Pundit says ’embarassing’ Spurs star is dropping 2/10 performances
Jamie O’Hara is displeased with Guglielmo Vicario’s handling of set-pieces, giving the Tottenham number one a rating of just two out of 10 for his performance on Sunday.
Tottenham’s set-piece saga
Tottenham have shown a marked improvement from set-pieces in the first four games of the campaign compared to last year but they will be disappointed with the goal they conceded against Arsenal.
Gabriel Magalhaes evaded the attention of Cristian Romero too easily, with the Spurs vice-captain going down after a slight nudge from the Arsenal defender, who found himself with a free header from point-blank range.
In truth, the away side looked threatening every time they had a corner, with Vicario flapping at a couple and struggling to cope with the bodies around him, which is something we saw a lot from the Italian last season.
O’Hara handed the Spurs goalkeeper a rating of just two and offered the same marks to both Brennan Johnson and Dominic Solanke.
Jamie O’Hara says Vicario is embarrassing
The pundit told Grosvenor Sport: “I’d give Ange Postecoglou a 3/10 for the way he managed the game against Arsenal. I’m not sure what to think of his tactics at the moment because Tottenham look so soft and are conceding goals for fun. The set-pieces are a disgrace both in attack and defence; he needs to work on that.
“I’d give Guglielmo Vicario a 2/10, he was embarrassing from set-pieces and he looks like he’s going to give the ball away every time he plays out from the back.
“Destiny Udogie and Pedro Porro played alright and didn’t make too many mistakes, I’d give both a 6/10. I would add, though, that Porro is better than Ben White.
“Micky van de Ven was their best player, he was really good. I’d give him a 7/10 because they lost, but he’s too good for Spurs at the moment. Cristian Romero is another I’d give a 3/10 to, he got beaten by Gabriel for the goal and he seems to gift the opposition a goal every week.
“I feel sorry for James Maddison because he tried to make things happen. He doesn’t hide and he wants to get on the ball, I’d give him a 5/10. It’s hard to remember anything Rodrigo Bentancur even did in the game, he was non-existent. I can’t give him any more than a 4/10.
“The same can be said for Dejan Kulusevski, he looks like he’s blowing every time he gets the ball! Another 4/10. Heung-min Son was non-existent, I think he’s past his best now. I’d give him a 3/10 for his performance.
“I do like Dominic Solanke but he’s been disappointing. I hate to be harsh on him but it has to be a 2/10. Brennan Johnson was the worst player, he is woeful. He was nowhere near good enough and he was hiding, but he never produces when he does get the ball. I’d give him a 2/10 as well.”
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A lot of these ratings are harsh but Son’s unwillingness to take on his man is a real concern. On a couple of occasions, the South Korean actually managed to wrong-foot Ben White and got a yard for himself but instead of being aggressive, he slowed down and passed the ball back.
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