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Tottenham player ratings v Watford: Selfish Son dominates

By Rucker Haringey

BURNLEY, ENGLAND - APRIL 01: Son Heung-Min of Tottenham Hotspur celebrates after scoring a goal to make it 0-2 during the Premier League match between Burnley and Tottenham Hotspur at Turf Moor on April 1, 2017 in Burnley, England. (Photo by Robbie Jay Barratt - AMA/Getty Images)
BURNLEY, ENGLAND - APRIL 01: Son Heung-Min of Tottenham Hotspur celebrates after scoring a goal to make it 0-2 during the Premier League match between Burnley and Tottenham Hotspur at Turf Moor on April 1, 2017 in Burnley, England. (Photo by Robbie Jay Barratt - AMA/Getty Images) /
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LONDON, ENGLAND – APRIL 08: Eric Dier of Tottenham Hotspur celebrates scoring his sides second goal during the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Watford at White Hart Lane on April 8, 2017 in London, England. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND – APRIL 08: Eric Dier of Tottenham Hotspur celebrates scoring his sides second goal during the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Watford at White Hart Lane on April 8, 2017 in London, England. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images) /

Eric Dier-7.5

For the first 20 minutes of the match I thought Dier was average at best. Watford enjoyed entirely too much time on the ball in the middle of the pitch. Spurs were clearly missing Victor Wanyama’s presence in the starting XI.

Then, Dier really kicked on. He really grew into the match and started to close down the space of Watford’s attacking players. Again we got the opportunity to see the player who dominated Tottenham’s midfield last year.

We can’t overlook his excellent finish either. He was a bit fortunate to have the ball fall so kindly to him, but the goal was top-class. He gave Spurs a two goal cushion and the squad never looked back.

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Moussa Dembele-7

Dembele certainly didn’t have a bad match, but it was pretty nondescript. Like Dier, he also struggled to control Watford’s attack early on. Then, he combined with Dier to entirely clamp down on the Hornets later in the match.

I always want to see Dembele do more moving forward, but at this point I have to accept he isn’t’ going to do that very often. Still, it’s a fair criticism of his game. That’s what weighs down Dembele’s player rating for this match.

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