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Tottenham Player Ratings vs Aston Villa
News | admin | February 7, 2010 at 2:43 pm
Gomes (8) – Another confident and competent display full of good handling. Rarely called into serious action, a fine save from Milner’s drive and Agbonlahor’s follow up in the first half.
Corluka (7) - Time seems to stand still sometimes when he has the ball at his feet so slow does he appear to be moving. Never gave Downing or Young a sniff all afternoon.
Bale (8) - Outwitted by Young once late in the first half but otherwise gave those worried about his defensive capabilities some reassurance. Some exciting forward play as we’re getting accustomed to.
Dawson (7) - Surprising that he wasn’t captain, Redknapp obviously doesn’t want to commit himself to picking anyone consistently. Dealt well with the extremely physical presence of Carew.
King (7) - Rarely troubled by strength of Carew or speed of Agbonlahor. Perhaps should’ve done better with a free header in the first half.
Bentley (6) – Is so much better when he reins in the fancy stuff as I’ve said before. He tried a few flicks in this game all of which gave away possession needlessly. Was a good outlet for most of the game but is no Lennon replacement – he was outpaced by Richard Dunne at one point for God’s sake!
Palacios (7) - His normal all action display, plenty of tackling and lung bursting runs. Tried bits of trickery to get through the Villa defence but let himself down with the occasional misplaced pass.
Huddlestone (7) - Good display. Kept possession and spread the play well. Never out battled by Milner or Petrov. Two fine long range shots.
Modric (7) – Played more centrally than wide. Looked to be a likely source of a goal in the first half but never quite got the right contact on the ball.
Defoe (7) - Tough afternoon due to the large lads at the back for Villa. Starved of the sort of service he likes. Might’ve done better with his half chance at the end of the first half.
Crouch (7) - Won loads in the air and knocked the ball off intelligently and accurately most of the time. Never a real goal threat however.
By MF
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In relation to Bentley being outpaced by Dunne down in the corner it was a case of Bentley just giving up rather than getting stuck in – which is what he should have done. That incident upset me and Ive seen enough of Lennon to know that the little lad would have ‘got in there’ and battled for possession against a telented yet cumbersome defender which Dunne is. Its worth watching on video again to see DB just giving u and Im sure the boss wont have missed it either. It was as bad a Jenas allowing JT bully him in the Cu Final a couple of years back.
Gomes 8
Corluka 6
King 7
Daws 7
BALE 9
Palacios 6
THudd 6
Bentley 7
Modric 6+
Defoe 6
Crouch 2,5
Taking a ball down to your chest before someone else gets to it is NOT winning the ball…you have to hold on to it or at least get it to one of your teammates…
Why the hell did he not use any subs…..
IMO neither Crouch, or defoe without Lennon, cut it. I know Crouch is a huge help in defending set pieces but he just can’t hold the ball up or score for us.
FYI – Defoe has scored 15 league goals this seaon, but has only scored in 9 of his 22 league appearances.
Defoe should not be simply judged on his goal return; especially by those who can appreciate that hoofing it to crouch is a huge problem for us… this obviously has a DIRECT impact upon how the whole team functions. Harry has had ample time to balance the team yet out insists on playing the 2 wandering corats on the left… they are not wingers, they are not even wide midfielders…
I love palacios but his inability to pass is exactly why he is at spurs and not at Manure… if he could complete a 5 yard pass he would defintiely be one of the best players in the world (IMHO!)
Ive now seen this so many times at The Lane where teams come hear plonk 11 men behind the ball and hope to come away with a point or more.
Hull, Stoke, Wolves, Birminhgham (ok we won this one), and now Villa have shown no interest whatsoever to play positive football yet Harry sticks with 4-4-2 and still plays the DM.
Do we really need a DM (Palacios) for these games??????
Harry should have changed it as the 2nd half went on and introduce Gudjohnson or Kranjcar. I find it astonishing that Harry makes changes when were 1-0 up at Birmingham and looking just as comfortable yet Saturday he didnt. I just dont get it!!
When he first came and we were in the relegation battle, he used to be more active on the touchline. Its almost feels like he has done enough for the club and his happy with the current situation.
I hear Mourinho is looking to come back to England. He is one man that will sure drive Spurs on.
I m greatful for Harry and what he has done, but i seriously doubt that he can push our club further up.
And as for the guys saying he is only a relegation saviour manager, give it a break. He has not had an opportunity to take a club top 4 before, but that does not mean he is incapable of doing it.
And Mourinho for f%^&ks sake, my Aunty Betty could have won the league with Chelsea given the open chequebook he had. When he can manage a successful team on a reasonable budget, then tell me he is a quality manager (why do you think Chelsea pi$%&ed him off)?!