Tottenham Hotspur fans are seething after watching their beloved team squander their big chance to make an impression against London rivals Chelsea and secure the point they so desperately need to beat West Ham United out in the Premier League relegation fight.
Spurs flopped with a 2-1 loss to Chelsea to help the Blues join Arsenal in completing a season sweep, and while pretty much the entire team stunk up Stamford Bridge, no single player lacked fight and quality as much as make shift right winger Randal Kolo Muani.
The French striker has been atrocious since arriving from PSG on loan, because aside from his hat trick against PSG in a losing effort, he's done very little for this club. And Tottenham Hotspur are rapidly realizing what they should have known months ago - though, in fairness, Roberto De Zerbi was probably optimstic he could coax a rebound from the striker - that they simply cannot keep giving this guy minutes, especially with so much on the line.
Pedro Porro is a better option
Problematically, Spurs have no real options. If Dominic Solanke cannot start against Everton, Kolo Muani is one of the only three forwards who can start in a 4-3-3, and with the season on the line, Roberto De Zerbi probably isn't going to change the formation. And even if Solanke is back from injury vs. the Toffees, how can he or Richarlison play on the right wing?
The answer is unorthodox but pretty simple. To get Randal Kolo Muani out of the starting lineup without starting Richy or Solanke on the right wing, Spurs are going to have to move the resurgent Pedro Porro up to the right wing position, given he is more of a wing back anyway, and then reinsert Djed Spence into the starting lineup. What that means for Destiny Udogie at left back is unclear (Souza is better than Spence on that side anyway), but it is clear that anything is better than Kolo Muani at this point.
Maybe Spence at right wing would be preferable to RKM, but it's much better for Spurs to give Porro a go in an attacking position with no other alternatives and to let Spence play on his more comfortable side as the defensive right back behind him. That is a better strategy for Tottenham, because even though it isn't ideal to have Porro as the right winger, the Spanish international is a far better option than whatever the heck Kolo Muani is doing out there.
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