Tottenham Hotspur lost 1-0 at AZ Alkmaar in the Europa League round of 16 first leg on Thursday evening and here are our Spurs player ratings.
The Spurs boss had Cristian Romero, Micky van de Ven and Dominic Solanke all back from injury and on a very strong bench though he lost Dejan Kulusevski to a foot injury which will keep the Swede out until after the international break. Postecoglou made two changes from the side that narrowly lost to Manchester City with Son Heung-min and Djed Spence coming in for Wilson Odobert and Pedro Porro.
An unfortunate own goal proved to be the only goal of the game as former Tottenham striker Troy Parrott got on the end of a corner and his prodded effort was sliced up and into the far corner of the net by Lucas Bergvall.
AZ had further chances in the first half and Spurs struggled to really make any impact on the game or force the Alkmaar keeper into any real saves with a poor performance on the road in a big game.
Here are our Spurs player ratings from the match.
Guglielmo Vicario
Might have been able to get a hand to Bergvall's own goal but had to leave it to Spence who was closer. Denied Parrott ins a one-vs-one situation after the half-hour mark. Made a couple of saves during a scramble in the box late in the first half and a low save in the second period from Poku. 7
Djed Spence
Started on the right but switched to the left in the second half and probably looked better on that flank. Got caught in possession a couple of times but at least he was trying to make something happen. 6
Archie Gray
Despite the returning centre-backs the 18-year-old played again and he did everything he could at the back to try to repel AZ. 6
Kevin Danso
Misplaced an early pass to Maddison just outside the Spurs box. Didn't look at the same level as previous displays for Spurs. 5
Destiny Udogie
Didn't have much joy down the left at either end of the pitch and didn't look particularly comfortable in possession. 5
Lucas Bergvall
An unfortunate sliced own goal in the 18th minute. Did make an important block late in the first half in his own box. Another who looked to be the only one trying to make things happen in the game. 5
Rodrigo Bentancur
Picked up a yellow card that means he's suspended from the second leg. Didn't offer too much else. 4
James Maddison
Struggled to bring any of his playmaking ability to the game as AZ kept him pretty quiet. 4
Brennan Johnson
Seemed to stop marking Parrott for the corner that led to Bergvall's own goal. Offered very little going forward either. 3
Mathys Tel
Hooked at half-time. Had a tough 45 minutes trying to hold the ball up with his back to goal and he could only do once or twice. 3
Son Heung-min
The Spurs skipper just couldn't make an impact either on the left wing or up top in the second half. Had one shot that flew over high and wide after cutting inside. 3
Subs
Wilson Odobert
Brought on at the break with the hope that he would go at the defenders. He didn't really and when he did try to, he lost the ball. Had a cross/shot saved after a break and sent a later header over. 3
Pedro Porro
Came on for the final 20 minutes or so and put in a couple of good crosses. 5
Dominic Solanke
Didn't get much service and took a big whack to his back/the top of his leg in the final minutes which was serious enough that he couldn't walk off the pitch. 4
Pape Matar Sarr
Spurs did use the ball better in the midfield when he was on and he tried to move it quickly. 5
Dane Scarlett
Replaced Solanke for the final moments. N/A
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