Liverpool are simply unstoppable under Arne Slot and this was felt firsthand by Tottenham. Coming after a 5-0 success with Southampton in the championship and a 4-3 with Manchester United in the League Cup, Radu Drăgușin’s team was pulverized by the Premier League leaders.
Radu Drăgușin, starter in a nightmare match for his team. Tottenham Hotspur Facebook photo
Salah hit the crossbar (17), announcing the opening of the scoring, which came 5 minutes later when Luiz Diaz lost the Romanian international on the way and placed Trent Alexander Arnold’s cross into Foster’s net. It was 0-2 in the 36th minute when McAllister scored a single after Tottenham’s defenders tangled with each other through no fault of the Reds.
Maddison gave the signal for the return, scoring for 1-2 (40), but Radu Drăgușin was overtaken by Szoboszlai and Liverpool struck in extra time of the first half. The nightmare continued in the second half, Salah ridiculing Tottenham’s defense with two successful goals in 7 minutes: 1-5! Kulusevski (72) and Solanke (82) made 3-5, for Luiz Diaz to calm the waters in the leader’s camp, scoring for 3-6 (85).
Grade 2 for Radu Drăgușin
In the absence of Romero and van de Ven, injured, Radu Drăgușin was the head of Tottenham’s defense, pairing up in the center of the defense with the young Archie Gray (18 years old). For his performance, the Romanian was marked with 2 by Spurs Web, the lowest rating in the Londoners’ camp.
“The only playable central defender was weak in the first half. His defensive evolution allowed Liverpool to score with ease. From ill-timed headers to poor positioning, Radu was lackluster, to say the least. If you looked at the two centre-backs, you would have thought that Gray was the one playing in his preferred position.” wrote the English journalists.
The Romanian international was rated 4 by Football London, the lowest rating in the Londoners’ camp, on a par with Forster, Porro and Bissouma. “He allowed Diaz to get behind him for the first goal, then he was out of nowhere and allowed Szoboszlai to score. One of his weakest performances”the English journalists reproached him.
