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Roy Keane seriously disappointed with £40m Tottenham player in 2-1 Newcastle defeat
Despite some of their strong play against Newcastle United, Tottenham Hotspur and Ange Postecoglou were ultimately left pointless on Tyneside.
Tottenham dominated possession and were creating a lot more chances than their hosts, but perhaps missed the presence of Dominic Solanke in the box, who didn’t play because of injury.
And the same could be said for Micky van de Ven at the other end of the pitch, Spurs may not have been so sloppy at the back with the Dutchman’s added urgency and quality.
Nonetheless, in similar fashion to their opening weekend draw at Leicester City, Spurs were left disappointed, and the upcoming north London derby takes even more significance.
Tottenham will hope to have both Solanke and Van de Ven back by that point, for a game in which Arsenal will be missing Declan Rice through suspension.
James Maddison failed to make up for mistakes of Tottenham teammates
Speaking during coverage at half-time during Spurs’ defeat, Roy Keane criticised James Maddison’s role in Newcastle’s opening goal, scored by Harvey Barnes.
The pundit was predominantly frustrated with Tottenham’s centre-backs, but also felt as if the didn’t do enough to stop Lloyd Kelly’s cross from the left.
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Keane said: “Really poor quality in the game but the finish is brilliant, lovely first touch.
“But the Spurs players, it’s just their body language, they just switch off for the throw and you see, they’re having a breather at the wrong time.
“They get some bodies back but they’re all in the one line, and I’m always asking, when the ball comes in towards the middle of your box – where are your two centre-halves?
“Maddison has got to do better but it’s the two centre-halves, you see a couple Spurs players there waving their arms up in the air – forget about that lads, someone get out to it.
“They just switch off for a split second.”
Cristian Romero struggles without Micky van de Ven at Tottenham
Since Postecoglou’s arrival in north London just over a year ago, the Tottenham manager has been credited for improving Cristian Romero’s game.
And whilst he deserves that praise, a lot also has to be said for how much Van de Ven compliments his Argentinian teammate too.
Romero is now able to step out of defence with sufficient cover, displaying an underrated part of his game.
But on Sunday, it felt ill-advised when Romero left Tottenham exposed for Newcastle’s opening goal.
Daniel Sturridge thought Romero was ‘mad’ for stepping out in such fashion, even if he did respect the courage of the defender.