Alasdair Gold has revealed in his column for Football.London that Pedro Porro has deleted multiple social media accounts after being on the receiving end of abuse from Spurs fans.
While Tottenham’s performance against Bournemouth on Saturday was typically underwhelming, one could argue that the bigger story came from the stands.
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A section of the home fans failed to cover themselves in glory as they booed Davinson Sanchez, whose defending for Bournemouth’s second goal left a lot to be desired.
The Colombian faced a chorus of boos every time he touched the ball following that goal, forcing Cristian Stellini to take him off a few minutes later.
Hugo Lloris remarked that he has never seen something like that in his career and admitted that he feels sorry for the centre-back (Sky Sports).
Gold has now revealed that some Spurs fans also directed abuse to Porro after the game.
The right wing-back, who gave the ball away in the build-up to the Cherries’ equaliser in the first-half, was allegedly criticised by plenty of supporters on social media, prompting the Spaniard to delete both his Instagram and Twitter accounts.
It appears that Sanchez has also now deleted his Instagram profile too, following the events at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
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It is very easy to point fingers at the players and the ownership for everything that is wrong with the club, and there is no doubt that they deserve criticism.
However, Spurs fans also have to introspect by asking themselves if their behaviour has been appropriate and about the part they play in creating a toxic atmosphere around the club.
Boos at half-time have been commonplace at the stadium for many years when the side is 1-0 down even if there was no shortage of effort or commitment.
This tendency to jeer your own players is something I would never understand, especially since no one can accuse Sanchez (and Emerson previously) of a lack of effort.
The social media accounts that get mileage from painting the team’s struggles as some sort of moral failing (rather than as a tactical or a technical one) also deserve blame for creating this type of sentiment among large swathes of the fan base.
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