Conor Gallagher produced yet another absurd performance for Tottenham Hotspur versus Crystal Palace when his team needed his energy.
Tottenham Hotspur’s season is now spiralling into a catastrophic disaster with just one point separating them from the Premier League’s bottom three.
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Spurs were humiliated by Crystal Palace as Micky van de Ven’s red card allowed the visitors a clear route to the three points after his reckless challenge.
One of the players Igor Tudor opted to bring on was Gallagher; however, the former Chelsea captain quite easily could have been double-subbed.
Conor Gallagher is one of Tottenham’s worst-ever signings
Conor Gallagher has very quickly proven to be one of Tottenham’s worst-ever signings following his latest showing against Crystal Palace.
The 26-year-old has made just eight appearances for the North London club, but has managed just one rating above a 7.0 on Sofascore.
Given the team’s injury crisis, Spurs were in desperate need of reinforcements in January and simply could not afford for their signings to fail.
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But the defeat to Palace was a sad indictment of their lack of business in January, with Souza hooked after 42 minutes and Gallagher looking like a complete passenger.
In fairness to the England international, he has been stuck out on the right, which is his unnatural position, but as an experienced player, his contribution needs to be so much more.
What are you doing with Igor Tudor if you are the Tottenham board after that Palace loss? 😫
Gallagher is Tottenham’s best-paid player at £200k-per-week, and that could prove to be seriously worrying business if the club are playing Championship football next term.
During the 3-1 defeat, Gallagher managed just 22 touches, completed 12 passes, lost possession six times and completed a total ball progression of -17.9 meters.
The technical level of this current squad is rather alarming, and whilst Gallagher is a good player, Spurs did not need another ‘warrior’ in midfield.
The Lilywhites need players who are comfortable on the ball, and in this current squad, their limitations in midfield are proving very costly.