Two new players made their debuts for Tottenham against Liverpool on Thursday evening, but, for the most part, it was same old Spurs.
Indeed, while Kevin Danso and Mathys Tel played their first game for Tottenham, the performance Spurs put in against Liverpool was all too familiar.
Tottenham lost 4-0 on the night without having a single shot on target in a performance that pretty much summed Spurs up.
Danso had a tough debut as he shipped four goals on the night, and speaking on TalkSPORT after the game, Jamie O’Hara has been discussing Danso’s debut.
Danso was supposed to be a good fit for Spurs, but he didn’t shine in his first game.
The pundit says that he wasn’t convinced by Danso after his first game for Tottenham, claiming that, on the whole, this was a shocking result and a terrible game.
Kevin Danso unconvincing on his debut
O’Hara shared his verdict on Tottenham’s new signing.
The pundit says that he wasn’t convinced by Danso in his first game nor is he convinced by the player he could be for Spurs.
“Shocking night for Spurs at Anfield, they didn’t have a shot on target, all hope is lost, it doesn’t look like we’ll win a trophy this season unless he pulls out some sort of miracle,” O’Hara said.
“Terrible game, terrible game.
“The players haven’t been up to standard, and in terms of transfers, you know, he got Mathys Tel over the line and Danso tonight wasn’t convincing with what he might be.”
Kevin Danso stats vs Liverpool
As O’Hara says, Danso didn’t have the best of debuts against Liverpool.
The centre-back was thrown in at the deep end in all fairness. He started in a real makeshift back four against arguably the best team in the world.
However, he didn’t cover himself in glory on the night, and the stats show it.
Danso had a very shaky debut, but, as ever, you can’t solely judge a player off one game.
We’ve seen many top players have bad debuts in the past only to become superstars, and there’s no saying that Danso isn’t on that same trajectory.
Ange Postecoglou rates Danso, and he may well kick on as the weeks go by.
However, a poor debut won’t do Danso’s confidence any good, and he needs to pick himself up and dust himself down heading into this weekend’s FA Cup game against Aston Villa.
Spurs’ season is falling apart, and, sadly, their new signings haven’t made much of an impact so far.