Tottenham player ratings vs Brentford: Pedro Porro best of a bad bunch as Wilson Odobert fails audition | OneFootball

Spurs were far from vintage in New Year's Day derby

Tottenham were held to a 0-0 draw on Thomas Frank’s return to Brentford.

Sam Tabuteau was at the Gtech Community Stadium to rate the Spurs players...

Guglielmo Vicario 6

Some questionable clearances, but made a good stop to deny Janelt. Picked up a yellow for taking too long to clear from a goal kick.

Djed Spence 6

Struggled to link the play in attack, but held his concentration in defence as Spurs at least took a clean sheet back to north London with them.

Micky van de Ven 6

Aggressive without being overzealous, he made some important covering challenges.

Pedro Porro 7

Made an excellent recovery to deny Brentford towards the end of the first half. A determined performance from the Argentinian, who chased every loose ball.

Cristian Romero 5

Some shaky moments defensively, and was lucky to get away with a misjudged challenge on Igor Thiago. Made the most fouls of any player on the pitch.

Rodrigo Bentancur 6

Failed to have any real impact in possession, but got through plenty of defensive work - no player completed more defensive contributions than the Uruguayan.

Joao Palhinha 6

Dominant in his defensive work before picking up a yellow card for a poor challenge on Yehor Yarmoliuk.

Archie Gray 4

Frank criticised Gray’s work in possession against Palace, and he did not fare much better here. A tough evening for the teenager.

Mohammed Kudus 5

Sent a half volley whistling over the bar at the start of the second half. A wild effort that pretty much summed up his game. Erratic and lacking any serious intent.

Richarlison 5

Starved of service, he took just six touches in the opposition box. Could have done better with a late effort when found free in the area.

Wilson Odobert 4

His audition for the left-wing spot did not go to plan. Frank likes the 21-year-old, but he struggled to get anything going and was taken off midway through the second half, having completed just one dribble.

Substitutes:

Kolo Muani 5

An ineffectual performance. He failed to turn the tide for Tottenham, completing just two passes in a little over 25 minutes.

Mathys Tel 5

Tel’s introduction was never going to spark this contest into life. Took just three touches despite being introduced with 10 minutes to play.