Tottenham Hotspur suffered a disappointing 1-0 defeat by the hands of rivals Arsenal within the north London derby on Sunday.
Ange Postecoglou’s facet had been unable to outsmart the Gunners’ weakened squad and failed to attain previous the formidable defensive pairing of William Saliba and Gabriel.
However who impressed essentially the most in the course of the derby? This is Tottenham’s greatest and worst gamers in accordance with 90min’s participant rankings.
Micky van de Ven – 6/10
Micky van de Ven was generally somewhat shaky when passing out the again however in any other case a significant menace for Spurs’ facet. His restoration tempo was firmly on present towards Arsenal, as was his capacity contained in the field.
The defender made positive to get himself in the correct place on the proper time to snuff out Arsenal’s assault and proved to be calm when in possession.
The outcome did not favour Spurs, however Van de Ven’s efficiency was worthy of an applause.
Dominic Solanke – 6/10
Dominic Solanke lastly received the possibility to make one other look for his new north London facet after lacking the final two video games with an ankle damage – but he was unable to etch his identify onto the scoresheet.
It was nonetheless a promising efficiency from the previous Bournemouth man, who held the ball up effectively towards Arsenal’s colossal defence. Solanke additionally got here near incomes an opportunity in entrance of aim – however gave the impression to be caught up over whether or not to shoot or go.
It will not be lengthy earlier than Solanke earns his first aim for Spurs.
Brennan Johnson – 4/10
Brennan Johnson was a part of an attacking lineup who didn’t create something of be aware as Spurs had been unable to attain something previous David Raya.
Johnson symbolised one of many weaker gamers in Spurs’ assault, failing to trigger any actual issues for the Gunners. Jurrien Timber dealt with any of Johnson’s pursuits with ease and the Spurs winger didn’t utilise any area on supply to him.
Whereas all of Tottenham’s ahead gamers had been underwhelming, Johnson was particularly poor towards Arsenal.
Cristian Romero – 5/10
Cristian Romero determined to defend in a kamikaze model towards Arsenal: quick, unfastened and considerably loopy.
He usually lunged into challenges, rushed out of the defensive position for no actual purpose and ran across the pitch with no actual purpose. The Spurs defender additionally allowed Gabriel to move Arsenal’s successful aim after failing fully to mark his man.
His hot-headed mentality reared itself on the pitch – with Romero’s carelessness symbolising a number of the worst elements of Tottenham’s defence
