As Tottenham Hotspur suffered defeat in opposition to North London rivals Arsenal, former midfielder Jamie O’Hara slammed one participant who put in a “irritating” show earlier than coming off.
Tottenham undergo derby defeat as soon as once more
With Declan Rice, Martin Odegaard, Ricardo Calafiori and Mikel Merino all lacking, the North London derby handed Tottenham Hotspur one of the best likelihood that they are prone to get this season to realize an edge over Arsenal. But, in a repeat of the final marketing campaign, the Lilywhites discovered themselves on the dropping aspect as soon as extra.
This time, in a extra slim defeat, it was Gabriel Magalhaes who discovered himself wheeling away in celebration halfway via the second half after overpowering Cristian Romero and heading dwelling in model.
The defeat signifies that Spurs have misplaced back-to-back video games within the Premier League to proceed their disappointing type after the worldwide break. The duty now falls the best way of Ange Postecoglou to discover a strategy to get one of the best out of his aspect.
The Austrailian’s first process on that entrance might be to interchange Brennan Johnson in his aspect. Or, at the least, that is what O’Hara could consider. The talkSPORT pundit slammed the winger in a publish on X, saying: “Brennan Johnson is much more irritating to observe within the flesh than he’s on TV.”
The previous Spurs midfielder’s frustration could be justified by Johnson’s poor efficiency, through which he misplaced 5 out of his six duels – simply 83% – and had solely 25 touches earlier than being withdrawn. Now, as Wilson Odobert continues to step up on his arrival, Johnson could nicely discover his place beneath risk.
Johnson could lose Tottenham place
After arriving for a reported £48m final summer time, Johnson confirmed loads of promise in his debut marketing campaign however is starting to frustrate these round North London. However at simply 23 years outdated, the likes of O’Hara will need to have endurance of their winger, who managed 5 targets and 10 assists within the Premier League final outing.
The arrival of Odobert might concern Johnson, nevertheless, after he discovered himself changed having struggled within the second half in opposition to Arsenal. Receiving loads of the ball, the previous Forest star might have been the driving power to a formidable victory for Postecoglou’s aspect. As an alternative, he rapidly turned the purpose of frustration.
For Spurs as a collective, they have to now look forward to the Carabao Cup and Coventry Metropolis, earlier than Ferencvaros within the Europa League and an opportunity to get again to successful methods within the Premier League in opposition to a troublesome Brighton & Hove Albion aspect.
Fail to beat Brighton and the priority will solely develop for Postecoglou. One factor for certain, one other defeat within the North London derby definitely will not have helped the previous Celtic man who’s enduring a troublesome begin to his second season in cost.
