After a week of awful vibes including a North London Derby loss and a tepid performance in the League Cup against Coventry City, isn’t it nice to just beat the brakes off a team for a solid win? That’s what Spurs did on Saturday, going down inside one minute to an absurd Bryan Mbuemo goal, but then roaring back with three goals of their own to take a 3-1 win over Brentford at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Along the way there were some EXCELLENT performances, including from James Maddison, who was part of nearly every positive Spurs attack and had a goal of his own, and Son Heung-Min, who had two assists and created numerous chances.
It wasn’t without its nervy moments, but boy did we need a good win today... and we got one! 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.