- Lloris - 6.8 Our goalkeeper had a lot to do in the first half an hour, with Swansea creating a lot of chances after a slow and unstable start. For the rest of the match, he was largely untroubled.
- Walker - 8.0 One of our stand-out players today. When he burst down that right wing, he not only creates width - he creates chances, setting up the own goal and troubling Ben Davies all day. With form like this, he is a world cup starter.
- Dawson - 6.0 Dawson was competent today, but was caught out when pressured by the excellent Bony, giving the Ivorian too much space for their goal.
- Chiriches - 8.5 He has arguably been our best signing this summer, certainly being the most consistent. He has the ability to challenge for the ball, win the ball, retain the ball and recycle possession; this is rare in English football, where defenders are discouraged from exercising ball skills.
- Rose - 7.0 Our left back does have temperament issues, but he had a competent defensive game today. On top of that, he set up the third goal with a neat cross into Adebayor. It's a relief having a real left-back in our first team again.
- Lennon - 6.0 Didn't have a major impact in the game and didn't make good use of the ball in advanced positions. This was rather unusual considering the form he has been in since returning to the first team.
- Eriksen - 8.8 Recently, we've really started to see the young man that gained such a renowned reputation in Europe. Eriksen played extremely well, taking on defenders (real, painful abuse; should be locked up for that), creating chances, using his speed and skill. He set up the first goal with a beautiful cross into Adebayor.
- Dembele - 7.5 Dembele is a player that adhered to me from day one, and he showed his versatility today. The Moose retained possession, did good work in our own half defending and combined well with young Bentaleb.
- Bentaleb - 6.0 Bit of a controversial one here, considering all the praise he gained during the game and after it. Bentaleb kept the ball fairly well, but that really was the only thing he did today. He didn't create chances, didn't do well in dealing with the Swansea pressure in the first half, and didn't impact the game against a weak Swansea midfield. For a 19-year-old, Bentaleb is very good, but I'd throw caution to the wind when hyping him up too much. Nothing does a player as much harm as unattainable expectations.
- Chadli - 6.5 Chadli did fairly okay in his initial position on the left, but looked much better when playing a fluid role across the attacking third, taking shots and troubling the defence with his physicality. I'm interested to see if Chadli ends up playing a second striker role in the future, as Sherwood has previously hinted.
- Man of the Match, Adebayor - 9.0 Excellent. Simply excellent. Ade has managed to combine the work, link up play and overall contribution with a massive goal threat. Our team created the chances for him, but we had a striker who was in position to finish it off. He was calm and precise in his two goals and earnt his reception from our away fans today. He was brilliant.
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| The Salute: Adebayor after scoring his second today |
Today was a good day for Spurs, and they have been few and far between this season, I admit. Watching a striker produce the goods in a Spurs shirt is a rare thing, like the Solar Eclipse, or a Liverpool admission of guilt; Adebayor produced the goods, cut it up, baked it and served it. He was sublime. Along with great support acts in Chiriches, Eriksen and Walker, this was a comprehensive Spurs win.
I'd like to thank our away fans who paid tribute to Roger Lloyd Pack today. The Only Fools and Horses actor was a Spurs fan all his life, attended many games in his time and narrated one of the best Spurs videos on the internet. Our away fans sung 'He only had one broom!' and 'Sing up for Trigger, he's one of our own!' for the man that passed away this week aged 69. It was a beautiful moment and one we should all be proud of.
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| 'I think we're on a winner here, Trig.' |
