Tottenham Hotspur exited the FA Cup within the fourth spherical earlier this afternoon, falling to a 2-1 defeat in opposition to Aston Villa at Villa Park.
Jacob Ramsey put the hosts forward inside the first minute earlier than Morgan Rogers struck midway by way of the second interval at hand Unai Emery’s facet a two-goal cushion.
Nonetheless, Mathys Tel scored his first Spurs objective in stoppage time, nevertheless it was too little too late for Ange Postecoglou’s males, as they misplaced for the sixth time in 2025 already.
It noticed the membership exit their second cup competitors within the area of per week after dropping 4-0 to Liverpool at Anfield within the Carabao Cup on Thursday evening, with the Europa League their ultimate alternative to finish their anticipate a trophy.
Too many gamers did not impress as soon as once more within the West Midlands, subsequently placing their future beginning roles in danger because the Aussie seems to show round their stoop in kind.
Spurs’ disappointing performers in opposition to Aston Villa
Rodrigo Bentancur began on the coronary heart of midfield as soon as once more for the Lilywhites however did not again up Ange’s choice to stay with him after Thursday’s defeat.
The Uruguayan featured for 72 minutes earlier than being withdrawn, successful simply one of the six duels he entered, being dribbled previous twice and making no makes an attempt to trace again for the host’s second of the afternoon.
Lucas Bergvall appeared off the tempo as soon as extra within the loss, with the build-up of motion undoubtedly contributing to his latest poor performances for Spurs.
The 19-year-old lost eight duels, essentially the most of any gamers, committing 4 fouls within the course of and getting himself carded as soon as once more compounding his disappointing exhibiting within the West Midlands.
Regardless of the dearth of constructive impression from the aforementioned duo, there was one other first-team member who did not impress, with the expertise wanting like a shadow of his former self as soon as once more in the present day.
The Spurs participant who dropped a 4/10 show in opposition to Villa
For quite a few years, Heung-min Son has been the shining gentle in a below-par interval for the membership, typically producing the second of magic to dig them out of a tough second.
Nonetheless, the identical can’t be mentioned in 2025, with the South Korean failing to fulfill the excessive expectations he’s set for himself throughout his time as a participant in North London.
The show in opposition to Villa in the present day was no totally different, with the 32-year-old wasteful with the ball at his toes, exhibiting indicators that the most effective days of his skilled profession at the moment are within the rearview mirror.
Son featured for everything of the assembly, however might solely muster a total of 23 touches, the bottom of any participant who began the conflict, with goalkeeper Antonin Kinsky registering extra together with his tally of 43.
The ahead missed a gilt edge likelihood to get Ange’s males again within the contest, finishing simply eight passes and losing 83% of the duels he entered, resulting in journalist Japtej Ghura labelling his show as “inexcusable”.
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Son’s stats for Spurs in opposition to Aston Villa |
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Statistics |
Tally |
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Minutes performed |
90 |
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Touches |
23 |
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Passes accomplished |
8/9 (89%) |
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Massive probabilities missed |
1 |
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Duels misplaced |
5/6 (83%) |
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Possession misplaced |
8x |
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Drbbled previous |
2x |
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Stats by way of SofaScore |
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He additionally misplaced possession eight instances inside his 23 touches, highlighting his wasteful outing, getting dribbled past twice together with his lack of explosive tempo now evident – wanting nowhere close to the expertise he as soon as was.
To prime off his exhibiting, Son was handed a measly 4/10 match rating by Specific journalist Sam Smith, compounding his distress after the Lilywhites’ cup exit.
Tel’s late objective is proof that’s coming to the purpose the place the South Korean might need to step apart to permit the subsequent era to take over in North London – a tough choice undoubtedly given his profession on the membership.
Nonetheless, soccer is a cutthroat trade and if the membership are to progress and struggle for a trophy at any level within the close to future, it’s essential that Postecoglou axes the ahead from his beginning lineup.
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