Ange should sell 3/10 flop at Tottenham who have won 0 duels

Angie Postecoglou He was angry yet Tottenham Hotspur They were defeated before Newcastle United Below N17. This is the fifth defeat from seven league matches Premier League Tottenham are condemned to a continued position at the bottom of the table.

Context is key, as Spurs deal with a horrific injury crisis that has prevented any sort of consistency, but it can still be frustrating to watch competent players make blunders on a regular basis.

Although he was hit badly, Postecoglou was wrong in some of his tactical decisions, and he certainly did not act correctly when he chose to start. Timo Werner On the left side.

The German international was truly terrible. once again.

Timo Werner's performance against Newcastle

Last summer, Werner was called back for a second loan spell in north London. Postecoglou wanted more depth and enjoyed the 28-year-old's pace last season, albeit not a perfect finisher.

Heung Min Son He was dropped against Newcastle after struggling against Wolves before the New Year. He is still a great player but the South Korea captain is 32 years old and lacks the athleticism he once had.

Werner was flattered to feint for him, and only lasted an hour before he was dragged back to the sidelines in place of his captain, who at least added some momentum with a perfect dribble, a key pass, and a 75% success rate in the duel, According to Sovascor.

It's proof that Werner is not good enough, especially if you look at his performance through the lens of comparison, with Newcastle's left winger. Anthony Gordon Provide a vastly superior offer.

As you can see, Werner outperformed the opposite number, not only getting his name on the scoresheet, but taking plenty of touches and making a few passes to his fellow rookies.

More importantly, he shined against Tottenham all the time. It shows Tottenham that they missed On signing Richardson ahead of an England international in 2022.

Werner will hang his head and expect to return to the bench after this howler. However, the Tottenham star was not the culpablest of the afternoon – not with him Radu Dragocin Continuing to bash his chances of a long-term future at the club into oblivion.

Aang must brutally sell Radu Dragocin

It has been almost a year since Tottenham's outstanding signing in the 2023/24 January transfer window. he He joined from Genoa in a deal worth £27m But he failed to break away from the role of a small part.

Sofascore also scores: Dragusin completed a rather unfortunate 53% of his passes, taking 17 touches (fewer than the unknown Werner) and missing a single contested duel.

It is not surprising that London's cosmopolitan brand bears the Roman sign With a match rating of 3/10He criticized him for his inability to defend. That's certainly an important part of being a centre-back.

It is worth noting that Dragosin and Gray were among the Tottenham players who fell ill while preparing for the match. Ange was confirmed after the matchbut it was more of the same from the normal middle half and his younger partner still overshadowed him.

It's a fair point to ask questions about Tottenham's tactical squad, as Dragosin does not display the kind of technical game required to achieve lasting success within Postecoglou's system, and has instead fallen by the wayside and become a lower-ranking member alongside the 18-year-old – an aging midfielder who doubles as a defender.

According to FBrefLast year, Dragosin actually ranked in the bottom 24% of centre-backs across Europe's top five leagues in terms of progressive passes (2.60) per 90 and only the top 50% in terms of pass completions.

Chairman of Tottenham Daniel Levy He might be tempted to urge Postecoglou to cut the club's losses and make the Romania international expendable, which is extremely damaging given Spurs' other centre-backs are all injured.

From being sent off after seven minutes in the Europa League during Tottenham's win away to Karabakh, to committing a series of fouls while running into the starting lineup, due to numerous other injuries, it has been a testing campaign.

And let's forget his weaknesses in playing ball, why don't we? You are logged into Sofascore The 22-year-old has been the subject of four separate errors in the Premier League this season, with his allegedly steely defensive qualities leading to him being abandoned in a team screaming for some authority.

We will go out on a limb and believe Postecoglou will not start his young defender when Micky van de Ven, Christian Romero and Ben Davies are expected to return at the end of January.

He is young and has a platform to grow, but many Lilywhites supporters are unlikely to bemoan the decision to drop him given his mediocre performances in white this season.

With a transfer value of approximately £21 million. According to TransfermarktDragosin's stock may have taken a hit during his disastrous Tottenham career, but he still has talent and has many years of football ahead of him.

Some might say this is a fact to guide him towards perseverance, keep him committed to the record and invest more in his potential, but Postecoglou may view things differently, with Dragosin lacking the mind and wherewithal to thrive in his system.