3/10 Spurs star just reduced his price tag by £50m

For Ange Postecoglou, the end is surely near. Tottenham Hotspur have certainly embodied the Aussie’s chaotic style of play this term but sadly, it’s not been in a positive way.

A trip to Wolves, a side in the middle of a three-game winning streak, was not what Postecoglou craved, therefore, but even he cannot be blamed for the dismal way in which they lost at Molineux on Sunday afternoon.

The performance and result stunk of a team in a rut, a group of players lacking the confidence to undertake even the most basic of tasks. A 4-2 defeat was the final result. Spurs have now only won four of their last 16 league matches.

It took only a matter of minutes for the Spurs supporters to cry for Daniel Levy’s head and that perhaps feels justified. No matter who they turn to in the dugout, it goes awry. Postecoglou’s time in north London is on the thinnest of ice.

Vicario’s calamitous Spurs display vs Wolves

Use whatever word you want to use to describe Spurs’ performance in Wolverhampton on Sunday and it’s unlikely you’ll find the right one. It was that bad.

It started in the worst possible way, too when defender Rayan Ait-Nouri crashed the ball home within the opening minutes. Goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario’s punch from a Wolves free-kick was extremely poor, landing straight at the feet of Ait-Nouri who volleyed home.

It went from bad to worse for Vicario shortly after. Attempting to play out from the back, the Spurs stopper played a calamtious ball out that was intercepted by Nelson Semedo. He put the ball into the path of Jorgen Stand-Larsen who somehow missed from a matter of yards out.

It then got even worse. Vicario parried a shot straight at Djed Spence who couldn’t get out of the way, subsequently bundling the ball into his own net.

While the Lilywhites did fight back through Mathys Tel and Richarlison, it was too little too late. Strand-Larsen made it 3-1 and then Matheus Cunha raced away late on to make it 4-2.

Still, despite Vicario’s horrific display at Molineux, another member of Postecoglou’s backline deserves equal criticism.

As bad as Vicario: 3/10 Spurs star deserves criticism

Earlier this month, certain reports revealed that Mr Levy was hoping to win over £100m for his prized centre-back, Cristian Romero.

The defender has been linked with a move to Real Madrid in recent months but his continued error-stricken displays, including the one on Sunday, have proven he’s probably not even worth half that amount.

Romero has always been a brilliant player in possession but, despite the modern ways of Premier League football, believe it or not, defenders are judged on how they defend.

The fact of the matter is that Romero isn’t very good in that department and no matter how good a game he’s having, you’re always fearful that a mistake could be around the corner.

With Vicario clearly unsettled, what Spurs needed was a calm head and Romero did not provide that. It started with the second goal when neither he nor Ben Davies were anywhere to be seen before his mistake for the third was unforgivable.

A ball down the right channel looked to have been intercepted by the Argentine but he failed to grasp control of possession and was brushed aside all too easily by Ait-Nouri. He then had the simple task of laying it on a plate for Strand-Larsen to find the net.

In the words of Spurs reporter Alasdair Gold, it was a “calamity” moment and one that rather summed up his Spurs career.

Gold went on to hand the defender a 3/10 match rating for Football.London, writing that he ‘just wasn’t good enough on the day’ having made an ‘utter mess’ for the third goal.

Levy may think he can get £100m for the Spurs defender but this showed why he’d be lucky if anyone went near him. Like the rest of his teammates, he really let the supporters down.