Omar Marmoush calls first Tottenham goal ‘just the beginning’ after Coventry win
The forward said Tottenham would build on their first Premier League win of the season after his goal helped secure a 3-1 home victory over Coventry City.
Omar Marmoush scored his first Tottenham Hotspur goal in Monday’s 3-1 home win over Coventry City on 19 October, then said the team would build on its first Premier League victory of the season. His goal restored Tottenham’s lead in the second half and helped lift the club off the bottom of the table.
Speaking to BBC Sport after the match, Marmoush said Tottenham had played well recently without securing a win, according to GOAL’s report of the interview. ‘We will build on this,’ he said, describing the victory as ‘just the beginning.’ The forward said he was happy to score his first goal for the club but happier to take all three points.
How Tottenham beat Coventry 3-1
James Maddison put Tottenham ahead in the 14th minute, converting Mohammed Kudus’ pass on his first start in 536 days, according to AFP’s match report. Coventry’s Jack Rudoni equalised early in the second half after Tottenham lost possession in the visitors’ half. Marmoush struck in the 58th minute to put Tottenham back in front, before substitute Ben Davies scored from the edge of the penalty area in added time.
The result moved Tottenham from 20th to 16th in the Premier League table after a winless start comprising three draws and three defeats, GOAL reported. BBC Sport also described the result as the club’s first league victory of the season. Newly promoted Coventry fell to 17th, according to GOAL.
Marmoush’s goal after Tottenham’s winless start
Marmoush joined Tottenham on loan from Manchester City, GOAL reported. His first goal came after Roberto De Zerbi took the squad to a warm-weather training camp in Marbella, an effort AFP reported was intended to revive their season. Maddison’s return also gave Tottenham an early breakthrough against Coventry, the club he supported as a boy.
Before the match, NewsJaws covered Dejan Kulusevski’s expected return to the Tottenham squad. He was named among the substitutes, AFP reported. NewsJaws subsequently covered Tottenham’s 3-1 result; Marmoush’s comments to BBC Sport add his assessment of what the first win and his first club goal mean to the team.
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Sources and context
- 'It is just the beginning!' - Confident Omar Marmoush targets Tottenham resurgence after opening account in Coventry winGOAL.com (carried on Yahoo Sports)
- Premier League highlights: Tottenham Hotspur 3-1 Coventry CityBBC Sport
- De Zerbi relieved as Tottenham finally records a winKorea Herald (AFP report)
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