Ange Postecoglou May Need to Bench Brennan Johnson After Bournemouth Game

Tottenham Hotspur managed to come back from a two-goal deficit to draw 2-2 against Bournemouth in a Premier League match at home.

Bournemouth took an early lead with goals from Marcus Tavernier and Evanilson. Tottenham responded with a goal from Pape Sarr and a penalty converted by Son Heung-min to equalize.

This draw puts Ange Postecoglou’s Tottenham at 34 points in the Premier League table, still behind Bournemouth.

With only ten games remaining in the season, Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou might start experimenting with the team. He could be evaluating which players might be moved on in the summer to improve the squad after a disappointing season.

Consequently, some players who started against Bournemouth may find it difficult to keep their place in the team.

Spurs’ Underperforming Players Against Bournemouth

Cristian Romero returned to the team after recovering from an injury but showed signs of being out of practice. He had been absent since the beginning of December.

Romero played for an hour before being substituted, during which he lost possession 13 times and committed two fouls.

Yves Bissouma also made his first Premier League start since early February in midfield. Similar to Romero, he appeared to lack sharpness.

Bissouma was substituted at halftime after being dribbled past once and receiving a yellow card for a foul on Evanilson, which was a deliberate attempt to stop a counter-attack.

Time to Bench One Spurs Player After Poor Rating

Recently, several Tottenham attacking players have regained fitness after injury spells, providing Postecoglou with more squad depth.

Despite Dominic Solanke and Wilson Odebert starting upfront, neither managed to score against Bournemouth. Both played the entire match, but Brennan Johnson, playing as a winger, struggled to make an impact in attack once again.

Brennan Johnson started on the right wing but failed to score for the third game in a row since his two goals against Ipswich Town last month.

Johnson had very few touches of the ball during the game, only 29, which is less than Tottenham goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario, who had 47. This highlights Johnson’s limited influence on the match.

He also lost possession eight times and failed to complete any of his attempted dribbles, struggling against Bournemouth defender Milos Kerkez.

Johnson did not have a single shot on target and won only 25% of his duels. Consequently, he was substituted at halftime and replaced by Son.

Adding to his poor performance, Football London journalist Alasdair Gold gave Johnson a very low match rating of 3 out of 10, the lowest among the starting Spurs players.

Given his minimal impact in the game, manager Ange Postecoglou should consider dropping Johnson for the important upcoming Europa League match against AZ Alkmaar.

Tottenham is trailing by one goal going into the second leg against the Dutch team. Postecoglou needs to explore alternatives to Johnson after his disappointing performance.