Gary Neville launched into a furious rant after the second half of Tottenham's Premier League clash against Everton was delayed due to technical issues. The Sky Sports commentator expressed his anger after a problem emerged with fourth official Stuart Burt's communication system.
The second half was delayed by more than five minutes as officials worked to fix the issue. Spurs were supposed to kick off at the same time as West Ham to sync the games, as is customary on the final day when survival is at stake. Neville said on Sky Sports: 'Honestly...what blows my mind is that they have had nearly 20 minutes to check it. The fans are booing and rightly so. This is not good enough.'
Home supporters made their feelings clear with loud booing before the problem was resolved. Despite the delay, Tottenham dominated the first half and took the lead through Joao Palhinha, who reacted quickest to sweep home a header from a corner that struck the post.
There was also a touchline bust-up earlier in the half after a foul by Jake O'Brien on Mathys Tel, resulting in a yellow card. Everton manager Roberto De Zerbi was unhappy, and Spurs goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario exchanged words with Everton's Seamus Coleman, with the defender approaching the Spurs bench to continue the disagreement.
Later, Micky van de Ven was caught late by Merlin Rohl, but VAR decided no further action was needed. Joy and relief followed for Spurs as Palhinha's goal put them in a strong position to avoid relegation. A draw was all that was needed for Tottenham on the final day to stay up.
