It will be forever deeply ironic to me that in my first match available to watch after having liver resection surgery, I got to watch Tottenham Hotspur play the role of Prometheus having his liver eaten by Eagles. Spurs put in their worst performance of the season at Selhurst Park on Sunday, getting thoroughly outplayed by a winless Crystal Palace team en route to a 1-0 loss, snapping any semblance of good vibes that were percolating after last week.
It was a pretty bad performance from top to bottom. Some Spurs players put in decent performances (Vicario, Dom Solanke) and others tried hard, but it’s tough to beat anyone, even a bad Palace team when so many players put in 2.5 star performances at best.
Not a fun watch, unfortunately. It’s time to rate the players.
Rate the players from 1⁄2 to 5 stars. If the player doesn’t deserve a rating due to minutes played, DO NOT RANK. I will round the stars up/down to the nearest half-star for the player ratings later this week.