Tottenham Hotspur Player Ratings from Draw at Wolves

Substitute and Coaching Ratings

Some days substitutes come in and turn the game and other days they do not. Sunday was an example of the later, as none of Steven Bergwijn, Moussa Sissoko, or Erik Lamela had a major impact on the game. Bergwijn had the best opportunity as he played nearly 30 minutes, but nothing really came from the substitutes.

Steven Bergwijn – 6

Steven Bergwijn did not play poorly but he also did not do anything to really change the game. Sergio Reguilón was one of the better players on the pitch for Spurs, so subbing him off meant Bergwijn was really going to have to bring it to raise the level. Instead Bergwijn did about what Sergio did and kept the game going with a few decent passes. Can only recall one really nice touch where Bergwijn was able to beat the first man, but then the second tough let him down and the ball was lost. Sort of Spurs on the day, connect one pass, but miss the second.

Moussa Sissoko – 5

Brought on with just over 20 minutes to play for Tanguy Ndombele. Replacing the best player on the day for Spurs with Sissoko only meant the teams performance could go down. Did not play poorly himself, completing over 80% of his 13 passes and running about. But Moussa did not make any real plays defensively, nor controlled possession enough to help Spurs see out the game. Tottenham need more from a closer.

Erik Lamela – N/A

Erik Lamela was brought on just before Wolves tied the match replacing Heung-Min Son. While Son really did nothing, it was again a strange substitution, given Winks was playing as the furthest midfielder up the pitch, which Lamela probably would have been a better choice for at that point. Managed to commit a foul and completed 4 of 6 passes in his 8 minutes plus injury time. Good to see Erik, but maybe should have seen him earlier as Spurs were struggling to possess the ball.

José Mourinho – 6

The change in formation seemed to work defensively overall as none of the back three were never troubled, outside the goal on the corner kick. However, the midfield was again overrun for the third straight game in the league and our attack was once again bullied into submission. While Mourinho cannot do much more than he does to protect the players from the referees, he can work to devise some different passing situations to change the approach enough to create some time for his stars on the ball. Getting more passers on the pitch to help control some of the possession and get the defense to take some focus off Harry Kane would go a long way. If Tottenham cannot keep clean sheets needs to abandon his approach until he has the right players to do it.