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Tottenham DrawSpur: Player ratings v Leicester City

By Rucker Haringey

LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 29: Dele Alli of Tottenham Hotspur and Danny Drinkwater of Leicester City compete for the ball during the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Leicester City at White Hart Lane on October 29, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 29: Dele Alli of Tottenham Hotspur and Danny Drinkwater of Leicester City compete for the ball during the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Leicester City at White Hart Lane on October 29, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images) /
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LONDON, ENGLAND – OCTOBER 29: Ahmed Musa of Leicester City collides with Hugo Lloris of Tottenham Hotspur after scoring his side’s first goal during the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Leicester City at White Hart Lane on October 29, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Dan Mullan/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND – OCTOBER 29: Ahmed Musa of Leicester City collides with Hugo Lloris of Tottenham Hotspur after scoring his side’s first goal during the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Leicester City at White Hart Lane on October 29, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Dan Mullan/Getty Images) /

Hugo Lloris-6

Some fans might think this rating is harsh on the French keeper. However, I have to point out that Lloris got his hands to the loan Leicester goal. Denying Ahmed Musa one v one isn’t easy, but it’s what Premier League keepers are paid to do. Lloris was certainly capable of keeping that one dangerous effort out of the back of his net.

On the bright side, I thought Lloris did a nice job distributing the ball from the back. I’ve been critical of some of his long kicks as of late, but he was really good with long throws today. Look for him to rely more on his arms in the future.

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Jan Vertonghen-8.5

I don’t think there’s any question this was Vertonghen’s best match of the season. He did an excellent job commanding the Spurs back four in the absence of Toby Alderweireld.

Vertonghen was also Tottenham’s most dangerous attacker of the second half. In many ways that’s an indictment of the club’s second half performance, but it is a complement to Vertonghen. He hit the bar with a terrific header that could have easily given Tottenham a commanding 2-1 lead.

Eric Dier-7

Quietly, this might have been Dier’s best effort of the season too. He managed to avoid much notice against the Leicester attack, which was a good thing from a Spurs perspective.

It was a bit surprising that Dier didn’t contribute more going forward since he’s typically deployed as a defensive midfielder. Perhaps that was due to his manager’s instructions though. Hard to downgrade him for staying home against Jamie Vardy and company.

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