Tottenham Hotspur went to St. James's Park needing only a draw against Newcastle United to end a 21-year streak of finishing behind their arch-rivals Arsenal in the Premier League. To be more specific: they needed only a draw against already-relegated, nothing-to-play-for-but-pride Newcastle United.
Would you like to guess the final outcome?
Spurs completely humiliated themselves, losing 5-1. Arsenal, meanwhile, handled their business comfortably, beating Aston Villa 4-0 and stepping over Spurs to finish the season in second place.
I could offer analysis but I won't. Today my disgust as a fan reigns. The players and coaching staff seem to have forgotten that they make millions of dollars a year not because they're terrific athletes and tacticians but because people like me find watching terrific athletes entertaining. And when they can't even be bothered to try to be terrific, well...
At least Mauricio Pochettino had the decency to say he was embarrassed by the result: Mauricio Pochettino apologises to Tottenham fans for Newcastle shambles.
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