Tottenham Hotspur took on Sporting in their second Champions League Group D match on Tuesday night (September 13). Sporting, who were playing at home, scored two goals right at the death (90th and 93rd minutes) to condemn Antonio Conte’s side to a 2-0 defeat.
Cundy, a former Spurs player, singled out Richarlison for his sub-par performance, claiming that the Brazil international was not a 15-20 goals-a-season striker. He said on talkSPORT (via TheBootRoom):
Richarlison, who has scored twice in seven games this season (all competitions), had four shots against Sporting. Only one of them was on target.
Jason Cundy lambasts Tottenham Hotspur’s unconvincing performances this season
Before falling to a 2-0 defeat to Sporting, Antonio Conte’s Tottenham had enjoyed an unbeaten seven-game run. Their exploits in the Premier League have helped them climb up to third place in the league standings (14 points). They are level on points with second-placed Manchester City (City ahead on goal difference) and a point behind local rivals and leaders Arsenal.
Instead of chalking off the defeat against Sporting as a bad day at the office, Cundy claimed that their unconvincing performance in Portugal wasn’t an isolated incident. He said:
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