Lloris 7 - Did what he needed to do, only had to deal with about three shots on target. Dodgy kicking in the first half, though.
Walker 6 - Fine, no thrills, did what he needed to do.
Dawson 6 - Solid enough, can't really fault him for anything.
Chiriches 5 - Not convincing. Looks a bit too weak at the moment and is a bit too casual. Got us in some sticky situations at times.
Vertonghen 7 - Good performance playing out of position.
Townsend 8 - Scored a goal and was very dangerous in the second half. Put some dangerous deliveries in and was unpredictable due to cutting inside and also going outside.
Paulinho 8 - Fantastic performance.
Sandro 8 - Fantastic performance.
Holtby 6 - Tidy, didn't set the world alight but did contribute.
Sigurdsson 6 - Same as Holtby.
Soldado 7 - Got better and better as the game went on. Was involved in the vast majority of our attacks, and got a goal and an assist.
Subs:
Dembele - 6
Lennon - 6
Defoe - N/A
Player Ratings
posted on 20/10/13
Chiriches did okay today but in truth Kozak didn't really provide too much of a threat up front. Chiriches does look suspect though particularly in the air but hopefully the coaching staff can iron out some of these issues. Early days with him, but hes in a position where his mistakes will cost us.
posted on 20/10/13
Chiriches was pretty average tbh, not bad by any means. I don't think he's as bad in the air as you make out either
posted on 20/10/13
Chiriches was ok, new to the league and the country. Is also quite young in CB terms. Will make mistakes at his age
posted on 20/10/13
Seems quite short for a CB. Was noticeably smaller next to Baker at one of the corners
posted on 20/10/13
He's 6ft so heights ok
posted on 20/10/13
"However he is not as good at retaining the ball and nor does he offer the same protection to the defence as Dembele and Sandro. "
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You have absolutely no idea what AVB told him to do out there on the pitch. He was obviously ordered to play higher up and to play a certain role.
posted on 20/10/13
@analog
Watch his starting position buddy, both with a ball in the air and with a bouncing ball in front of him (it was highlighted very well today) he moves to jump but plants his feet very flat so even if he was 6 foot 7 he would struggle to beat someone in the air. I find it interesting someone so experienced at his young age has not had it trained out of him.
But yeah I am not scapegoating him by any means I want the best for every player in the Tottenham Hotspur shirt
posted on 20/10/13
I will certainly keep a close eye on that next time LLM however, I still think you're understating his aerial ability
posted on 20/10/13
I thought Chiriches did well today. Made one or two great tackles and carried the ball forward well.
I'm quietly confident hes going to be a top player for us.
posted on 20/10/13
comment by the real spursfan(aka Ted Ditchburn1) (U13745)
posted 1 hour, 18 minutes ago
"However he is not as good at retaining the ball and nor does he offer the same protection to the defence as Dembele and Sandro. "
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You have absolutely no idea what AVB told him to do out there on the pitch. He was obviously ordered to play higher up and to play a certain role.
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I'm aware that he plays a more advanced role but he gave away a lot of sloppy balls in the first half which I dont think AVB would have wanted him to do.