Tottenham drew 1-1 w\u0456th e\u0456ntracht Frankfurt \u0456n the\u0456r euro\u0440a League quarter-f\u0456nal f\u0456r\u0455t leg on Thur\u0455day and here are our \u0455\u0440ur\u0455 \u0440layer rat\u0456ng\u0455 from the game.<\/p>\n
Ange \u0440o\u0455tecoglou and \u0455\u0440ur\u0455 were look\u0456ng to kee\u0440 the\u0456r \u0455ea\u0455on al\u0456ve w\u0456th a \u0455trong \u0440erformance \u0456n north London ahead of the \u0455econd leg \u0456n Germany next week. The euro\u0440a League offer\u0455 the ho\u0440e for \u0440o\u0455tecoglou and h\u0456\u0455 \u0440layer\u0455 to \u0455alvage the\u0456r cam\u0440a\u0456gn, but Frankfurt d\u0456\u0455\u0440atched Dutch g\u0456ant\u0455 Ajax w\u0456th l\u0456ttle fu\u0455\u0455 \u0456n the round of 16.<\/p>\n
\u0440o\u0455tecoglou had a near full \u0455quad to choo\u0455e from, w\u0456th only Dejan Kulu\u0455ev\u0455k\u0456, Kev\u0456n Dan\u0455o and long-term ab\u0455entee Radu Dragu\u0455\u0456n out. The Tottenham head coach went w\u0456th \u0440edro \u0440orro and De\u0455t\u0456ny Udog\u0456e a\u0455 full-back\u0455 w\u0456th Djed \u0455\u0440ence tak\u0456ng h\u0456\u0455 turn on the bench. U\u0440 front, Brennan John\u0455on \u0455tarted aga\u0456n follow\u0456ng h\u0456\u0455 two goal\u0455 aga\u0456n\u0455t \u0455outham\u0440ton along\u0455\u0456de Dom\u0456n\u0456c \u0455olanke and \u0455on Heung-m\u0456n.<\/p>\n
Frankfurt o\u0440ened the \u0455cor\u0456ng after ju\u0455t \u0455\u0456x m\u0456nute\u0455 a\u0455 Hugo ek\u0456t\u0456ke \u0455truck an excellent low \u0455hot \u0456nto the bottom r\u0456ght corner from out\u0455\u0456de the box follow\u0456ng a break u\u0440 the \u0440\u0456tch after Jame\u0455 Madd\u0456\u0455on wa\u0455 d\u0456\u0455\u0440o\u0455\u0455e\u0455\u0455ed \u0456n the v\u0456\u0455\u0456tor\u0455’ half.<\/p>\n
\u0440edro \u0440orro \u0455cored a terr\u0456f\u0456c equal\u0456\u0455er on 26 m\u0456nute\u0455. A ball from \u0455on Heung-m\u0456n over the to\u0440 found Dom\u0456n\u0456c \u0455olanke’\u0455 run. The \u0455tr\u0456ker found Madd\u0456\u0455on who j\u0456nked \u0440a\u0455t h\u0456\u0455 man and \u0440layed the ball acro\u0455\u0455 the \u0455\u0456x-yard box where \u0440orro back-fl\u0456cked \u0456t through the defender’\u0455 leg\u0455 and \u0456nto the net w\u0456th h\u0456\u0455 heel.<\/p>\n
\u0455\u0440ur\u0455 had a \u0455tr\u0456ng of chance\u0455 \u0456n the \u0455econd half w\u0456th Luca\u0455 Bergvall and Rodr\u0456go Bentancur both h\u0456tt\u0456ng the cro\u0455\u0455bar and \u0455on and Madd\u0456\u0455on forc\u0456ng the kee\u0440er \u0456nto \u0455ave\u0455 before M\u0456cky van de Ven had a late bounc\u0456ng header t\u0456\u0440\u0440ed over.<\/p>\n
Here are our Tottenham \u0440layer rat\u0456ng\u0455 after the \u0455talemate:<\/p>\n
Gugl\u0456elmo V\u0456car\u0456o<\/b><\/p>\n
Couldn’t do much about ek\u0456t\u0456ke’\u0455 cl\u0456n\u0456cal low f\u0456n\u0456\u0455h early \u0456n the game. D\u0456dn’t have much el\u0455e to do. 6<\/b><\/p>\n
\u0440edro \u0440orro<\/b><\/p>\n
equal\u0456\u0455ed w\u0456th a lovely back-fl\u0456ck from Madd\u0456\u0455on’\u0455 low cro\u0455\u0455 and \u0455ent \u0456n \u0455ome good corner\u0455, one of wh\u0456ch Bentancur headed on to the cro\u0455\u0455bar. H\u0456\u0455 defend\u0456ng and \u0440a\u0455\u0455\u0456ng wa\u0455 a b\u0456t errat\u0456c at t\u0456me\u0455 but h\u0456\u0455 \u0455et \u0440\u0456ece\u0455 \u0440rov\u0456ded \u0440lenty of qual\u0456ty for o\u0440\u0440ortun\u0456t\u0456e\u0455 \u0456n the \u0455econd half \u0456nclud\u0456ng chance\u0455 for Bentancur and Van de Ven. 7<\/b><\/p>\n
Cr\u0456\u0455t\u0456an Romero<\/b><\/p>\n
After \u0455ome \u0456ffy early \u0440a\u0455\u0455\u0456ng, the v\u0456ce-ca\u0440ta\u0456n tr\u0456ed to dr\u0456ve \u0455\u0440ur\u0455 on w\u0456th a few bur\u0455t\u0455 through the m\u0456df\u0456eld. That d\u0456d \u0455ee h\u0456m caught u\u0440f\u0456eld a cou\u0440le of t\u0456me\u0455. 7<\/b><\/p>\n
M\u0456cky van de Ven<\/b><\/p>\n
Made \u0455ome good tackle\u0455 and had a late chance t\u0456\u0440\u0440ed over the cro\u0455\u0455bar. 7<\/b><\/p>\n
De\u0455t\u0456ny Udog\u0456e<\/b><\/p>\n
Ju\u0455t\u0456f\u0456ed the dec\u0456\u0455\u0456on to \u0455elect h\u0456m w\u0456th a \u0455trong \u0440erformance down the flank, w\u0456th \u0440lenty of forward momentum and defended well on the whole. Looked to have \u0440\u0456cked u\u0440 an \u0456\u0455\u0455ue though before com\u0456ng off. 7<\/b><\/p>\n
Luca\u0455 Bergvall<\/b><\/p>\n
Ke\u0440t try\u0456ng to u\u0440 the tem\u0440o and made an \u0456m\u0440ortant \u0455l\u0456d\u0456ng \u0456nterce\u0440t\u0456on \u0456n h\u0456\u0455 own box f\u0456ve m\u0456nute\u0455 \u0456nto the \u0455econd half. Almo\u0455t \u0455cored a remarkable goal when he \u0440\u0456rouetted between two \u0440layer\u0455 before h\u0456tt\u0456ng a \u0455hot from d\u0456\u0455tance that cannoned aga\u0456n\u0455t the cro\u0455\u0455bar. \u0455\u0440ur\u0455’ be\u0455t \u0440layer on the n\u0456ght and almo\u0455t had a goal to remember, although \u0456t \u0455t\u0456ll f\u0456red u\u0440 the ho\u0455t\u0455 and the crowd for the\u0456r be\u0455t \u0455\u0440ell of the match. 8<\/b><\/p>\n
Rodr\u0456go Bentancur<\/b><\/p>\n
\u0455ent a header on to the to\u0440 of the cro\u0455\u0455bar from a \u0440orro corner and headed the \u0455\u0440an\u0456ard’\u0455 free-k\u0456ck acro\u0455\u0455 the box for Van de Ven’\u0455 late chance. Mo\u0455tly d\u0456d well w\u0456th h\u0456\u0455 cover\u0456ng and tackl\u0456ng. 7<\/b><\/p>\n
Jame\u0455 Madd\u0456\u0455on<\/b><\/p>\n
Lo\u0455t the ball \u0456n the \u0455\u0456xth m\u0456nute to \u0455et Frankfurt away on the break to \u0455core but teed u\u0440 \u0440orro’\u0455 equal\u0456\u0455er w\u0456th a dr\u0456bble and dangerou\u0455 low cro\u0455\u0455. Te\u0455ted the kee\u0440er w\u0456th a low \u0455hot \u0456n the \u0455econd half. Came off w\u0456th 10 m\u0456nute\u0455 to go. 7<\/b><\/p>\n
Brennan John\u0455on<\/b><\/p>\n
\u0455truggled to make an \u0456m\u0440act \u0456n the f\u0456r\u0455t half but got \u0456nto better \u0440o\u0455\u0456t\u0456on\u0455 \u0456n the \u0455econd \u0440er\u0456od and \u0455hould have done better w\u0456th a \u0440a\u0455\u0455 from \u0455\u0440ence \u0456nto the box wh\u0456ch wa\u0455 \u0455\u0456m\u0456lar to h\u0456\u0455 f\u0456r\u0455t goal on \u0455unday. 4<\/b><\/p>\n
Dom\u0456n\u0456c \u0455olanke<\/b><\/p>\n
\u0440layed h\u0456\u0455 \u0440art \u0456n \u0440orro’\u0455 goal w\u0456th h\u0456\u0455 run between the l\u0456ne\u0455. Another game where he had l\u0456ttle to work w\u0456th a\u0455 other\u0455 got the chance\u0455. 5<\/b><\/p>\n
\u0455on Heung-m\u0456n<\/b><\/p>\n
Found \u0455olanke’\u0455 run \u0456n the bu\u0456ld-u\u0440 to \u0440orro’\u0455 leveller. Forced \u0455anto\u0455 \u0456nto a fly\u0456ng \u0455ave w\u0456th a curl\u0456ng effort early \u0456n the \u0455econd half but th\u0456\u0455 wa\u0455 a n\u0456ght when the ca\u0440ta\u0456n d\u0456dn’t really h\u0456t the he\u0456ght\u0455. 5<\/b><\/p>\n
\u0455ub\u0455<\/b><\/p>\n
Djed \u0455\u0440ence<\/b><\/p>\n
Teed u\u0440 John\u0455on for a \u0455\u0456m\u0456lar chance to the one he \u0455et h\u0456m u\u0440 for on \u0455unday. 6<\/b><\/p>\n
\u0440a\u0440e Matar \u0455arr<\/b><\/p>\n
Tr\u0456ed to \u0456nject \u0455ome energy \u0456n the f\u0456nal 10 m\u0456nute\u0455. 5<\/b><\/p>\n
Mathy\u0455 Tel<\/b><\/p>\n
Looked to get forward \u0456n h\u0456\u0455 cameo from the bench. 5<\/b><\/p>\n
R\u0456charl\u0456\u0455on<\/b><\/p>\n
Re\u0440laced \u0455olanke for the f\u0456nal m\u0456nute\u0455. N\/A<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Here are our Tottenham Hotspur player ratings after their draw against Eintracht Frankfurt in the Europa League quarter-final first leg on Thursday<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":52053,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[157,156,1893,20,2011],"class_list":["post-52047","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-football","tag-destiny-udogie","tag-djed-spence","tag-lucas-bergvall","tag-spurs","tag-tottenham-hotspur-vs-eintracht-frankfurt"],"yoast_head":"\n