Reguilon own goal not the only thing that didn’t make sense in Tottenham loss
By Gary Pearson
![LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 02: Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg of Tottenham Hotspur during the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Sheffield United at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on May 2, 2021 in London, United Kingdom. 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 James Williamson - AMA/Getty Images) LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 02: Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg of Tottenham Hotspur during the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Sheffield United at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on May 2, 2021 in London, United Kingdom. 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 James Williamson - AMA/Getty Images)](https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/shape/cover/sport/8c471fadeb02b8517061cc4762b5ab9226411f46069c3bc515fbd99f8894befc.jpg)
Just when you thought Tottenham are heading in the right direction, a collection of strange decisions and occurrences — headlined by Sergio Reguilon’s outrageous own goal — bring you harshly back to reality.
The harsh reality, no matter how much we don’t want it to admit it, is that Tottenham are closer to a middling side than an elite one. There, I’ve admitted it. And it pained me to do so.
That’s the sole reason Harry Kane will leave his beloved club in the summer. The current collective is nowhere near good enough to challenge for silverware. Their hapless, rather infuriating, performance yesterday in front of 10,000 outraged supporters highlighted in a nutshell the side’s extensive list of deficiencies.
A number of perplexing events from the 2-1 loss to Villa exacerbated Spurs’ discernible shortcomings.