Tottenham fans could be forgiven for believing that their club is cursed. It seems like Spurs somehow give up that one goal or lose that one game or suffer that one injury that consigns them to failure at the least convenient possible times, even during this miraculously successful spell under manager Mauricio Pochettino’s stewardship. Today’s Tottenham-Manchester City Champions League match felt like it would prove yet more proof of the Lilywhites’ star-crossed nature, and yet somehow Spurs overcame their bad fortune to win, 1-0. It only took about ten minutes to really start to get the feeling that today would not be Tottenham’s day. City forward Raheem Sterling zipped in from the left wing all the way through the heart of Spurs’ defense, and when he finally cocked his leg back and took a shot, a sliding Danny Rose was able to deflect it out for a corner kick. However, the video assistant referee flagged the play for further review by the head ref. When that ref took a look at it, he saw Rose’s arm actually deflected Sterling’s shot. Penalty to City. Surely, the famously cool Sergio Agüero would deposit the spot kick into the back of Tottenham’s net…