Tottenham Hotspur misplaced 2-1 to Aston Villa on Sunday, failing to construct on the constructive momentum that they had earlier than the worldwide break.
Spurs had crushed Leeds United 2-1 earlier than the break with objectives from Matthijs Inform and Mohamed Kudus, however an early objective from Rodrygo Bentancur meant they began their defeat to Villa.
Nonetheless, after an excellent begin to the match, all of it went downhill for the Lilywhites as Unai Emery’s facet grabbed all three factors due to objectives from Morgan Rodgers and Emiliano Buendia.
Why Spurs should not let Guglielmo Vicario go
There could also be some criticism of primary Guglielmo Vicario’s efficiency on this match. He conceded two photographs to the opponent and may have achieved higher for the primary objective.
As you possibly can see within the clip above, the view from behind Morgan Rogers means that the Italy worldwide wasn’t in a very good place and could not stretch sufficient to hit the glove with the shot, however the shot was nowhere close to the highest of the objective.
Nonetheless, Vicario has had constructive leads to web this season and shouldn’t be not noted by supervisor Thomas Frank as a result of his efficiency towards Villa.
In accordance with Sofascore, he has prevented 1.72 extra objectives than anticipated within the Premier League, exhibiting he’s an impressive shot-stopper general.
Nonetheless, one other Tottenham participant who just isn’t as assured a beginning place as Vicario was attacking midfielder Xavi Simmons, who was lackluster on Sunday.
Why Xavi Simmons takes day out to play
The Dutch worldwide has began 4 of his 5 Premier League video games since becoming a member of from RB Leipzig for £52 million in the summertime switch window.
As an attacking midfielder who can rating or create objectives for the group, he isn’t but performing nicely sufficient, so he’ll probably begin on mortgage to any extent further.
The win towards Leeds specifically confirmed Simmons’ high quality on the ball, however to this point he has not been in a position to carry out nicely within the ultimate third.
25/26 Premier League | Xavi Simmons |
|---|---|
Look | 5 |
xG | 0.28 |
the objective | 0 |
An enormous alternative has arisen | 1 |
Shah | 0.57 |
help | 1 |
dribbling success charge | 42% |
Statistics by Sofascore | |
As you possibly can see from the desk above, Simmons solely contributed one direct objective in his first 5 video games, and that was an help off a nook kick.
Towards Aston Villa, the Dutchman solely made one brief cross for Joao Parinha to shoot from lengthy vary, however he was unable to supply an correct cross, did not have a single shot on objective, and to make issues worse, in line with Sofascore, he solely received 5 of his 14 video games.
In accordance with Sofascore, the previous PSG teenager additionally missed 100% of his tried dribbles. This exhibits that he was not efficient in any respect in possession for Spurs and that’s the reason he was as unhealthy as Vicario, who was ineffective with no saves in objective.
Nonetheless, his lack of impression within the deciding objective was not as a result of an absence of probabilities, as regardless of having a number of alternatives to shoot in area on the sting of the field, he repeatedly selected to cross the ball vast as a substitute of testing Emi Martínez.
In accordance with Sofascore, the return of Simmons, who scored 21 objectives and 21 assists in two seasons at Leipzig, exhibits he has the power to attain and create objectives repeatedly within the quantity 10 or vast place.
Nonetheless, he’s unsure in regards to the begin of his Premier League profession and must step up and present extra depth within the ultimate third if he’s to be a difference-maker for Frank.
In the intervening time, Simmons just isn’t performing nicely sufficient on the ball, which is why he was loaned out as a starter, and if such underwhelming performances proceed, the supervisor might have to think about taking him out of the group.
