Opinion: Player ratings from Tottenham’s woeful draw to Newcastle

Spurs had the chance to break into the top four after their rivals dropped points this weekend and, in true Tottenham fashion, they fell short.

Let’s take a look at how the individual players got on:

Hugo Lloris – 8 – What a double save from the Frenchman in the first half. Certainly has lots more to offer in a Tottenham shirt. A couple of other nice stops too.

Japhet Tanganga – 5 – Had some nice moments and some nervy moments. I maintain that he looks like a centre-back playing right-back.

Davinson Sanchez – 3 – Always has that shocking moment in him. Today, he had a few. Looked woeful on the ball and eventually resorted to booting it long rather than making a mistake.

Joe Rodon – 6 – His passing out from the back needs work but Rodon plays with his heart on his sleeve and has a great eye for a tackle. He did play Joelinton onside for the opener though.

Sergio Reguilon – 4 – Didn’t offer as much quality with his final ball in attack and looked really sloppy in defence today. Was he rushed back due to the injury to Davies? Maybe.

Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg – 6 – Needed to drop back a little and help the centre-backs in the first half. Did it in the second and looked great.

Tanguy Ndombele – 5 – A quality assist for the second Kane goal. Ndombele drifted in and out of the game. Decent on the ball, not aggressive enough off it.

Giovani Lo Celso – 5 – We’ll give him some credit for the overhit ball to Kane for Spurs’ first goal. I just don’t think Lo Celso/Tanganga offered enough width on the right. He still looks a little sloppy too. Needs his match sharpness back.

Lucas Moura – 4 – Needed to help Reguilon more on the left as there were so many Newcastle crosses coming from there. Also not his usual self on the ball going forward.

Harry Kane – 9 – A frustratingly good performance from Kane. He must feel as though he has to carry the weight of the team at times when looking at the defence.

Carlos Vinicius – 5 – Wasn’t his day. The ball bounced off him and he struggled to get involved in the build-up play. In fairness, Spurs didn’t play to his strengths.

Substitutes: 

Heung-min Son – 4 – Came on at half-time but didn’t make the most of the areas he got into. Obviously has to work his way back to sharpness.

Erik Lamela – 5 – Did incredibly well after coming on, up until he has to release the ball. Holds it far too long and kills some promising breaks.

Gareth Bale – N/A

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