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Three reasons for optimism in Tottenham’s win over Fulham

By Gary Pearson

Tottenham Hotspur's English striker Harry Kane reacts during the English Premier League football match between Fulham and Tottenham Hotspur at Craven Cottage in London on March 4, 2021. (Photo by Clive Rose / POOL / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club/league/player publications. / (Photo by CLIVE ROSE/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
Tottenham Hotspur's English striker Harry Kane reacts during the English Premier League football match between Fulham and Tottenham Hotspur at Craven Cottage in London on March 4, 2021. (Photo by Clive Rose / POOL / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club/league/player publications. / (Photo by CLIVE ROSE/POOL/AFP via Getty Images) /
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LONDON, ENGLAND – MARCH 04: Hugo Lloris of Tottenham Hotspur looks on during the Premier League match between Fulham and Tottenham Hotspur at Craven Cottage on March 04, 2021 in London, England. Sporting stadiums around the UK remain under strict restrictions due to the Coronavirus Pandemic as Government social distancing laws prohibit fans inside venues resulting in games being played behind closed doors. (Photo by Neil Hall – Pool/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND – MARCH 04: Hugo Lloris of Tottenham Hotspur looks on during the Premier League match between Fulham and Tottenham Hotspur at Craven Cottage on March 04, 2021 in London, England. Sporting stadiums around the UK remain under strict restrictions due to the Coronavirus Pandemic as Government social distancing laws prohibit fans inside venues resulting in games being played behind closed doors. (Photo by Neil Hall – Pool/Getty Images) /

1. Hugo Lloris can still steal a game

Tottenham should have put the game to bed in the first half, with Kane surprisingly missing a close range header which would have doubled the lead. But when you don’t take your chances, oftentimes — particularly at the top level — you pay for it. Which would have been the case had it not been for Hugo Lloris’ heroics. 

It wasn’t the amount of saves Lloris made that left a lasting impression, but the quality and timing of the stops. While the Frenchman only had three saves to make, two were of a world class variety. The first came early in the second half on a Joachim Andersen header from a Fulham free kick. Lloris followed up by making a brilliant save low to his left side about 10 minutes later.

Next. Tottenham projected 11 for Crystal Palace. dark

Lloris has always been one of the world’s best shot stoppers and can never be faulted for his superb reflexes. The importance of those timely, world-class saves cannot be overstated, and were the reason Tottenham didn’t cough up a fifth straight one-goal lead.

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