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The first half of Premier League action has just come to a close between Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool in North London.
Both sides are now preparing to head back onto the pitch for the second half and we have analysed the performances of the Tottenham players who have featured in the first half at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Tottenham came into the match on a back of the abysmal 3-0 defeat at Nottingham Forest last weekend, which has intensified the pressure on head coach Thomas Frank in what has been a disappointing campaign to date.
The score is level at 0-0, however, Spurs were down to ten men following Xavi Simons’ red card.
How the Spurs players rated in the first half vs Liverpool
Below, we have given each Tottenham player a performance rating on a scale of 0-10, with 10 highest score achievable for an impressive performance.
Guglielmo Vicario – 6
Saved well from Wirtz down to his right to deny Liverpool an opening goal.
Pedro Porro – 5
Played a good ball back across goal for Spence, not troubled too much defensively.
Cristian Romero – 6
The captain has cut a figure of frustration, the fact he’s had to carry the ball so high and wait for those ahead of him to try to move into attacking areas speaks volumes for the lack of creativity in this team.
Micky van de Ven – 6
Has made a couple of important clearances.
Djed Spence – 6
Has shown some nice touches on the ball and tried to get foeard
Archie Gray – 4
Thomas Frank kept faith with the teenager adfter his error against Forest, has had a steady but quiet half.
Rodrigo Bentancur – 4
Has had to drop a lot deeper since Xavi Simons was sent off.
Lucas Bergvall – 4
Playing as the most advanced of the three midfielders, needs to do more in attacking areas to act as the link.
Xavi Simons – 2
Booked for a challenge from behind on Van Dijk which was checked by VAR for serious foul play and upgraded to a red card. The Dutchman was not at his best before the incident.
Mohammed Kudus – 6
Looks short of ideas when he’s in possession in attacking areas, his pass to release Porro was better.
Randal Kolo Muani – 5
Had a decent chance before the half hour with a header, but it lacked power and was straight at Allison.
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