‘You lost the right to call Tottenham bottlers’ – Spurs fans proud as their England heroes prove the nation wrong
Supporters unite as Harry Kane, Kieran Trippier, and Eric Dier all score penalties in their World Cup victory over Colombia
England's World Cup 2018 round of 16 victory over Colombia was not only a night of redemption for a nation, but Tottenham Hotspur fans and their players in particular.
Their move from perennial Europa League qualifiers to Premier League title challenges, and Champions League contenders, has been blighted by accusations from rivals they're bottlers.
Missing out on the title in 2015/16 to Leicester City was defined as 'bottling it', despite the fact they never led the division and only broke into the top four in December, while Arsenal topped the table after six matchdays and held the position as late as January.
The same accusations were levelled at them a season later, despite them losing just four games all season, and none at White Hart Lane in their final year there, as the finished second to Chelsea.
And last term, despite playing at Wembley all campaign, they were given the tag again for the heinous crime of finishing third, losing to Juventus (who have won seven consecutive Serie A titles) in the Champions League, and losing an FA Cup semi-final to Manchester United.
But with their nation relying on them, Harry Kane, Kieran Trippier, and Eric Dier, along with Jordan Pickford, were the penalty heroes for the Three Lions, and Tottenham Hotspur fans on Twitter rightly hit back at those taunting them.
You can see how the reacted below.
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