After Tottenham edged past London rivals West Ham United on Tuesday evening, some Spurs supporters have picked out an unlikely hero among the team following his performance – with defender Serge Aurier earning some plaudits.
Aurier, who has become a somewhat polarising figure, appeared to ‘show hunger‘ against the Hammers – bombing down the right flank and attracting praise from a few Lilywhites on Twitter.
The 27-year-old, as per SofaScore, won 3/5 aerial duels at right-back whilst coming out superior in over half of his battles on the deck – potentially highlighting the notion he impressed against David Moyes’ side.
Did Aurier impress you with his outing?
Yes, played a great 90 minutes
No, Lo Celso and Dier much better
After having a Heung-min Son goal ruled out through VAR, Tottenham eventually managed to take the lead with a Tomas Soucek own goal.
Star striker Harry Kane then went on to seal all three points just under 20 minutes later.
The result takes us to within one point of a potential Europa League qualifying spot, but that wasn’t the main focus from these Spurs fans – here’s how they praised the £14.4 million-valued defender on social media.
Aurier put in a shift, showed hunger, got the ball into the danger zone more often than not or anyone else. The game invited someone to play that way and he stepped up.
— CR0rdinaire (@cr0rdinaire) June 23, 2020
Aurier played a hell of a match.
— DavⓂ️Gib🖤 (@davmgib) June 23, 2020
Serge 👌
— Harrison Marler (@HarrisonMarler8) June 23, 2020
Aurier 👍🏻
— etan🐝 (@ethan25r) June 23, 2020
Aurier tbh.
— A normal fan who speaks neutral (@smrli_thfc_f1) June 23, 2020
Aurier was easily our best player today, and I’m not his biggest fan. Fair play to him, looked on point. 👍👍👍
— samroc (@samrockweezy) June 23, 2020