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Tottenham triumph over West Ham: Spurs player ratings

By Rucker Haringey

LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 23: Christian Eriksen of Tottenham celebrates with team mates after scoring his team's third goal during the Premier League match between West Ham United and Tottenham Hotspur at London Stadium on September 23, 2017 in London, England. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 23: Christian Eriksen of Tottenham celebrates with team mates after scoring his team's third goal during the Premier League match between West Ham United and Tottenham Hotspur at London Stadium on September 23, 2017 in London, England. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images) /
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LONDON, ENGLAND – SEPTEMBER 23: Serge Aurier of Tottenham is dismissed during the Premier League match between West Ham United and Tottenham Hotspur at London Stadium on September 23, 2017 in London, England. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND – SEPTEMBER 23: Serge Aurier of Tottenham is dismissed during the Premier League match between West Ham United and Tottenham Hotspur at London Stadium on September 23, 2017 in London, England. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images) /

Serge Aurier-5

As I mentioned in the open, Aurier’s first yellow card was pretty questionable. Unfortunately, he simply took too many chances on the afternoon to escape the official’s wrath.

Aurier is going to have to learn that he doesn’t need to leave his feet so often. Sometimes, it’s better for him just to use his pace to win the battle. As an example, his second yellow card came on a rash challenge against Andy Carroll. He could’ve easily used his pace to outrun the English centre forward.

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The French fullback made lots of good plays in this match, but they can’t overshadow his foolish sending off. His red card gave West Ham life. That’s why he gets such a poor rating for his performance.

Ben Davies-6

Let’s hope Davies is still working to recover his full match fitness. He seemed a step slow today and didn’t do much quality defending for his club. The Welshman was very fortunate Vertonghen was so good on the day.

Davies did get forward on several occasions, but he didn’t manage to create any legitimate scoring chances. Add all of that up and you have a very average performance by Pochettino’s left back.

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