Peter Crouch and Glenn Hoddle forced to abandon their car and complete journey to Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on foot after travel chaos delays Spurs' Europa League opener Tottenham welcomed Qarabag to north London in their Europa League opener Kick-off was delayed as travel chaos led to the visitors' late arrival for the clash LISTEN NOW: It's All Kicking Off! , available wherever you get your podcasts. New episodes every Monday and Thursday By Tum Balogun Published: 15:51 EDT, 26 September 2024 | Updated: 16:15 EDT, 26 September 2024 e-mail 1 View comments TNT Sports pundit Peter Crouch has revealed how he and Glenn Hoddle were forced to abandon their car and complete the journey to the Tottenham Stadium on foot to arrive before kick-off. The Europa League clash was delayed by 38 minutes after severe rail and road problems resulted in Spurs' opponents Qarabag arriving at the ground only 15 minutes before the scheduled start time.
TNT cameras were on hand to show the away side finally arriving at their north London destination, when the former Spurs striker revealed his own difficulties getting to the ground. 'Hopefully they ran down the High Road like me and Glenn!' Presenter Lynsey Hipgrave said: 'You had to abandon the car, didn't you?' 'Ah, we did. We gave up with the car.
' Crouch replied, before Hoddle added: 'Peter ran and I limped.' TNT Sports pundit and former Tottenham striker Peter Crouch revealed how the travel chaos affected his journey to the stadium Ange Postecog.