Next Spurs boss? Andoni Iraola should heed Potter and Nuno warnings after late collapse

We can’t ignore that Bournemouth are in a mini wobble that has turned legitimate top four hopes into an outside chance – but by god, some of the football they play on their day is brilliant.

Andoni Iraola’s side took just 20 seconds to confirm they were going to be firmly the better team against Spurs. Within four minutes, they should have been two goals up after their press twice forced the hosts into giving the ball away just outside their own box. Guglielmo Vicario saved both efforts; they should really have been converted.

Milos Kerkez was brilliant in winning the ball on the edge of his own third and driving up the pitch before playing an inch-perfect cross to the back post for Marcus Tavernier to slide home for 1-0.

A wonderful second goal – a flowing team counter-attack that ripped Spurs to shreds – was ruled out for an unnecessary offside, but Evanilson soon made it 2-0 for realsies. With Bournemouth also hitting the stanchion, Tottenham could not have complained if it had been five or six.

That it ended up 2-2 was utterly bizarre, owing everything to a mis-hit Pape Sarr cross flying into the top corner and Kepa Arrizabalaga being an absolute moron, flying off his line to bring down Son Heung-min when the forward looked to be going nowhere. The South Korean watched Kepa dive the wrong way then calmly passed his penalty into the net.

Despite what the scoreboard said, though, nobody who watched the game could be in any doubt about which side had been on top. Bournemouth were not just the better team, but incredibly well-drilled off the ball and scintillating on it.

Despite the result, Iraola’s stock keeps on rising. In normal circumstances, he would feted for the next big job going. But in this case, that next move is far from obvious.