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Tottenham’s three most disappointing players this season

By Gary Pearson

LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 21: Hugo Lloris of Tottenham Hotspur warms up prior to the Premier League match between West Ham United and Tottenham Hotspur at London Stadium on February 21, 2021 in London, England. (Photo by Neil Hall - Pool/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 21: Hugo Lloris of Tottenham Hotspur warms up prior to the Premier League match between West Ham United and Tottenham Hotspur at London Stadium on February 21, 2021 in London, England. (Photo by Neil Hall - Pool/Getty Images) /
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LONDON, ENGLAND – FEBRUARY 21: Hugo Lloris of Tottenham Hotspur warms up prior to the Premier League match between West Ham United and Tottenham Hotspur at London Stadium on February 21, 2021 in London, England. Sporting stadiums around the UK remain under strict restrictions due to the Coronavirus Pandemic as Government social distancing laws prohibit fans inside venues resulting in games being played behind closed doors. (Photo by Neil Hall – Pool/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND – FEBRUARY 21: Hugo Lloris of Tottenham Hotspur warms up prior to the Premier League match between West Ham United and Tottenham Hotspur at London Stadium on February 21, 2021 in London, England. Sporting stadiums around the UK remain under strict restrictions due to the Coronavirus Pandemic as Government social distancing laws prohibit fans inside venues resulting in games being played behind closed doors. (Photo by Neil Hall – Pool/Getty Images) /

3. Hugo Lloris

The Frenchman has not been at his best for some time now. Sure, he shows moments of brilliance, tricking us, albeit momentarily, into believing he is the keeper who propelled France to World Cup glory.

Spurs’ captain is still an instrumental part of the team, but his decline has been steady, and painful to watch. He still possesses quick reflexes and remains as one of the best shot stoppers in world football. But his propensity for a catastrophic blunder has increased dramatically, making the moments we cover our eyes in shame more frequent. The sands of time are also against Lloris, who turns 35 in December. Though he still has a few years left in his aging legs, don’t expect him to ride off into the retirement sunset as Spurs’ top keeper.

That ship, probably after this season, will sailed. He’ll forever be a club legend, but Tottenham cannot afford to have a number one keeper who is as likely to make a world-class save as he is to cost the side a goal.

It’s impossible not to admire what he’s accomplished in his career. And nobody at Spurs will ever hold him in anything but the highest regard. But it’s time he moves on and finishes his career with a side that doesn’t have ambitions of winning the Premier League.

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