Tottenham Hotspur fell to a fourth consecutive Premier League defeat towards Leicester Metropolis this afternoon, cranking but extra strain on under-fire boss Ange Postecoglou.
Richarlison had put the Lilywhites forward going into the break, however two quick-fire second-half objectives from Jamie Vardy and Bilal El Khannous secured three important factors for the Foxes of their hunt for survival.
The end result leaves Spurs down in fifteenth place within the desk, simply eight factors away from the relegation zone after a thirteenth defeat of the season – the identical quantity as newly promoted Ipswich City.
Accidents have definitely performed their half within the current hunch in type, however far too many gamers didn’t ship and or make an affect, contributing to the embarrassing defeat.
Quite a few gamers regarded off the tempo right now, with their shows pushing Postecoglou nearer to the brink of dropping his job, which might convey his close to two-year spell to an finish.
Tottenham’s disappointing performers towards Leicester
Attacker Dejan Kulusevski was beginning his tenth consecutive league outing towards Ruud van Nistelrooy’s males this afternoon, typically being a dependable determine given the current accidents.
Nonetheless, the Swede regarded as if the fixture listing began to take its toll on him, contributing to him conceding possession 22 times – probably the most of any participant on the pitch.
He additionally failed to finish any of his three attempted dribbles and was dribbled previous twice on the counter, wanting leggy because the hosts pushed for a late leveller.
Heung-min Son has didn’t shine to date this season, failing to achieve the efficiency ranges he has achieved for therefore a few years throughout his time as a participant in North London.
Right this moment was no completely different, with the winger failing to finish any of his six attempted crosses, and unable to create any clear-cut possibilities to place Postecoglou’s facet again right into a successful place.
Such shows from the aforementioned attackers spotlight the necessity for funding within the attacking division earlier than the tip of the window, with one different participant fortunate to maintain his beginning function after his personal displaying.
Tottenham’s largest underperformer towards Leicester
Pape Sarr as soon as once more began on the coronary heart of the midfield for Spurs this afternoon, partnering gifted teenager Lucas Bergvall and the returning Rodrigo Bentancur.
Nonetheless, his outing was one to overlook, undoubtedly being the least impactful of the trio, as demonstrated by his withdrawal within the 54th minute as a result of his lack of optimistic affect.
Sarr only managed 34 touches throughout his time on the sphere, together with his subsequent tally decrease than that of goalkeeper Antonin Kinsky who managed 35 – showcasing his lack of affect on the coronary heart of the facet.
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Pape Sarr towards Leicester Metropolis |
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Statistics |
Tally |
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Minutes performed |
54 |
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Touches |
34 |
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Tackles gained |
0 |
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Interceptions made |
0 |
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Possession misplaced |
6x |
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Key passes accomplished |
0 |
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Fouls dedicated |
1 |
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Stats through Sofascore |
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The Senegalese was additionally simply as alien out of possession, unable to finish any tackles nor make any interceptions – failing to forestall the guests getting themselves again into the sport.
If something, the 22-year-old aided their makes an attempt, giving the ball away within the construct as much as their first effort, handing them a lifeline and the added impetus which noticed them ultimately declare all three factors.
Such a giveaway in possession was simply considered one of six occasions Sarr gifted the ball again to the opposition, which led to him committing a foul attempting to regain the ball for his facet.
On account of his dismal displaying, Sarr was handed a measly 3/10 match rating by Day by day Categorical journalist Tom Parsons, additional showcasing how poor he was in North London towards the Foxes.
His show has massively contributed to yet one more embarrassing defeat, one that would effectively spell the tip for Postecoglou in his tenure answerable for the membership.
Whatever the managerial scenario, the teenager will probably be fortunate to search out himself within the beginning lineup forward of the conflict with Elfsborg on Thursday evening, leaving himself open to being dropped after such a toothless displaying.
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