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Lloris “drowns” Tottenham. he needs a replacement

Date: March 28, 2024 Time: 18:47:29

Before the start of the 2022/23 English Premier League, I called Tottenham the “shadow favourite” for this season, but my hopes did not materialize. After 19 games, the Spurs occupy the usual fifth position, which separates them even from the Champions League zone by five points, behind the leader Arsenal -14-. The team’s coach, Antonio Conte, does not hide his dissatisfaction with the squad. , in which even the long-term leader Hugo Lloris unexpectedly “floated”.

In the last game of the Premier League, the London goalkeeper played strangely after hitting from the sharpest angle, and he himself threw the ball over the goal line. In this article we will analyze how bad the French goalkeeper is and if there are alternatives to him.

Photo source: Tottenham FC

Is Lloris really that bad?

First, let’s delve into the statistics of past seasons, that is, pay attention to the number of goalkeeper errors that led to a goal in the Premier League:

2012/13: 1

2013/14: 3

2014/15: 1

2015/16: 3

2016/17: 2

2017/18: 5

2018/19: 1

2019/20: 2

2020/21: 1

2021/22: 1

2022/23 (after 19 days): 4

He has four errors this season, one less than his worst season in 2017/18, but there is an important difference here. Yes, Lloris sometimes “scared” before, but in other games he made up for those shortcomings with saves, which is not the case this season. This is easily confirmed by post-kick expected goals statistics, which actually show how many goals were saved by a particular team’s goalkeeper. For objectivity, let’s take those goalkeepers who played at least half of the season’s games:

Alison (Liverpool): +8.0

Kepa (Chelsea): +6.3

Aaron Ramsdale (Arsenal): +3.6

Bernd Leno (Fulham): +3.5

Nick Pope (Newcastle): +3.3

Netu (Bournemouth): +2.2

Jordan Pickford (Everton): +0.6

Lukasz Fabianski (West Ham): +0.5

Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa): +0.2

David Raya (Brentford): +0.1

Robert Sanchez (Brighton): -0.2

Edouard Mendy (Chelsea): -0.3

David de Gea (Man. United): -2.2

Ederson (MS): -2.2

Hugo Lloris (Tottenham): -2.4

In other words, Lloris conceded 2.5 optional goals, and if we add the unforced errors described above, then Tottenham’s failure is largely due to the 36-year-old captain’s weak play. It is clear that this statistical indicator is not the only one to evaluate goalkeepers, but even in it Hugo’s 15th place is significant. Beneath him there are only seven teammates in the Premier League. And if you compare him with Alisson, the best by this metric, then you get a whole gap that shouldn’t be if the club wants to get into the Champions League at least.

Photo source: Tottenham FC

What to do “TTX”?

Tottenham have Fraser Forster in reserve, but he’s unlikely to be much better than Lloris. The most obvious continuation is to end the season with the former goalkeeper, and in the summer, almost certainly, he will have to enter the transfer market. The Londoners’ best option could be to sign Jordan Pickford, whose Everton could be relegated to the Championship by then. England’s second division is clearly not a level for the England national team goalkeeper.

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Puck Henry
Puck Henry
Puck Henry is an editor for ePrimefeed covering all types of news.
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