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Reguilon own goal not the only thing that didn’t make sense in Tottenham loss

By Gary Pearson

LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 02: Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg of Tottenham Hotspur during the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Sheffield United at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on May 2, 2021 in London, United Kingdom. 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 James Williamson - AMA/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 02: Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg of Tottenham Hotspur during the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Sheffield United at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on May 2, 2021 in London, United Kingdom. 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 James Williamson - AMA/Getty Images) /
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Tottenham Hotspur’s Spanish defender Sergio Reguilon reacts after he scores an own goal past Tottenham Hotspur’s French goalkeeper Hugo Lloris during the English Premier League football match between Tottenham Hotspur and Aston Villa at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, on May 19, 2021. – – 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 PAUL CHILDS / 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. / 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 PAUL CHILDS/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
Tottenham Hotspur’s Spanish defender Sergio Reguilon reacts after he scores an own goal past Tottenham Hotspur’s French goalkeeper Hugo Lloris during the English Premier League football match between Tottenham Hotspur and Aston Villa at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, on May 19, 2021. – – 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 PAUL CHILDS / 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. / 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 PAUL CHILDS/POOL/AFP via Getty Images) /

 1. Outrageous Sergio Reguilon own goal

I don’t think I’ve ever witnessed an own-goal shank executed with such an acute level of difficulty. To knock it into your own net from 14 yards out with an attempted volleyed clearance takes some doing.

Reguilon’s weaker right foot got it completely wrong, slicing it so badly the spin took it over the unaware Hugo Lloris. Had the Frenchman been paying attention, he might have been able to keep it out. Unfortunately Lloris was as surprised as the rest of us and reacted a split second too late.

It looked like Reguilon was on uppers from the off. The Spaniard actually started well, darting about the pitch with assertiveness and desire. He unofficially assisted on Steven Bergwijn’s goal by anticipating Villa’s outlet pass.

Reguilon wasn’t able to harness in a productive way that excessive energy. His own goal was just the start of a horrifying first half he won’t soon forget. Reguilon coughed up possession twice on Villa’s second, completely handing the game to the visitors.

Even more bizarrely, or fittingly depending on which way you look at it, Reguilon’s own goal was the 1000th scored in Premier League history. Mind-boggling stuff.

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