They were hailing cabs at White Hart Lane again last night. The last time Inter Milan were here, it was a single fare, for Maicon, the Brazil full back tormented by the nascent brilliance of Gareth Bale. This was different. This time, Tottenham’s supporters needed to order a minibus. “Taxi for Inter,” they sang, in wicked glee.
Their taunts had the ring of inescapable truth, so complete was Spurs’ dominance, so total Inter’s humiliation. It was not just the goals, from Bale, Gylfi Sigurdsson and Jan Vertonghen, though they helped. It was the nature of the performance.
André Villas-Boas’s side