FORMER Tottenham midfielder Jermaine Jenas has ripped into Antonio Conte’s men after their late capitulation against Sporting Lisbon.
Spurs shipped two goals at the death away in Portugal as they lost 2-0 in what was their first competitive defeat since Brighton beat them in April.
The North London outfit fell behind in the 90th minute after striker Paulinho headed home after getting on the end of Pedro Goncalves’ corner.
And Sporting secured a famous victory when debutant Arthur Gomes scored a minute after coming on as he nutmegged Emerson Royal and Hugo Lloris.
The result means that the Primeira Liga outfit have leapfrogged Spurs at the top of Group D.
Speaking on BT Sport, Jenas, who scored 26 goals in 202 games for Tottenham between 2005-2013, said: “Sporting deserved it in my opinion.
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“There was a stage of the game where neither side really deserved to win but I think Spurs just did not turn up, again, if I’m totally honest.
“They spent 65 minutes against Marseille getting away with it and got the result based on a red card in that game.
“They’ve turned up to Lisbon today and not turned up again.
“There were too many sloppy performances individually. In fairness to Lloris he was keeping them in the game.
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“So those two late goals for Sporting Lisbon, I thought they thoroughly deserved them in the end.
“Spurs have got to have a good look at themselves and do better.”
He continued: “They’re going to be really disappointed and they’ve got to have a look at themselves.
“Weirdly, the points are on the board in the league, but their performances have been very much like that [tonight]. Very lethargic, they almost look tired in games.”
Jenas’ former Spurs team-mate Peter Crouch added: “I thought they were too lax and the finishing was a little bit wayward.
“Some of the touches, I thought it was coming off Harry Kane at times, he was giving the ball away.
“There were too many performances that weren’t at the level expected in the Champions League and they got punished for it.”
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
