The most rare, the most unexpected of all… the throw-in assist.

 

And this one from midfield.

 

 

 

Tottenham down a goal in the second half, falling back in the EPL table in a year when a title race wasn’t out of the question for the first four months.

 

Things coming apart, one by one, except for this:

Harry Kane, after a month out from injury, is back.

 

And Danny Rose, with the ball in his hands on the sidelines, cooks up an idea for him.

 

Throw-in of the season? Gained yards, perfect distance. Take a bow, Danny Rose. That said, I can see why Burnley would be aggrieved.#BURTOT #bbcsport

— Marlon (@TheMixedUpBrit) February 23, 2019

 

 

A sneaky, cheeky, soccer-illegal maneuver that just flew under the radar of the officials.

And the tale of two stories.

 

That of the Arsenal fan:

 

Not that it mattered in the end, but Danny Rose was nowhere near where the throw in was supposed to be taken! He took at least a 5 yard advantage, from where the throw-in was supposed to be taken!!

But of course @BBCMOTD and @GaryLineker won't mention this.

— Arsenal2Ö11 (@AntiBarca2011) February 23, 2019

 

 

And that of the Tottenham fan:

 

Thank fuck for Harry Kane. And Danny rose’s three mile throw in run

— Dan Overton (@Dan_Overton02) February 23, 2019

 

 

Even if Tottenham did lose. Even if they are fading fast in the table, there was this.

An exquisite, magnificent stroke of Clever handshaking Luck.

 

And just as we’ll always have Paris…

 

You Tottenham fans will always have the highlight replay…

Of the Danny Rose throw-in assist.