Tottenham Hotspur have had a very mixed season so far, recording some outstanding results but also delivering some real horror shows.
Spurs have shown they can not only beat but actively hammer anyone on their day, as they did away at Manchester United and at home to Aston Villa.
Ange Postecoglou’s charges also defeated Manchester City in the fourth round of the Carabao Cup.
However, Tottenham have lacked consistency, losing against the likes of Ipswich Town, Crystal Palace and Brighton & Hove Albion.
Postecoglou has had a number of injuries to contend with and, as Mark Schwarzer has said, Spurs’ strength in depth isn’t quite the best just yet.
With the international break putting a halt to club proceedings until next week, both Spurs and everyone connected with the club have been able to take stock of the season so far.
Alasdair Gold has now rated each of the Tottenham players for how they’ve fared so far this season, with six receiving a score of 5 out of 10 or less.
Timo Werner and Richarlison among Tottenham strugglers
Fraser Forster, Wilson Odobert, Timo Werner and Richarlison received a rating of 4.5 out of 10 on football.london for their efforts so far this season.
Radu Dragusin, meanwhile, received a 5 out of 10, as did Lucas Bergvall, though Gold’s scores did also factor in things like absences.
Fraser Forster
Gold wrote: “Three games for the experienced keeper with very different performances.
“Against Coventry he looked shaky with one poor pass early on, a complete mess when he collided with Dragusin when running out and was beaten easily by Thomas-Asante’s goal. Dropped a few crosses as well before gathering at the second attempt.
“Against AZ in the Europa League, Forster was very good and looked much better but then against Galatasaray, while he made a number of saves to keep the score down, he also looked wobbly and hesitant again in moments.”
Wilson Odobert
“A promising start to life for the teenager at Tottenham,” began Gold. “But the injury at Coventry has been a major blow and other than a brief return against AZ, he’s already been out for two months.”
Timo Werner
“The German has been through it so far this season,” said Gold. “He grabbed an assist at Brighton and his goal against City felt like a big moment after a real crisis in confidence.
“He’s just fluffed too many big moments in front of goal for Spurs and has been carrying a groin injury which has been dogging him.”
Richarlison
Gold wrote: “Had a big late chance from Bergvall’s free-kick at Leicester but headed it over unmarked and then had a longer cameo against Everton in which he worked hard before getting a muscle injury in training.
“He came back and provided a great assist for Solanke’s goal against Villa only to injury his hamstring badly in the process. A familiar story for the unfortunate Brazilian.”
Radu Dragusin
“Nine appearances for the 22-year-old Romanian,” began Gold.
“He was solid against Newcastle and Coventry in the main but made a complete mess in the seventh minute against Qarabag and got himself sent off.
“Then he was very good against Villa and City before struggling against Galatasaray and Ipswich. His up and down performances are reflected in his score.”
Lucas Bergvall
Gold wrote: “Still adjusting to the step up to Premier League football. There have been glimpses of just how good he’s going to become for Spurs and also moments where you can see where he has to learn and adapt.
“Was really unfortunate to come off early against Qarabag due to Dragusin’s red card and that lack of game time showed as he tired at Ferencvaros. Really looked off the pace against Galatasaray and he’s still got plenty of adaptation to do despite his obvious talent.”
How Gold rated every Tottenham player
Guglielmo Vicario 7.5
Fraser Forster 4.5
Pedro Porro 7
Cristian Romero 6.5
Micky van de Ven 8
Radu Dragusin 5
Destiny Udogie 6.5
Djed Spence 7
Ben Davies 5.5
Archie Gray 6.5
Pape Matar Sarr 7.5
Yves Bissouma 6.5
Rodrigo Bentancur 8
James Maddison 7
Lucas Bergvall 5
Dejan Kulusevski 9
Wilson Odobert 4.5
Son Heung-min 7
Timo Werner 4.5
Mikey Moore 7
Brennan Johnson 8
Dominic Solanke 8
Richarlison 4.5
Will Lankshear 6.5
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