Tottenham Hotspur have been left with an uphill battle to keep their Champions League hopes alive following a 1-0 defeat in the first-leg of their Round of 16 tie against RB Leipzig.
A second-half Timo Werner penalty sank Jose Mourinho’s side after Ben Davies felled Konrad Laimer inside the area, but in truth, the Bundesliga outfit were worthy winners, and it was only Hugo Lloris that stopped it from being a cricket score.
The visitors recorded 16 shots for their one goal as Spurs struggled without their own striker with Harry Kane and Heung-min Son sat on the injury table.
Fans were far from happy with the performance and in particular the display from midfielder Harry Winks.
Here’s what has been said…
Plenty of supporters used a range of superlatives to describe the 24-year-old’s showing, including “trash,” “shocking” and “frustrating” whilst others referenced how lost he appeared to be in midfield.
According to SofaScore, Winks lost possession 17 times, was dribbled past twice and failed to record a single key pass, which is quite the poor return for a player in the engine room.
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It has led to a couple of members of the Spurs faithful questioning if he was good enough for a team with European ambitions, one claimed he wasn’t whilst another went a step further by claiming the Englishman had two months to shape up or he would be out the door.
Winks has played 29 games across all competitions this season and is yet to score or assist, as per Transfermarkt, who also value him at £36m.
There has been many more supporters wanting the academy graduate either dropped from the starting lineup or booted out the club entirely following his latest performance.
Spurs will have it all to do in Leipzig in a few weeks time as the Bundesliga side managed to clinch a crucial away goal on Wednesday evening.
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