4/10 The Tottenham star may have cost Ange his job

Angie Postecoglou He was already facing severe criticism for Tottenham HotspurGloomy form in Premier League this season, but the club's problems developed into something more worrying after the defeat at Goodison Park.

Evertonsupported by the return of the former director David Moyesblew Tottenham to pieces in the opening half-hour and posed more questions for a team that lacked any form of answer.

There's no denying that Spurs have been hit hard on the injury front this season, but there's no excuse for the way Postecoglou's side have been picked on by a side with an apparently weak forward line, battling relegation before the game but now just four points behind. Residents of North London.

Lots of bad performances. There is a lot for Postecoglou to chew if he hopes to salvage something from this devastating campaign.

The worst Tottenham players against Everton

Radu Dragocin Everton endured a nightmare first half before being withdrawn due to injury, and the quick-footed Eliman Ndiaye beat him to score Everton's second goal, failing to display the kind of commanding presence of a top centre-back in the Premier League, with Tottenham writer Simon Yemane He even commented that the Romanian language was “not good enough.”

Archie Gray He also had a difficult afternoon at centre-back, unfortunately scoring to make it 3-0 before half-time, but the 18-year-old has performed bravely in an unfamiliar role this season and fans are generally aware of the turnaround he has made. They always put in – and the level of talent they have on their hands as well.

It was not only the defenders who failed traveling Londoners Heung Min SonA sad decline took its next step as the captain, cherished by Tottenham fans, failed his side on Merseyside.

Heung-Min Son's performance against Everton

Son is a modern legend at Tottenham, but he has struggled to muster the razor-sharp athleticism that has been a staple throughout his career in the English capital.

Against Everton, the 32-year-old wasted a glorious chance to equalize when played brilliantly into space by Dejan Kulusevski, the brightest spark on an otherwise dismal afternoon.

Unfortunately, the rotten roots of the South Korean's poor performance ran deeper, as Son later tested Jordan Pickford and “contributed very little”, according to The Sun. Football.london Alasdair Gouldwho described the leader with a low match rating of 4/10.

You have to call Postecoglou's decision to keep Son on the field into question, as the veteran striker was unable to provide any sort of creative or moving production to bolster Spurs' performance, and was overshadowed by youngster Mickey Moore who provided the assist for Richarlison's late consolation. .

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In this context, is it time for Postecoglou to ditch his tried-and-tested leader in favor of a younger, more springy counterpart?

Why should Tottenham get rid of Son?

Tottenham owe a lot to Son's dedication to the cause over many years. He scored 170 goals and 91 assists Over 435 appearances. But Moore perfectly illustrated Spurs' dilemma: that their talisman is escaping his gold standard and he could soon be better off the bench with a more regular touch.

Moore, 17, was perhaps Tottenham's best player – apart from Deke – despite being on the field for just 17 minutes, expertly providing an assist for Richarlison to keep hopes of a stunning equaliser alive, and also hitting the target with a shot and several misses. From Toffees players. Defenders with his quick movements.

If you were more cynical, you might be able to claim that Son's poor finishing might be the final nail in the coffin of Postecoglou's vision, as that first-half strike on goal could have changed everything had it gone in, lifting Spurs' lives and then some.

But then, looking at it from the other direction, Postecoglou was somewhat the architect of his own demise, failing to pull Son off in time and allowing the discussed strikers to enter the fray and bring some new energy and dynamism to the competition.

A harsher team pick could have changed the narrative for Postecoglou's team, but hindsight is a wonderful thing and all that. However, the Australian coach must now realize the problem he faces and make the difficult decision to move him to the bench against Leicester City next weekend.

The problem, of course, is that Spurs have a dearth of options at their disposal at the moment, with further misery heaped on the crisis by the revelation that Brennan Johnson has been sidelined.For the next three to four weeks“.

Timo Werner will also be sidelined until the later stages of February, although some degree of relief has been brought about by Richarlison's return to fitness and his late strike against Everton almost sparked a dramatic and unexpected comeback against his former club.

Tottenham will host an internal investigation to determine the way forward after another heavy defeat, but time is running out for Postecoglou's project, with next weekend's Premier League match in Round 17 looking at a critical juncture.

With Moore displaying his quality so well this afternoon and Richarlison back on the scoresheet, you could argue Son should be left out.

And that's without even thinking about the many Tottenham players currently stuck in surgery. Something definitely needs to change.

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