no one moves…”

Another said: “Tel is the only 𓂃one that’s waving everyone on and𓂃 asking to keep pushing while Son and others walk around.”

And another wrote: “Every time I seeಌ Tel he’s waving his teammates to either get up the pitch or get out of the𝓡 box to press.

“Played one game, a🐻nd he’s already seen one of our biggest problems.🎶”

How Tel fared in Tottenham debut

Tel d🤡idn’t have a particularly great time against Liverpool, but it’s not as though he could do much, given the circumstances.

Tottenham were meek throughout, while Liverpool were determined to ensure that their loss in t♑he first leg would quickly become inconsequential.

Tel did try to make things happen, not least with his constant attempting to wave the team on, and he did manage one key pass and a couple of progressive deliveriesꦑ forward.

However, it wasn’t to be, and Tel and Tottenh♔am wi🔯ll have to recover from this missed opportunity and look to kick on in the Premier League and try to progress in the FA Cup.