“What a complete dunderhead”: Former Premier League player blasts Tottenham player’s weekend performance.
Brentford crashed to a comprehensive defeat against Liverpool at the weekend and former Chelsea defender Frank Leboeuf slammed the performance of on-loan Tottenham defender Sergio Reguilon.
The 27-year-old left-back is currently on loan at Brentford so that he can play regularly and he has done reasonably well since joining the club. However, he had a role to play in the opening goal of the game scored by Darwin Nunez.
The Uruguayan international managed to chip the ball into the back of the net after he was sent through on goal by Diogo Jota. The Portuguese international nodded a long ball from Virgil van Dijk onto the path of Nunez, who finished calmly.
Before Jota found Nunez with his smart header, he was being chased by Reguilon who had to win the ball in order to prevent Liverpool from scoring the opening goal of the game. However, the Spanish defender failed to win the ball as the last Brentford player on the edge of the box.
Leboeuf feels that the 27-year-old defender did not give it his best shot and he could have done more to prevent the goal.
Speaking to ESPN, he said: “I never felt they were in danger, they were strong defensively, they knew how to play. As the guys said, they had so many gifts from Brentford.
“The first goal, you have to see how Reguilon tries to defend. He doesn’t even try to go for the header with Jota. Jota does very well, he’s very clever, he knows exactly what he has to do. But Reguilon doesn’t know anything about what he has to do. He tries to kick the ball with his left foot where the ball is in the air. So it’s a nightmare.”
Reguilon will know that he could have prevented the goal with a bit more effort and he will be disappointed with his own performance. The Spaniard has had a tough time since he moved to the Premier League and it remains to be seen whether he can impress with Brentford in the coming weeks and secure a permanent exit from Tottenham.
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Former Spurs midfielder and TalkSport pundit Jamie O’Hara has lashed out at Spurs following their defeat to Wolves.
The North London club slipped out of the top four after suffering a defeat against their bogey team earlier today.
The defeat marked their first home defeat in the league since December, breaking a streak of five consecutive victories at home.
And O’Hara expressed his disappointment with his beloved club on his social media account.
Commenting during the game, he pointed out Tottenham’s set-piece vulnerabilities, noting that the club conceded the first goal after failing to defend against one.
He posted on X: “We’re so bad from set pieces, it’s a joke.”
Spurs fell behind just moments before the half-time through an inswinging corner from Pablo Sarabia which found Joao Gomes unmarked around eight yards out, who headed it in.
Spurs have looked extremely vulnerable from set-pieces, specially since the last few games. It has been suggested that opponents may have found a weak point in summer signing Vicario which they have tried to exploit.
It’s imperative for manager Ange Postecoglou to address this glaring issue within the team, as it threatens to undermine their progress in the league.
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