Boy oh boy did we need that! Tottenham, winless in their last five matches, went to bottom-of-the-table Southampton hoping for a decent performance. What they got was a comprehensive win over the hapless Saints. James Maddison scored a brace, and Tottenham also got goals from Son Heung-Min, Dejan Kulusevski, and Pape Sarr, all in the first half, as Spurs rolled to a 5-0 win over Saints at St. Mary’s Stadium.
Were Tottenham really that good? Were Saints just really THAT bad? Yes? Both? It doesn’t really matter. Spurs needed a win to get the vibes back on track and show everyone that they are still relevant in the Premier League under Ange Postecoglou and they got one in spades. In the process they also handed starts to Lucas Bergvall, Djed Spence, and Archie Gray, and got 19-year old defender Alfie Dorrington his club debut.
All in all: a good day. 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.