BBC pundit says 21-year-old Tottenham player has ‘such good composure’

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Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Pape Matar Sarr showed “such good composure” for his goal against Brighton.

This is according to BBC Sport pundit Anita Asante, who praised the 21-year-old Spurs ace on Final Score for his “quick thinking”.

Tottenham fell behind to Brighton in the Premier League encounter in north London but Sarr dragged Spurs level in the 61st minute.

The Seagulls struggled to keep the ball and Sarr made them pay, running onto a superb Dejan Kulusevski pass before squaring the ball to Richarlison.

And though Lewis Dunk slid in to cut the cross out, the ball came off the post and back to Sarr, who duly slotted in from a tight angle.

“Such good composure from Sarr,” Asante said on Final Score, via the BBC Sport website.

“He gets himself into the right hand side of the 18 yard box, tries to play it off initially, but the ball ricochets back to him off Lewis Dunk.

“And it is quick thinking to compose himself and cushion the ball into the net to put Spurs level.”

Sarr came back into the Tottenham XI for the first time since returning from the Africa Cup of Nations, and unsurprisingly, he has made a huge impact for Spurs.

Tottenham have got themselves a real gem in Sarr and it’ll be exciting to see how he continues to develop. At just 21, he’s already bordering on world-class. Imagine what he’ll be like at 26-27.

Tottenham come from behind to break Brighton hearts

Spurs had fallen behind in the 17th minute after Micky van de Ven brought Danny Welbeck down in the box and conceded a penalty.

Pascal Gross stepped up and sent Tottenham goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario the wrong way to put the visitors ahead.

Then came Sarr’s goal just after the hour, and then, deep into stoppage time, Brennan Johnson sent the home fans into a frenzy with a late winner.

Brighton had actually been on top in the latter stages of the match. However, they left themselves exposed at the back and Tottenham made the most of it on the counter.

James Maddison and Richarlison worked the ball to Son Heung-min, who crossed for the incoming Johnson to fire into the net for all three points.