All of the team immediately get -1 for a tinkle poor first half performance, which imv was the worse half of football that i have seen this season so far.
Lloris 6, apart from one panicked punch and their goal, he was a passenger for most of the second half.
BAE 5.5, getting used to playing next to......
Vertonghen 5, am I the only one who thinks he looks tired?
Dawson 6, was one of the few players in the first half who looked like he gave a s**t.
Walker 5, he has pace, a wicked right foot, but sometimes his decision making is poor.
Bale 7, his goal was absolute quality(but he and the rest of the team seemed to play a great deal better after 71 minutes)
Parker 5.5, as always, he tried hard, but he seems to go around in circles ever so much?
Dembele 5.5, worked hard, but have people worked out how to combat the drop of the shoulder move.
Lennon 6, Got better in the second half.
Dempsey 4.5, just was not his night?
Defoe 5.5, a fully fit Jermain would have scored tonight. Lets hope the injury is clearing and that he rediscovers his prolificacy in front of goal?
Subs: Holtby 7, best overall debut that I've seen for years, showed maturity, creativity and drove the team forward.
Sigurdsson 5, a lesser 'keeper gets nowhere near his shot at the end.
AVB 7, put Holtby on at the right time, hampered by a lack of offensive options on the bench.
Fans 6, nothing much to cheer about in the first half, but warmed to the higher tempo in the second half?
