4/10 The Spurs star may have just cost Ange his job

Ange Postecoglou was already facing heavy criticism for Tottenham Hotspursad form in Premier League this season, but the club’s problems turned into something more worrying after the defeat at Goodison Park.

Evertonprompted by the return of the former manager David Moyeshe blew Spurs to smithereens in the opening half hour and raised more questions for the team that were not answered.

There’s no denying Tottenham have been cruel to injuries this term, but there’s no excuse for the way Postecoglou’s side tore apart a team with a seemingly weak front line, who were battling relegation before the game but now trail the north Londoners by just four points.

So many bad performances. So much for Postecoglou to chew on if he hopes to salvage something from this fading campaign.

Spurs’ worst players against Everton

Radu Dragusin endured a nightmare first half for Tottenham before withdrawing through injury, beaten by the quick-footed Iliman Ndiaye for Everton’s second half and failing to project the iron presence of the Premier League’s top centre-half, with Spurs writer Simon Yemane even commenting that the Romanian is “not good enough”.

Archie Gray also endured a difficult afternoon at centre-back, unfortunately converting into his own net to make it 3-0 before the break, but the 18-year-old played bravely in an unfamiliar role this term and fans generally recognize the switch he always makes – and the caliber of talent which also have.

However, it was not only the defenders who failed the traveling Londoners, with Heung-min’s sonHis sad decline took the next step as the captain, who was held in such high esteem by the Tottenham faithful, let his team down on Merseyside.

Heung-min Son’s performance against Everton

Son is a modern-day Tottenham legend, but he is struggling to muster the athletic, sharp performances that have been the highlight of his storied career in the English capital.

Against Everton, the 32-year-old squandered a glorious chance to restore parity when Dejan Kulusevski skilfully played into the area, the brightest spark of a gloomy afternoon.

Unfortunately, the rotten roots of the South Korean’s poor performance ran deeper, as Son later tamely tested Jordan Pickford and ‘contributed very little’, according to soccer.london’s Alasdair Goldwho marked the skipper with a low match rating of 4/10.

You have to question Postecoglou’s decision to keep Son on the pitch, as the veteran striker was unable to offer any kind of creative or mobile output to improve Tottenham’s performance, and was overshadowed by youngster Mikey Moore who assisted Richarlison’s late consolation.

On that note, is it time for Postecoglou to ditch his tried-and-true leader for a younger, springier counterpart?

Why the Spurs should give up Son

Tottenham owe much to Son’s dedication to the cause over so many years, scored 170 goals and 91 assists in 435 appearances. But Moore perfectly illustrated Tottenham’s conundrum: that their talisman is slipping away from his gold standard and could soon be better placed on the bench with a little more regularity.

Moore, 17, was arguably Tottenham’s best player – apart from perhaps Deki – despite only being on the pitch for 17 minutes, expertly assisting Richarlison to keep hopes of a fantastic equalizer alive, also hitting the target and wrong-footing several Toffees defenders with his quick movements .

If you were too cynical, you might even argue that Son’s poor finish could prove to be the final nail in the coffin for Postecoglou’s vision, as that first-half goal could have changed everything had he come on, picked up the Stimulating Spirits and then little.

But then, looking at it another way, Postecoglou was the architect of his own demise in a sense, failing to withdraw Son in time and allowing the much-discussed forwards to enter the fray and inject some new energy and dynamism into the contest.

More ruthless team selection could have changed the story for Postecoglou’s side, but hindsight is a beautiful thing and all that. However, now the Australian manager must recognize the problem he has and make the difficult decision to move him to the bench against Leicester next weekend.

The problem, of course, is that Tottenham currently have a dearth of options at their disposal, with even more misery piled on top of the crisis with the revelation that Brennan Johnson will be off the hook.”the next three to four weeks.”

Timo Werner will also be out until the later stages of February, although a degree of respite arrived through Richarlison’s return to form and a late strike against Everton that almost sparked a dramatic and unlikely comeback against his former club.

Tottenham will host an internal inquiry to determine the way forward after another miserable defeat, but time is running out on Postecoglou’s project, as next weekend’s Premier League clash N17 looks to be a critical juncture.

With Moore showing his quality so well this afternoon and Richarlison back among the goals, you could argue that Son should be off.

And that’s without thinking about the many Spurs players who are currently stuck in the doctor’s office. Something, certainly, needs to be changed.