1 week ago
Defending leads used to be a forte of Jose Mourinho, soccer’s arch-pragmatist. Not anymore, it seems. Tottenham caved in again Sunday, conceding an 85th-minute goal to draw 2-2 at Newcastle and stay outside the top four of the Premier League. If Mourinho’s team could see out victories, it could likely already start planning for life in next season’s Champions League. After all, Spurs