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Tottenham player ratings from shoot-out win over Wolves in Carabao Cup

By Aaron Coe

WOLVERHAMPTON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 22: Harry Kane, Ben Davies, Cristian Romero, Oliver Skipp, Davinson Sánchez, Son Heung-min, Pierre-Emile Højbjerg, Tanguy Ndombele of Tottenham Hotspur during the Carabao Cup Third Round match between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Tottenham Hotspur at Molineux on September 22, 2021 in Wolverhampton, England. (Photo by Sebastian Frej/MB Media/Getty Images)
WOLVERHAMPTON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 22: Harry Kane, Ben Davies, Cristian Romero, Oliver Skipp, Davinson Sánchez, Son Heung-min, Pierre-Emile Højbjerg, Tanguy Ndombele of Tottenham Hotspur during the Carabao Cup Third Round match between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Tottenham Hotspur at Molineux on September 22, 2021 in Wolverhampton, England. (Photo by Sebastian Frej/MB Media/Getty Images) /
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Tottenham Hotspur's Italian goalkeeper Pierluigi Gollini celebrates after a penalty shoot out during the English League Cup third round football match between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Tottenham Hotspur at the Molineux stadium in Wolverhampton, central England on September
Tottenham Hotspur’s Italian goalkeeper Pierluigi Gollini celebrates after a penalty shoot-out during the English League Cup third-round football match between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Tottenham Hotspur at the Molineux stadium in Wolverhampton, central England on September 22, 2021. – (Photo by LINDSEY PARNABY/AFP via Getty Images) /

Tottenham Defence Ratings

Tottenham started most of the defenders we thought we would see, although having Sanchez and Romero together was a bit of a surprise. The defense did well overall but Spurs still conceded two goals once again.

Japhet Tanganga – 6.5

After having been playing at center-half, Japhet Tanganga was back to the right-back position where he excelled earlier this season. Tanganga was not quite up to his best but he did play solid defensively. His two most memorable moments were probably the two shots he took and missed. Tanganga was behind the defense after a nice run and blasted wide. Then in the second half, the ball sort of fell to Tanganga at the top of the box but his shot was well over. A competition with Emerson Royal should now be open.

Cristian Romero – 7

It felt at times on Wednesday that it was Romero’s coming-out party for Spurs as a defender. The big Argentine was all over the pitch working to win the ball and harass the Wolves players. Very aggressive stepping up Romero had five interceptions and three tackles. Excellent at closing out on defenders with short space quickness, Romero looked the part of a big-money defender at Wolves.

Davinson Sanchez – 6

Whereas Romero had a strong game, if there was a weak link in the Tottenham defence on Wednesday it was Davinson Sanchez. The Columbian was the left-sided center-half for Spurs and did his best to impersonate Eric Dier with a team-high six clearances. Sanchez had a couple of errant passes and was beaten badly early in the second half and Spurs were lucky not to concede.

Ben Davies – 6.5

Ben Davies had a typical Davies day where he did nothing that really stood out. Davies did manage several crosses but his service really never met with anyone. Davies struggled with his passing on the day and definitely benefited from and needed the support that Bryan Gil often gave defensively.

Pierluigi Gollini – 7

Pierluigi Gollini had a mostly quiet evening until he did not. Gollini had a couple of routine saves and had little chance on either goal he conceded. Some additional defensive help would have been about the only thing that could have prevented the goals. Where Gollini stood out was in the shoot-out. The keeper got his hands on the first attempt but could not keep the ball out. However, Gollini was able to make a big save on Leander Dendoncker denying him his spot-kick. That denial along with two misses won the game for Spurs.