Tottenham Hotspur fell to yet one more dwelling defeat within the Premier League this night, dropping 6-3 to desk toppers Liverpool in a frantic affair in North London.
Targets from Dominic Solanke, James Maddison and Dejan Kulusevski weren’t sufficient for Ange Postecoglou’s aspect, with the harm already finished by Arne Slot’s males after romping right into a 5-1 lead with half an hour nonetheless to play.
Spurs now sit eleventh within the league going into Christmas, already eight factors off a Champions League spot and searching a good distance off the place many would anticipate them to be after the backing from the hierarchy over the summer season.
Stress is undoubtedly mounting on the shoulders of the Lilywhites boss, amid frustrations throughout the fanbase over their inconsistent type over the past couple of months.
The 4-0 victory away at Manchester Metropolis now looks like a distant reminiscence, merely unable to construct on the spectacular show produced on the Etihad a month in the past.
Spurs’ most disappointing performers towards Liverpool
The prospect of going through the league leaders was all the time going to be a frightening one, however given the defensive harm disaster of late, the duty was made close to sufficient not possible – however that doesn’t take away the inexcusable performances of quite a few starters.
Radu Dragusin has been the beneficiary of the current health issues however was unable to know his alternative with each fingers towards the Reds in North London.
The Romanian featured for the whole lot of the defeat, dropping possession 14 instances and solely managed to win 33% of his duels, unable to forestall the onslaught from the guests, notably caught out for Dominic Szoboszlai’s strike.
Yves Bissouma is one other participant who as soon as once more was unable to make a constructive impression throughout the encounter, committing three fouls and sometimes being outclassed by the likes of Alexis Mac Allister and Ryan Gravenberch.
He additionally misplaced possession 12 instances, trying careless in possession and consistently handing the opposition the chance to create probabilities and improve their aim tally within the closing third.
Regardless of each gamers showing from begin to end, there was one other Spurs ace who made it to the ultimate whistle, with Postecoglou making the improper name in not withdrawing him throughout the second half.
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The participant who Spurs ought to have changed towards Liverpool
There have been few shining lights in yet one more dismal displaying, however goalscorer Kulusevski appeared vivid all through, all the time trying the probably to in some way drag the Lilywhites again into the sport.
Nonetheless, the identical can’t be mentioned for teammate Pedro Porro, who was dominated all through the defeat, missing high quality at each ends and in the end contributing to the convincing scoreline in Liverpool’s favour.
The Spaniard was a part of the makeshift backline however didn’t cowl himself in glory throughout his 90-minute show in North London – not for the primary time this season both.
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Pedro Porro’s stats for Spurs towards Liverpool |
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Statistics |
Tally |
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Minutes performed |
90 |
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Touches |
80 |
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Passes accomplished |
44/56 (79%) |
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Possession misplaced |
21x |
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Duels misplaced |
4/8 (50%) |
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Dribbled previous |
1 |
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Interceptions |
1 |
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Stats through SofaScore |
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The 25-year-old solely accomplished 79% of his tried passes, dropping possession 21 instances – probably the most of any participant on the pitch – unable to offer the forward-thinking gamers with any type of ammunition.
He additionally misplaced 50% of the duels he entered, getting dribbled previous as soon as and solely making one interception, with the likes of Luis Diaz and Mohamed Salah having a subject day throughout the Spurs defensive third.
On account of his stunning show on the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Porro was handed a measly 2/10 score by The Categorical’ Tom Parsons – a sign as to how poor he was all through the unacceptable defeat.
Had the membership not been going by means of their present harm state of affairs, he would undoubtedly discover himself with a lower in minutes, nevertheless it was a shock that Desiny Udogie wasn’t introduced on within the second half, which might’ve seen Djed Spence shift to a extra pure right-sided function.
Given his show, Ange should contemplate dropping the defender for the Boxing Day conflict to face Nottingham Forest – in what will probably be one other difficult fixture given their present top-four standing.
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