Every single Tottenham fan will remember where we were when Lucas Moura scored the winning goal against Ajax, a year ago today.
I was running down the street in Turkey, top off, much to the chagrin of all but one of the locals – the bloke who’s outside bar at which I was watching the game, who sensed my tab was about to take a serious hit.
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Glenn Hoddle was lucky enough to be closer to the action, and perhaps lucky to witness the miracle at all, six months after suffering a heart-attack.
The Spurs legend’s animated reaction in the BT Sport studio caused his family to fear for his health all over again. Fellow pundits Gary Lineker and Rio Ferdinand also had their concerns as you can see in the clip below!
Glenn Hoddle’s reaction in the BT studio 💙
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🗣 “I had a bit of a headrush. My family went nuts on our WhatsApp. ‘WHAT ARE YOU DOING, DAD?’ That’s the beauty of this game, that it can take you, at 61, to levels that you never thought you’d get.” #THFC pic.twitter.com/xp32RKV6Kf
So, we all know Glenn’s story; and now you know mine.
Share your own memories of that night in the comments.
Now there’s one I wish I was at. This neutral ground fing might mean no community tickets😔 might/will have to put me hands in me “sky. 🌚