Wales and Tottenham Hotspur star Brennan Johnson reluctantly celebrated his 92nd-minute winner against Coventry City last night after having to delete his social media owing to the abuse he was receiving. In the aftermath of Spurs' 1-0 loss against north London rivals Arsenal last weekend, 23-year-old Johnson reportedly de-activated his Instagram account after receiving waves of abuse on the platform. Spurs bagged a 2-1 victory away from home against Championship outfit Coventry City on Wednesday, thanks to goals from Djed Spence and Wales ace Johnson.
READ MORE: Gareth Bale's stunning new golf handicap announced as Rory McIlroy makes feelings clear READ MORE: Why are Arsenal playing in the Champions League on a Thursday? For the Welshman's goal, Rodrigo Bentancur fed a beautiful pass through to Johnson, who finished sumptuously to the goalkeeper's right. Despite being a moment of elation for Johnson and his team, the forward appeared emotionless and just jogged away. At the end of the match, Johnson was led by Spurs' main man Son Heung-min towards the travelling fans as the pair clapped the support.
Johnson appeared reluctant in doing so and had a seemingly dejected expression on his face. One fan on X even said: "I noticed he turned and walked away pretty much as soon as Son stopped ushering towards the fans." Speaking ahead of the game, Spurs boss Ange Postecoglu condemned abuse aimed at players and backed his Welsh forward to become a success in north London.
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