Boruc - 6 - Not particularly to blame for any of the goals, and made a decent save from Chadli. But I felt his now customary uncertain distribution was a factor in their second half steamrolling of us. His inability to find a player meant we couldn't get up the pitch in the second half. I've always lauded Boruc for his all-round goalkeeping ability but he's not the ball-playing 'keeper that's so integral to our style of play.
Clyne - 5.5 - Harsh perhaps, but his mistake was quite simply the turning point given how comfortable we were in the half hour leading up to it, and how comparitively meek Spurs were.
Fonte - 6 - Actually did fairly well up until their third, and was probably our best defender overall.
Lovren - 5 - More worrying than the mistakes for the goals is the way he completely lost his head as a result of them, particularly the second. Regained his composure for the last 20, but it has to go down as his worst performance for us yet.
Shaw - 6 - Despite both goals coming from his side, he defended OK, winning a couple of defensive one-on-one's as he always seems to. Didn't excel by any means though, thought he looked unusually timid about getting forward, which is a shame considering how ****e Naughton is.
Cork - 6.5 - Like most, great first half, disappointing second half. Was dropping far too deep in the second half, to the point where Ward-Prowse was trying to deal with Bentaleb and Sigurdsson on his own. Still certainly one of our better performances.
Ward-Prowse - 6 - Very energetic and willing to press as per, but struggled against the physicality of Tottenham's central midfield and didn't really make any impact when on the ball.
Davis - 7 - Same as every week, wins loose balls, always retains possession, and tracks well defensively, what a consistent player.
Lallana - 7.5 (MOTM) - I remember when he always used to be knackered after 60, but these days his fitness means he can run for 90 minutes plus, and it makes such a difference. Again demonstrated today how much more confident he is in front of goal this season
Rodriguez - 7 - Great finish. If he learned to time his runs he would've had a hat-trick today and he'd be scoring at least 20 goals a season. Wrong decision to bring him off, as we were only going to score on the counter attack and we have no one better suited for those situations than him.
Lambert - 6.5 - Today was a perfect example of the good and bad of Rickie. When we're on the front foot, with players running in behind him, his vision and passing ability make him integral and irreplaceable. When we're on the back foot and need some relief, a player to press or hold the ball up, he becomes a liability. I think it's the most important area that needs addressing in the summer.
SUBS:
Chambers - 6 - Perhaps a little rash which led to him being turned a couple of times, but at least he was trying to get us pressing again
Ramirez - 6.5 - Some magnificent touches and one great drive down the right demonstrated what a brilliant player he can be. Just needs more self-belief and minutes. I'd love to see us start him on the left with Rodriguez up front at some point before the end of the season.
Gallagher - Got involved straight away and made a decent impact. Probably should've come on 5 minutes earlier as Rickie had been flagging for a while.
Pochettino - 6 - Has to establish a Plan B for situations in which we're being attacked and pressed high up the pitch. Should've taken off Lambert instead of Rodriguez
Clyne - 5.5 - Harsh perhaps, but his mistake was quite simply the turning point given how comfortable we were in the half hour leading up to it, and how comparitively meek Spurs were.
Fonte - 6 - Actually did fairly well up until their third, and was probably our best defender overall.
Lovren - 5 - More worrying than the mistakes for the goals is the way he completely lost his head as a result of them, particularly the second. Regained his composure for the last 20, but it has to go down as his worst performance for us yet.
Shaw - 6 - Despite both goals coming from his side, he defended OK, winning a couple of defensive one-on-one's as he always seems to. Didn't excel by any means though, thought he looked unusually timid about getting forward, which is a shame considering how ****e Naughton is.
Cork - 6.5 - Like most, great first half, disappointing second half. Was dropping far too deep in the second half, to the point where Ward-Prowse was trying to deal with Bentaleb and Sigurdsson on his own. Still certainly one of our better performances.
Ward-Prowse - 6 - Very energetic and willing to press as per, but struggled against the physicality of Tottenham's central midfield and didn't really make any impact when on the ball.
Davis - 7 - Same as every week, wins loose balls, always retains possession, and tracks well defensively, what a consistent player.
Lallana - 7.5 (MOTM) - I remember when he always used to be knackered after 60, but these days his fitness means he can run for 90 minutes plus, and it makes such a difference. Again demonstrated today how much more confident he is in front of goal this season
Rodriguez - 7 - Great finish. If he learned to time his runs he would've had a hat-trick today and he'd be scoring at least 20 goals a season. Wrong decision to bring him off, as we were only going to score on the counter attack and we have no one better suited for those situations than him.
Lambert - 6.5 - Today was a perfect example of the good and bad of Rickie. When we're on the front foot, with players running in behind him, his vision and passing ability make him integral and irreplaceable. When we're on the back foot and need some relief, a player to press or hold the ball up, he becomes a liability. I think it's the most important area that needs addressing in the summer.
SUBS:
Chambers - 6 - Perhaps a little rash which led to him being turned a couple of times, but at least he was trying to get us pressing again
Ramirez - 6.5 - Some magnificent touches and one great drive down the right demonstrated what a brilliant player he can be. Just needs more self-belief and minutes. I'd love to see us start him on the left with Rodriguez up front at some point before the end of the season.
Gallagher - Got involved straight away and made a decent impact. Probably should've come on 5 minutes earlier as Rickie had been flagging for a while.
Pochettino - 6 - Has to establish a Plan B for situations in which we're being attacked and pressed high up the pitch. Should've taken off Lambert instead of Rodriguez
