TOTTENHAM lost their seventh match of the season as Danny Ings’ winner gave Southampton victory.
Jose Mourinho’s side were simply not at the races as Saints out-fought them on the South Coast.
Ryan Sessegnon was a rare spark for Spurs as they struggled at SouthamptonCredit: Reuters
Harry Kane scored, had his goal disallowed, then hobbled off with a hamstring injury for SpursCredit: Reuters
Here is how SunSport rated the Tottenham players.
Gazzaniga 6
Made a couple of good saves but was completely left in no-man’s land by Danny Ings’ strike.
Sessegnon 7
There seems little doubt the teenager is going to be a superb player.
His movement, control and maturity is already impressive – had a tough time of it with Cedric, Armstrong and Ings running into his space, but dealt with everything well.
Vertonghen 6
Did not do much wrong and is reliable, but was given one heck of a run out by Redmond and Ings, much like Sessegnon outside him.
Spurs have only kept one clean sheet under Mourinho and it is something his defenders need to address quickly.
Alderweireld 5
The Belgian was put on his backside by Danny Ings’ brilliant piece of skill that inspired the winning goal.
Also lucky not to concede a penalty for hand ball, which was not awarded by VAR.
Aurier 4
His overhit cross in the last minute summed his afternoon up.
Poor performance from a player who has lots of experience, but hasn’t been doing the job for Spurs — surely a replacement needs lining up.
Ndombele 5
Was unlucky to pick up a groin injury early on, forcing Jose Mourinho to shuffle the pack.
It ruined the double pivot the Portuguese had set up.
Sissoko 6
One of Spurs’ better players, which is not saying much.
Also one of the few players who raised his work rate to that of Southampton.
Eriksen 5
Still not back to his best under Mourinho. Misplaced passes and getting tackled easily isn’t an ideal way to perform for a new manger.
Lucas 5
Struggled to get into the game for large parts of it.
His chance late on was blocked and summed up a frustrating afternoon for the Brazilian.
Alli 5
Seemed to want to argue with half the Southampton side and the referee.
We need to see more from the Englishman, who seems a picture of frustration at the moment.
Kane 5
Completely anonymous for large parts of the first half, was well marshalled by Jan Bednarek and Stephens.
His second-half goal was ruled out for offside before he hobbled off with a hamstring injury.
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Lo Celso 6
Did OK after coming on for Tanguy Ndombele after 25 minutes.
Found it hard to find space around Pierre-Emile Hjobjerg, who dominated the midfield and it still feels like he is settling into life in the Premier League.
Lamela 5
Not much time to make an impact, but the patterns of play certainly did not get any better after he came on.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
