Tonali nightmare as Sangare stars – Brentford v Spurs player ratings

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Tonali nightmare as Sangare stars – Brentford v Spurs player ratings

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Chief football writer at The Gtech Community Stadium
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Brentford made it a miserable start to the Premier League season for Roberto de Zerbi’s expensively rebuilt Tottenham Hotspur side with an emphatic 3-0 victory at The Gtech Community Stadium.

Here’s how I rated the players and how you rated the players.

Brentford starting XI

Caoimhin Kelleher: Calm as ever in goal and made the saves when he needed to. 6

Michael Kayode: Busy and a threat out wide. Opportunist goal to effectively clinch the victory. 7

Kristoffer Ajer: Read the game well throughout. Composed and dealt well with any Spurs danger there was. 6

Nathan Collins: Missed early headed chance but it did not prove costly. Untroubled at the back. 6

Keane Lewis-Potter: Clinical finish for Brentford’s opening goal and provided quality on the flanks. 7

Vitaly Janelt: Pounced for second goal and provided the sort of solid performance Brentford have come to count on. 7

Mathias Jensen: Dangerous from set-pieces and his shot helped set up Brentford’s second goal for Janelt. 7

Dango Ouattara: Poor touch cost him a chance of a goal in the first half but his prodigious work-rate made a crucial contribution. 6

Mamadou Sangare: Outstanding. Won possession, used possession and set up Lewis-Potter’s opening goal superbly. Club-record signing at £39m looks a bargain. 8

Igor Thiago: Physical presence worried Spurs. Marred an excellent performance by missing a second-half penalty. 7

Kevin Schade: Always looking to link with Thiago and worried the Spurs defence throughout. 6

Subs:

Yehor Yarmoliuk (on 67, Jensen): Eased his way into the action.5

Jaidon Anthony (on 67, Ouattara): Quiet introduction for debutant. 5

Aaron Hickey (on 76, Kayode)

Mikkel Damsgaard (on 76, Sangare)

Callum Wilson (on 83, Thiago)

Subs not used: Valdimarsson,, Henry, Pinnock, Schuster.

Tottenham Hotspur starting XI

Antonin Kinsky: Bad day for Spurs’ new first-choice goalkeeper. Was at fault when he pushed out Jensen’s shot for Janelt’s goal. Distribution wayward. 5

Archie Gray: The youngest captain in Spurs history but not a day for celebration. Played as an emergency right-back and looked like, well, an emergency right-back. 5

Marcos Senesi: Struggled to cope with the physical presence of Igor Thiago and the movement of those around Brentford’s Brazilian striker. 5

Jan Paul van Hecke: For Senesi read Van Hecke. Never comfortable in a shambolic Spurs defence. 5

Andrew Robertson: Tough debut for the veteran left-back. Struggled to cope with Brentford’s pace and movement on the right flank. 5

Conor Gallagher: Took a couple of heavy early knocks and had a wild shot off target. Booked for trip on Sangare and no surprise when he was replaced at half-time. 4

Lucas Bergvall: Too many wasted passes and gave away possession poorly for Brentford’s second goal. 4

Sandro Tonali: Desperately poor debut for Spurs’ £100m signing. Ironic cheers for one first-half effort and did not exert any serious influence on the game. 4

Mikey Moore: The youngster was isolated on the right flank and had little support. but at least looked dangerous and gave Kelleher some work to do. 6

Richarlison: Ineffective. Lost heart as the game went on. 4

Mathys Tel: Early clever flick hinted at a threat, but was then anonymous. 4

Subs:

Mateus Fernandes (on 45, Gallagher): Anonymous on debut. 5

Rodrigo Bentancur (on 45, Bergvall): Gave away a penalty. Poor. 5

James Maddison (on 68, Moore): No time make an impact. 5

Dominic Solanke (on 68, Richarlison): Game was over when he came on. 5

Destiny Udogie (on 86, Gray)

Subs not used: Dubravka, Danso, Davies, Williams-Barnett.

How did you rate the players?

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Player of the match

Number: 18 M. Sangaré

Average rating 8.12
Number: 18 M. Sangaré

Average Rating: 8.12

Number: 23 K. Lewis-Potter

Average Rating: 7.74

Number: 33 M. Kayode

Average Rating: 7.63

Number: 27 V. Janelt

Average Rating: 7.61

Number: 8 M. Jensen

Average Rating: 7.58

Number: 7 K. Schade

Average Rating: 7.58

Number: 1 C. Kelleher

Average Rating: 7.56

Number: 9 Igor Thiago

Average Rating: 7.46

Number: 11 D. Ouattara

Average Rating: 7.45

Number: 20 K. Ajer

Average Rating: 7.40

Number: 22 N. Collins

Average Rating: 7.40

Number: 24 M. Damsgaard

Average Rating: 7.13

Number: 6 Y. Yarmoliuk

Average Rating: 7.09

Number: 19 J. Anthony

Average Rating: 7.09

Number: 2 A. Hickey

Average Rating: 7.02

Number: 13 C. Wilson

Average Rating: 6.97

After the opportunity to rate players has closed, the score displayed represents the average from all the submissions by BBC Sport users.

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