Tottenham Hotspur He suffered another defeat at home in Premier League This evening, they lost 6-3 to table leaders Liverpool in a frenetic match in north London.
Goals from Dominic Solanke, James Maddison and Dejan Kulusevski were not enough Arne Slott's side, with the damage already done by Arne Slott's men after taking a 5-1 lead with half an hour to go.
Tottenham now sit 11th in the league before Christmas, already eight points off a Champions League qualifying spot and looking a long way away from where many expect them to be after shoring up the hierarchy over the summer.
There is no doubt that pressure is mounting on the Lilywhites boss, amid frustrations within the fanbase over their inconsistent form over the past two months.
The 4-0 win away to Manchester City now appears to be a distant memory, as they are simply unable to build on the impressive display put in at the Etihad Stadium a month ago.
Tottenham's most disappointing performance against Liverpool
The prospect of facing the league leaders was always going to be a daunting prospect, but given the recent defensive injury crisis, the task has become almost impossible – but that doesn't negate the unforgivable performances of many of the rookies.
Radu Dragosin was the beneficiary of recent fitness issues but was unable to grab his opportunity with both hands against the Reds in north London.
The Romanian appeared throughout the defeat, He lost the ball 14 times He only managed to win 33% of his duels, and was unable to prevent the visitors' attack, in particular Dominik Szoboszlai's shot.
Yves Bissouma is another player who was once again unable to leave a positive impression during the match. Make three mistakes He is often outdone by the likes of Alexis Mac Allister and Ryan Gravenberch.
He also lost the ball 12 times, looking careless in possession and constantly giving opponents the opportunity to create chances and increase their goal tally in the final third.
Although both players featured from start to finish, there was another Spurs player who made it to the final whistle, with Postecoglou making the wrong decision not to withdraw him during the second half.
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The player Tottenham should have replaced against Liverpool
There were only a few bright lights in an otherwise dismal display, but top scorer Kulusevski looked bright throughout, always looking likely to somehow drag the Lilywhites into the game.
However, the same cannot be said for his teammate Pedro Porrowho dominated throughout the defeat, lacked quality at both ends and ultimately contributed to the convincing result in favor of Liverpool.
The Spaniard was part of the makeshift backline but did not cover himself in glory during his 90-minute display in north London – and not for the first time this season either.
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Pedro Boro's statistics with Tottenham against Liverpool |
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statistics |
outcome |
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Minutes played |
90 |
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Touches |
80 |
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Passes completed |
44/56 (79%) |
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Lost possession |
21x |
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He lost duels |
4/8 (50%) |
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The elusive past |
1 |
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Objections |
1 |
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Statistics via SofScore |
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The 25-year-old completed only 79% of his attempted passes, Losing possession 21 times – More than any other player on the pitch – unable to provide forward-thinking players with any form of ammunition.
He has also lost 50% of the duels he has been involved in, dribbling once and making just one interception, with the likes of Luis Diaz and Mohamed Salah a defensive third for Spurs.
As a result of his shocking display at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Boro was handed the charge Trashy rating 2/10 By The Express' Tom Parsons – a sign of how poor he had been throughout the unacceptable defeat.
Had the club not been going through the current injury situation, they would no doubt have found themselves suffering a reduction in minutes, but it was a surprise that Desini Udoji was not included in the second half, which could have seen Jed Spence shift to a more natural role on the right side.
Given his display, Ange should consider dropping the defender from the Boxing Day clash with Nottingham Forest – in what will be another tough fixture given their current top-four position.
