Sky Sports forced to issue two apologies as Tottenham beat Fulham in Premier League clash
Sky Sports issued two apologies as Tottenham beat Fulham in their Premier League clash on Monday night
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Sky Sports were forced two issue two apologies as Tottenham beat Fulham 2-0 in Monday night's Premier League clash.
Goals from Son Heung-min and James Maddison saw Spurs return to the top of the Premier League table.
But it was a chaotic night for Sky, even if it was a straightforward evening at the office for Ange Postecoglou's side.
They had to apologise when a fan was caught on broadcaster telling Fulham goalkeeper Bernd Leno that he has a 'nice a**e'.
Fulham goalkeeper Bernd Leno was told he had a 'nice a**e' during his side's defeat to Tottenham
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The goalkeeper didn't respond to the comment.
But Sky microphones picked it up and later said sorry after it had been alerted to their staff behind the scenes.
After the game, Maddison spoke to the broadcaster - having produced yet another sublime display.
The England international has been nothing short of sensational following his move from Leicester back in the summer.
He was quizzed on his fine form but, as he started to begin his interview, quickly flagged that he could hear Fulham boss Marco Silva in his ear.
Jamie Carragher laughed and asked: "What's he saying?"
And Maddison jokingly replied: 'He was saying Maddison's goal was excellent I think'.
That left the Sky studio consisting of Carragher, Dave Jones and Gary O'Neil in stitches.
The issue was then resolved and Maddison was able to proceed, with the playmaker explaining how he forced the mistake by Calvin Bassey which led to his goal.
“I make that decision to press higher and press Bassey on his right foot because he’s a left-footed boy," he said.
"I know him well from my time at Leicester - we were there when he was a young boy and he’s a very good player.
“But [he's] right-footed so I was trying to keep him on his right foot and thankfully it caused a mistake and we were able to capitalise.
"I was trying to stay onside but I knew Bassey was still a bit behind so I didn’t need to be behind (Tim) Ream so I knew I had a couple more yards and then it was just about staying cool and passing it in from close range.
“I was thinking about the type of finish to go with - I didn’t want to get tackled from the inside because that can happen.”
Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou could have been forgiven for being happy with his side's performance.
But the Australian criticised his players for the way they performed in the second half of their London clash.
“I’m really disappointed with the second half,” said the 58-year-old.
“We were nowhere near the levels we have been all year and we have got to make sure we stay disciplined in our approach.
"The keeper [Guglielmo Vicario] made a couple of great saves to keep the clean sheet and within the context we should have had a much better control of the game.
"I’m not trying to make a point, it’s just what I saw.
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"I thought we were really wasteful with the ball in the second half.
"We took some liberties with taking extra touches.
"I’ve been around long enough to know if you try to take liberties, you’ll get dragged down pretty quickly.
"I’m not going to let the fact that we’ve won the game disguise the opportunity there for us to improve.
"In the second half, with the ball we weren’t anywhere near the levels we’ve already shown this year and there was no real reason for it.
James Maddison was excellent again as Tottenham consigned Fulham to defeat
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"It wasn’t as if the opposition did anything different. It was more self-inflicted.
"My role in that was to give feedback to the players. That’s what they want.
"They want to get better, they want to improve, I’ve got some stuff there to show them."
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