Tottenham Hotspur Ratings from Disappointing Fulham Draw

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Tottenham Hotspur’s Portuguese head coach Jose Mourinho reacts during the English Premier League football match between Tottenham Hotspur and Fulham at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, on January 13, 2021. (Photo by MATTHEW CHILDS/POOL/AFP via Getty Images) /

Substitute and Coach Rating

Tottenham only used two substitutes and they both came on late in the match and neither really impacted proceedings. Erik Lamela came on just after the match was tied for Harry Winks to add some zip to the attack. Carlos Vinicius was thrown on as a target with 10 minutes to go for Tanguy Ndombele.

Erik Lamela – 5

Erik Lamela came on for just over a quarter of an hour and did mostly nothing. Lamela was technically perfect passing going 5 for 5, but he only had 9 touches in his time on the field. So out of the flow of the game was Lamela he did not even commit a foul. While Spurs need the Argentine back, this was probably not the time or space for it to happen.

Carlos Vinicius – N/A

Carlos Vinicius was thrown on as a target man for the last 10 minutes but did not see a ton of service. After his weekend hattrick some thought maybe he would get some more time, but 10 minutes is hardly enough to really impact a match. This is especially true if you are relying on others to get you the ball as Vinicius does as a striker.

Coach Mourinho – 5.5

The formation was not a problem today for Tottenham but the line-up sure was. The team was unbalanced almost the entire afternoon and they struggled to find their footing, particularly in the midfield, where the ball seemed to bypass again and again. When Eric Dier leads the team in passing it is never a good thing and is seemed like Spurs were going to just keep doing what they were doing until the whistle blew of Fulham scored, whichever came first. Then to bring on a player who hasn’t played in nearly a month to be a difference maker just did not make good sense.

Mourinho must find new ways to play with a lead as the dropped points from winning positions have pretty much meant the end of any hopes at the Premier League title and are making top four even more unlikely by the match. Spurs needed more tonight, Mourinho needs to demand it, because we are as fans.