There were several camera shots during the match of Spurs chairman, Daniel Levy and Spurs manager Andre Villas-Boas. Levy was far from happy about the display that was taking place on the pitch and by the end of the match; he looked like a man who had ate something that did not agree with him. On the other hand AVB looked like a deer caught in headlights and with no understand what was happening right in front of him.
At the beginning of the second half, AVB decided a change was needed being down 2-0. Instead of giving Roberto Soldado a little help up front by installing Jermain Defoe, he decided to remove Kyle Naughton at left back and replace him with Ezekiel Fryers. Naughton had no answer for Liverpool winger Raheem Sterling who just up and down the pitch unchecked except for the times he was grabbed by the jersey or tripped. A defensive move when you are down by two goals shows that Villas-Boas was playing, not for the win, but more for not being disgraced again like Spurs were against Manchester City back in November.
If Tottenham is going to vie for the title or at least a Champions League berth, they will need to step up their game and commitment. Spurs are winless against the top six teams in the league this season, only drawing against Everton and Chelsea. Spurs spent ?107 million during the last transfer market and they are no better off than they were at this point last year. We are now at the point in the season when managers are sacked due to poor performance. Just ask former West Brom manager Steve Clark. It may not be wise for AVB to take any phone calls from the Spurs chairman in the next few days because it looks like changes may be coming to White Hart Lane.
Source: DSG
Source: DSG