Tottenham Hotspur crashed out of the fourth spherical of the Carabao Cup final evening, dropping 2-0 in opposition to Eddie Howe’s Newcastle United facet at St James’ Park.
Thomas Frank’s males have been sunk after two targets from Fabian Schar and Nick Woltemade, subsequently providing little or no in return on the reverse finish of the pitch.
The Dane will little doubt be disenchanted with the defeat, however the nature of it too, particularly after being unable to seek out the again of the web with any of their six photographs heading in the right direction.
Such a defeat crosses off the primary alternative for the brand new supervisor to get his palms on a chunk of silverware after taking the reins throughout the low season.
Nevertheless, whatever the outcome, the efficiency would be the most infuriating side for the boss, with quite a few gamers struggling to benefit from the beginning handed their means.
Spurs’ poor performers in opposition to Newcastle
Richarlison began the 2025/26 season in wonderful style, scoring twice on the opening day, however the Brazilian has massively did not ship over the previous few months.
The 28-year-old began the conflict in opposition to the Magpies final evening, however as soon as once more struggled, as seen by his tally of simply 9 passes accomplished and one large likelihood missed.
The centre-forward additionally failed to finish any of the dribbles, crosses or lengthy balls he tried – in the end being massively wasteful in all points of his recreation.
Richarlison wasn’t alone in failing to ship, with midfielder Pape Sarr unable to stake his declare for a daily function as soon as once more in his first begin because the finish of September.
The Senegalese worldwide was restricted in his double pivot function with Rodrigo Bentancur, subsequently dropping possession on ten separate events on Tyneside.
The 23-year-old likes to function with freedom to permit him to create chaos, one thing which he was unable to do, as seen by his tally of zero dribbles accomplished.
Regardless of the showings from the aforementioned duo, one different Lilywhites star massively struggled in opposition to Howe’s facet, with Frank needing to drop him from his beginning eleven.
The Spurs star who must be dropped after Newcastle
Final evening’s defeat in opposition to Newcastle was simply the third aggressive defeat of the Frank period at Spurs, however it is going to little doubt spotlight the areas of enchancment for the supervisor.
After changing Ange Postecoglou in the summertime, the 51-year-old was handed over £100m value of funds to make the modifications he required to the primary crew squad.
Mohammed Kudus was his greatest addition at a staggering £55m, however the Ghanaian was dropped to the substitutes bench and solely introduced on with 25 minutes remaining.
His tally of 1 purpose and 4 assists within the Premier League highlights his speedy affect in North London, subsequently nailing down the right-wing place as his personal.
In consequence, Brennan Johnson has typically been restricted to minutes off the bench himself, however given Kudus’ relaxation, the Welshman was handed the prospect to start out from the off.
It was the 24-year-old’s second begin in a row after that includes in opposition to Everton on Sunday, however as soon as once more, he did not repay the supervisor for the religion proven in him.
The winger featured for simply 65 minutes in opposition to the Magpies earlier than being changed, subsequently showcasing his lack of optimistic affect on the pitch.
Brennan Johnson – stats in opposition to Newcastle | |
|---|---|
Statistics | Tally |
Minutes performed | 65 |
Touches | 28 |
Passes accomplished | 11 |
Crosses accomplished | 0 |
Photographs heading in the right direction | 0 |
Floor duels misplaced | 100% |
Possession misplaced | 14x |
Fouls dedicated | 1 |
Stats through FotMob | |
He solely achieved a complete of 28 touches throughout the defeat – a tally fewer than goalkeeper Antonin Kinsky, who managed 50 – while additionally finishing simply 11 passes.
Johnson additionally tried 4 crosses on Tyneside, however none of which have been capable of finding a teammate – however he additionally struggled to have a person affect as he did not register a single shot heading in the right direction.
Different tallies, akin to 100% floor duels misplaced and 14 instances possession misplaced, additional point out his struggles, with Frank desperately needing to drop him from his beginning eleven.
To high off his dismal evening, Johnson was handed a measly 5/10 match ranking by The Commonplace’s Matt Verri – additional showcasing how disappointing he was throughout his 65-minute exhibiting.
The supervisor will little doubt be massively disenchanted with the Welshman’s incapability to impress, with the Dane actually needing to drop him in opposition to Chelsea on Saturday.
Kudus has actually cemented such a place throughout the Lilywhites squad, with Johnson now needing to get used to restricted minutes off the bench.
