Tottenham Hotspur lost their fourth straight game on Sunday against Fulham, and Conor Gallagher was the most disastrous performer on a team filled with woeful individual efforts in a game that was only close, 2-1, in score line.
Since joining Tottenham from an Atletico Madrid team that was beyond desperate to get rid of him, Gallagher has maybe had one good performance in a Tottenham shirt. The rest, particularly in the Premier League, have been woeful, including this lackadaisical effort against the Cottagers.
Gallagher committed five unforced turnovers without registering a single key pass, tackle, or dribble completed with a pass completion percentage of 72 on just 25 attempts. Igor Tudor mercifully hooked the veteran Premier League midfielder off to bring on Pape Matar Sarr, who, quite frankly, has been 10 times the player this season.
Conor Gallagher is an overpay on two counts
When Gallagher was signed by Spurs for a clear overpay of 40 million euros, he was touted as a leader and a high effort player who would raise Spurs floor and help them avoid relegation. Well, Gallagher's effort has been less than that of his teammates like Archie Gray and Sarr, who have less experience in the top flight than him, and it is not unfair to state that Gallagher is one of the players actively putting Spurs at harm of relegation.
To make matters worse, Gallagher is apparently a player Tottenham broke their wage structure to sign on 200,000 pounds per week, which is an astronomically atrocious figure for a player for whom the word mediocrity would actually be a flattering compliment at this stage.
Tottenham have too many players who are not good enough for a supposed Big Six club, and based on how poorly Gallagher has played to this early point in a Spurs jersey, it is legitimately fair to wonder if he is good enough to even start in the Premier League. Honestly, Gallagher can't really get any worse than this, but it shows you exactly why both Chelsea and Atleti did not even think he was good enough for their squad.