Tottenham were narrowly defeated by Chelsea at Wembley.
Tottenham Hotspur were narrowly defeated at Wembley by Chelsea thanks to a late goal from Marcos Alonso.
Alonso netted twice to give his side a 2-1 victory, helping Chelsea make up for their defeat to Burnley a week earlier.
Former Tottenham defender Graham Roberts voiced his frustration after the game, insisting the North London side need to cut out making naive errors.
Roberts added that he was in agreement with a supporter that the team lacks pace, and the club need to address it.
Chelsea throttled Spurs’ attack in the second half particularly and shut down Dele Alli and Christian Eriksen by closing down the space around them.
Last season at times Tottenham struggled to break down sides who dropped deep, and a pacy winger could help stretch games and unlock similarly tight defences.
They had hoped 2016 summer signing Georges-Kevin N’Koudou could be the player to do that, but he failed to earn a single league start last season and was out injured yesterday.
Spurs have been linked with talented wingers all summer but are yet to make their move.
If head coach Mauricio Pochettino agrees with Graham Roberts then this loss to Chelsea could spark them into action in the final 10 days of the transfer window.
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