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tottenham hotspur Locked up a spot in the fourth round FA Cup On Sunday, the team defeated non-league side Tamworth 3-0 away from home.
However, the scoreline did paint a full picture of the afternoon as all three goals came in extra time and their opening goal was an own goal.
It was a disappointing performance Angie PostkogluThe team failed to score in the first 90 minutes against a National League team.
One player in particular who struggled throughout the game was centre-forward Timo Werner, who was selected ahead of Dominic Solanke.
Timo Werner’s stats
The Germany international had the chance to make it clear to Postkoglu that he deserved more playing time in the Premier League in the second half of the season, but failed to do so.
Werner did it Make two key passes He created a “great chance” for his team-mates in the game but let himself down with a distinct lack of quality in his final touch at the top of the pitch.
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vs tamworth |
Timo Werner |
|---|---|
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minute |
90 |
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lens |
4 |
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missed opportunity |
2 |
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Target |
0 |
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lose possession of the ball |
14x |
As you can see in the table above, the former Chelsea man missed two “great chances” to find the back of the net, the biggest of which saw him break straight into the goal only to slide the ball straight towards the goal. goalkeeper.
However, Werner is not the only player to fail in the non-league side, another Tottenham star who has struggled to cope with the lower league teams is young winger Mickey Moore.
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Why Mickey Moore should be dumped
The 17-year-old striker was named in the starting XI for his first appearance since the 2-1 win over Manchester City in October after missing several months due to the virus.
His lack of game time has been evident in recent months as the young winger lacks game acumen and struggles to influence games in the final third. You can forgive him for that, but it’s precisely for this reason that he won’t start in the north London derby.
Moore Losing possession more times (15) Less than Werner, and despite playing 22 fewer minutes, he created as many “great chances” as the German striker (one), but he didn’t have a single shot on target.
In 68 minutes of action, the England youth international simply didn’t pose much of a threat in the final third, which is why he was just as bad as Werner against Tamworth, despite The Leipzig loanee has not been given the relief of missing several months. Excuse his performance by being sick.
Ahead of Wednesday night’s trip to the Emirates Stadium to face Arsenal in the Premier League, Postkoglu must immediately drop two players from the starting line-up after their poor performances against non-league sides.
But with Moore’s fitness issues this season, as is to be expected, he should still be part of the matchday squad as a potential super-sub option for the manager in the second half against the Gunners.
