Tottenham Hotspur have taken one point out of a possible six against Leicester City this season by losing 2-1 to Ruud van Nistelrooy’s side on Sunday.
Jamie Vardy admitted Leicester capitalised on Tottenham’s openness and punished them, as he scored alongside Bilal El Khannouss as Richarlison’s opener went down as a mere consolation goal.
Tottenham will be disappointed to discover that opposition players seemingly feel they are there to be got at.
Ange Postecoglou in particular as he would like a visit to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium to be one to forget for visiting teams.
But so far this season, Tottenham have suffered 13 defeats in 23 Premier League games as their season is heading in a direction where it may soon just be considered a black mark in their history books — accruing just a single point in their last seven outings.
Jamie O’Hara called for Ange Postecoglou’s sacking as there seem be no signs of improvement for the Lilywhites.
After the contest, the Tottenham boss had to plenty to address after what was yet another tough evening for his side.
Ange Postecoglou confirms Pape Sarr was not fit to start for Tottenham vs Leicester City
Tottenham fans unveiled a banner opposing Daniel Levy during the contest, as Ange Postecoglou will be aware that things are turning toxic due to the further stagnating state of the club as a whole.
If the former Celtic boss can get his team to get results, naturally, the atmosphere surrounding Spurs will improve but it is easier said than done for a side that have lost back-to-back games to relegation fodder in Everton and Leicester.
In the aftermath of Tottenham’s latest defeat, Ange Postecoglou admitted that Pape Sarr was not even fit to start.
Postecoglou said via Football.London: “I’ve said all along, the players need help and I’ve also said the club are working hard in that area to try to alleviate some of those problems, because Pape Sarr shouldn’t have played today. He obviously wasn’t fit.”
“The players are going out there and giving everything then can because we can’t call off games. We’ve got another game in three days’ time that these players have to front up for.”
Tottenham fans booed Postecoglou for taking Sarr off but his decision to take off the £15.1 million (The Athletic) makes perfect sense now.
The home supporters reacted in the same manner when Richarlison was substituted but he seems to have picked up another knock again.
Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou says he subbed Richarlison off vs Leicester City because he felt his groin
Ange Postecoglou confirmed that the Brazilian international was feeling his groin.
“He was feeling his groin mate, he should have come off at half-time but he wanted to give another 10 minutes. I could see he wasn’t running well so that is why I took him off.”
The change did not help matters for Tottenham as they lacked a focal point up front.
Richarlison’s last two league goals have come from inside the box, which indicates why he could do a job as a makeshift striker as Dominic Solanke is injured.
However, TBR Football exclusively confirmed Tottenham are interested in signing Hamza Igamane.
If the extent of Richarlison’s injury is serious, Heung-min Son might have to play up front.
Mikey Moore could be handed an extended run in the team on the left-wing.
Analysing Tottenham’s clash against Leicester, Ange Postecoglou will be especially disappointed by the fact that the visitors were deserved winners, as a lot of the statistics show.
| STAT | TOTTENHAM | LEICESTER CITY |
| POSSESSION | 61% | 39% |
| XG (EXPECTED GOALS) | 1.1 | 1.5 |
| SHOTS ON TARGET | 6 | 3 |
| SHOTS INSIDE BOX | 6 | 8 |
| TACKLES | 9 | 23 |
Tottenham conceded a higher xG (Expected Goals), more shots inside the box and made just nine tackles in a game where they were dominated in the second half after a promising first 45 minutes of football.
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