Tottenham goalkeeper reflects on his poor display.
Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper Hugo Lloris had a calamitous performance on his return to action for Tottenham Hotspur.
The Frenchman made his comeback after more than a month out injured and dropped a clanger just two minutes into his comeback.
Selected against Barcelona at Wembley, Lloris did not react as a player of his experience should have, and looked ill equipped to handle the occasion.
He rushed out of his goal to try and prevent an oncoming attack despite defenders being around to cover.
Coutinho ended up with an open goal to shoot at and willingly obliged.
Later in the game his pass from the back led to a sequence of play from which Barcelona scored their fourth.
Speaking to The Guardian, Lloris said he needed more game time to get back to his top level.
He said: “It’s not easy to be back in this type of game against Barcelona without a game before but I tried my best.
“The most important thing for me is to be back and then build confidence and be back at my level – repeat and repeat games to be at 100%.”
Lloris made a bad error in the World Cup final for France which he got away with because his side were in a commanding position.
There will be an added spotlight on him this weekend when Tottenham take on Cardiff City at Wembley.
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