Tottenham have been producing relegation-form defence since October, leaking two or so goals every game. An abysmal second half has once again costed Tottenham.
If you have watched Spurs all season, the second half was extremely unsurprising. Truthfully, the team was extremely lucky to go into half-time with a two goal advantage at the Etihad. It was a game of goalkeeper mistakes, and firstly from Ederson who was caught out by the returning Rodrigo Bentancur who certainly elevated the performance, and helped Kulusevski give Spurs the lead.
A surprisingly somewhat impressive performance by Emerson Royal in the first half was rewarded with a header after some superb play by Harry Kane on the right. It felt as if Spurs had a sense of fragility which was inevitably going to be exposed.
What was unexpected was the dreadful time which Spurs not just conceded in the second half, but leaked three goals to City in such a remarkably short amount of time. Within 12 minutes, City were winning. The defending could be over-analysed, but in short it was clumsy, sloppy and weak.
Hugo Lloris once again costed Spurs, and contributed to another error leading to goal. The goalkeeper now has more errors leading to goal single-handedly than 17 of the 20 Premier League teams. A statistic which translate to the recent news stories - Spurs desperately need to find a replacement.
It feels as if Antonio Conte is slowly giving up with Tottenham and the same could be said for Harry Kane. The tough times look as if they will get tougher, as both their futures are in doubt. The fans have a genuine right to be not just frustrated, but worried as it stands. No January transfer window investment is incredibly concerning.
With everyone improving their squads around and Tottenham sitting idly, the protests are unsurprising. Tottenham have to chase their targets Pedro Porro and Nicolo Zaniolo and imminently improve the feeling around the club.
It feels like a crossroads moment for Spurs is coming up with it's best player, it's manager and most crucially the ownership. Will the club settle for mediocrity again?
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