Another loss ahead of an international break, but should Spurs fans simply take it in their stride? After all, isn’t the game about winning and losing?
Perhaps, but surely the fact that we’ve now failed to win a single game played before the international break since 2015. That’s a decade of players with their heads in their suitcases. Surely a pattern that needs to be broken.
#Tottenham are winless in every game played before the international break since 2015.
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— Tottenham Tiers (@TottenhamTierc) August 30, 2025
A frustrating day for fans, who would have been enthusiastic after emphatically beating both Burnley and Manchester City in our opening two games.
Vicario didn’t do too much wrong, beyond conceding one goal and making one error, which led to a shot. Unreliable with long passes, just 8 out of 17 found men in Tottenham shirts.
Porro had a notably hectic day of it, with his passing accuracy of a pathetic 55% underlined. Hooked with 20 minutes to go, Udogie was a much-improved replacement.
Romero was his usual self, although he often seemed to be struggling to maintain much in the way of a sense of urgency at times. Micky van de Ven also struggled with long-ball accuracy; only 3 of the 8 went to a teammate, adding to which the Bournemouth press caused him to lose possession on 11 occasions.
Djed Spence didn’t have a terrible game, but perhaps, like too many Spurs players today, he wasn’t quite at the races, despite his single key pass; he struggled with his passing and dribbling.
Bentancur faded as the game went on, but his 91% passing accuracy was superb. Paulinho was hooked in the 54th minute, as he went the way of far too many Spurs players today, and notably underperformed. Spurs’ big sweeper had long ball problems, his dribbling was imperfect, and he lost possession 8 times.
Sarr was also off the boil, and those previously crowing over his prowess were probably a little less vocal after this performance.
Superstar Kudus was another one who struggled to shine. Just th one key pass, but nothing to raise our woeful team xG ratio of 0.17.
Richarlison was back to his old erratic ways, with just a 42% passing accuracy and not a single shot on target in 90n minutes of play. Johnson’s 54 minutes were unremarkable.
Why Spurs have become unable to win a game, before flying off to play for their country for an international break, is a massive concern, and not to be ignored.