Tottenham player ratings: Spurs loss to Monaco at Wembley Stadium

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LONDON, ENGLAND – SEPTEMBER 14: Toby Alderweireld of Tottenham Hotspur celebrates scoring his sides first goal with Erik Lamela of Tottenham Hotspur during the UEFA Champions League match between Tottenham Hotspur FC and AS Monaco FC at Wembley Stadium on September 14, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Paul Gilham/Getty Images) /

Toby Alderweireld-8

For me, the Belgian defender was Tottenham’s Man of the Match by some distance. Not only did he have Spurs’ only goal, but he also put in a solid defensive shift. He completely muted Falcao’s impact on the pitch, and didn’t have much to do with either goal Tottenham surrendered. Alderweireld deserved better support from his teammates.

Jan Vertonghen-6

This was Vertonghen’s weakest performance since the season opener. He looked passive, and failed to cover for any of his attacking midfield’s mistakes in front of him. He wasn’t at fault with the Silva goal per se, but he certainly didn’t do much to stop it. Vertonghen has to play better if Tottenham are going to advance out of the Group.

Kyle Walker-7.5

During the first half, Walker was one of Tottenham’s best players. He got forward with regularity and put in a few dangerous crosses. If one had found its mark, it could have been a very different match.

Unfortunately, his influence waned in the game’s second 45 minutes. He seemed to tire out after all of his end-to-end play in the first half and never really looked dangerous down the right wing. In a weird way, he missed Danny Rose on the offensive end of the pitch, more than on the defending end.

Ben Davies-6

The Welsh left back seemed to really be bothered by the size of the Wembley pitch. It exposed his lack of athleticism and made him look very ordinary out there. He didn’t get torched by any Monaco attackers, but he didn’t really add anything to his team’s efforts either. He played an utterly non-descript 90 minutes.

Hugo Lloris-6

The French captain couldn’t have done much about either Monaco goal, but his distribution of the ball was exceedingly poor. He played the ball out-of-bounds twice in the second half. That’s simply not good enough for a player of his caliber.

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