{"id":46023,"date":"2026-04-18T15:58:17","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T19:58:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/18\/alan-smith-stunned-by-unstoppable-star-who-was-tottenhams-best-player-during-game-against-brighton\/"},"modified":"2026-04-18T15:58:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T19:58:17","slug":"alan-smith-stunned-by-unstoppable-star-who-was-tottenhams-best-player-during-game-against-brighton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/18\/alan-smith-stunned-by-unstoppable-star-who-was-tottenhams-best-player-during-game-against-brighton\/","title":{"rendered":"Alan Smith stunned by &#8216;unstoppable&#8217; star who was &#8216;Tottenham&#8217;s best player&#8217; during game against Brighton"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/18\/alan-smith-stunned-by-unstoppable-star-who-was-tottenhams-best-player-during-game-against-brighton\/#Rutter_attacks_late_as_Tottenhams_misery_continues\" >Rutter attacks late as Tottenham&#8217;s misery continues<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/18\/alan-smith-stunned-by-unstoppable-star-who-was-tottenhams-best-player-during-game-against-brighton\/#Roberto_de_Zerbi_reveals_board_%E2%80%98issues_leading_to_Tottenham_exit\" >Roberto de Zerbi reveals board &#8216;issues&#8217; leading to Tottenham exit<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/18\/alan-smith-stunned-by-unstoppable-star-who-was-tottenhams-best-player-during-game-against-brighton\/#Alan_Smith_shocked_by_%E2%80%98unstoppable_Simmons\" >Alan Smith shocked by &#8216;unstoppable&#8217; Simmons<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Alan Smith was stunned by his &#8220;unstoppable&#8221; Tottenham Hotspur players on Saturday as they enjoyed one of the club&#8217;s best games despite Brighton &#038; Hove Albion scoring a late equalizer.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"rutter-strikes-late-as-tottenham-misery-continues\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Rutter_attacks_late_as_Tottenhams_misery_continues\"><\/span>\n                        <strong>Rutter attacks late as Tottenham&#8217;s misery continues<\/strong><br \/>\n               <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><section>Tottenham ended up in a 2-2 draw on Roberto de Zerbi&#8217;s home debut, and Brighton substitute Georginio Rutter scored the equalizer in second-half stoppage time, leaving Tottenham in the Premier League relegation zone.<\/section>\n<\/p>\n<p>Spurs looked set to end their 15-game winless run in the top flight after Xavi Simmons&#8217; sensational goal in the 77th minute sparked wild celebrations in the N17.<\/p>\n<p>Xavi&#8217;s superb goal in the 39th minute assisted Pedro Polo&#8217;s opener, but his shot was canceled out by Kaoru Mitoma in first-half stoppage time.<\/p>\n<p>But the jubilant scenes turned to disbelief when Kevin Danso lost the ball in the fifth minute of added time and Rutter curled up to share the spoils.<\/p>\n<p>It is significant that De Zerbi&#8217;s team was robbed of their first win. <em>tottenham<\/em> They have five games left to avoid being relegated for the first time since 1977 and will remain in the bottom three for another week.<\/p>\n<div class=\"display-card  article article-card small  no-badge  active-content                      \" data-include-community-rating=\"false\" id=\"de-zerbi-to-leave-on-one-condition-as-he-reveals-tottenham-problem\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/tottenham-hotspur-manager-roberto-de-zerbi-during-the-match.JPG?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=140&amp;h=98&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/tottenham-hotspur-manager-roberto-de-zerbi-during-the-match.JPG?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=140&amp;h=98&amp;dpr=2\"\/>\n        <\/picture>\n<p>                    <span data-field=\"label\" class=\"article-card-label\"><label>related<\/label><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"w-display-card-content regular article-block\">\n<h5 class=\"display-card-title \"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Roberto_de_Zerbi_reveals_board_%E2%80%98issues_leading_to_Tottenham_exit\"><\/span>\n<p>\t\t\tRoberto de Zerbi reveals board &#8216;issues&#8217; leading to Tottenham exit<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<p class=\"display-card-excerpt\">The Spurs manager said relegation was &#8220;not a problem&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Reacting to another disappointing result for his former club, Michael Dawson told Sky Sports: &#8220;They have to be positive, but it will feel like a loss. &#8220;When we took the lead and Spurs were 2-1 up, I thought, &#8216;This is our chance to turn our fortunes around and climb out of the bottom three. Let&#8217;s get ahead of West Ham and put them under pressure.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd one mistake from Danso, switching off in the last moment of the game. You are a centre-half, you cleared the lines, you did everything to get out of here with a win in this game of football, and this will feel like a huge two points drop.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"alan-smith-blown-away-by-quot-unstoppable-quot-simons\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Alan_Smith_shocked_by_%E2%80%98unstoppable_Simmons\"><\/span>\n                        <strong>Alan Smith shocked by &#8216;unstoppable&#8217; Simmons<\/strong><br \/>\n               <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>As far as Simmons was concerned, there was nothing more he could do. Commentator Smith said the Dutchman was &#8220;Tottenham&#8217;s best player&#8221; that day, but looked more beaten up than anyone on full-time.<\/p>\n<p>After witnessing what many believed to be Simmons&#8217; winning goal, the commentator did not hesitate to say:<em> &#8220;He&#8217;s created something truly world-class! It&#8217;s unstoppable. That&#8217;s the dignity of Simmons.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Simmons, who had already assisted Polo&#8217;s opening goal, thought he had saved his best moment for the second half with a superb shot off the post.<\/p>\n<p>Brighton&#8217;s late equalizer immediately grabbed the headlines, but Symonds enjoyed the kind of performance north Londoners have been waiting for since arriving last summer.<\/p>\n<p>The former RB Leipzig man is certain to play a key role as Tottenham aim to move out of the bottom three with five games remaining.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alan Smith was stunned by his &#8220;unstoppable&#8221; Tottenham Hotspur players on Saturday as they enjoyed one of the club&#8217;s best games despite Brighton &#038; Hove Albion scoring a late equalizer. 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