The best and worst player from Tottenham's 2-1 loss to Nottingham Forest | OneFootball

Tottenham could have been blown out by Nottingham Forest on Monday night, as the boos rained down upon the players from the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium as Spurs headed into the break with a 2-0 deficit.

In the end, Tottenham buckled down to play significantly better football in the second half, with striker Richarlison waking up and pulling one back with a well-placed header after Matz Sels robbed him of a goal the first time around.

Like the 4-2 loss to Wolves, there is no question that the worst performance of the night was goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario's. Although the star center back duo of Cristian Romero and Micky van de Ven was, once again, highly disappointing in a big Premier League fixture, the reality is that Vicario was the one cost the team the game.

Guglielmo Vicario cost Tottenham again

He flapped helplessly at the two goals that Nottingham Forest scored, and if it weren't for the offsides flagged, he would have been hooked with a goalkeeper error for a first goal from Forest star striker Chris Wood.

Vicario continues to display suspect handling and even worse decision-making when trying to claim dangerous crosses into the corridor of uncertainty. He was an excellent goalkeeper for Empoli, but I am starting to worry that Vicario's lack of technical ability in goal and his sloppiness put a ceiling on him that won't enable him to be reliable enough to start every game for a side with Champions League ambitions.

The best player on the pitch is a more difficult discussion, because young winger Mathys Tel had another standout performance, particularly in the first half. He created a handful of good chances for his teammates, and whenever the Bayern Munich loanee is on the ball, you can tell he is a cut above the rest.

Pedro Porro was Spurs workhorse vs. Forest

But for me, the nod has to go to right back Pedro Porro, as he was the most decisive player on Tottenham at the end of the game when Spurs started to threaten a comeback. He had a jaw-dropping seven key passes with a team-high four combined dribbles completed and fouls drawn, providing an on-stop outlet with legitimate end product on that right side.

It was Porro who assisted Richarlison with a brilliant deep cross, and he has some of the best technical skills of any right back in Europe. Porro defended decently well, too, and whlie his key passes are buoyed by volume and a cross-heavy approach, he still had to put in the work to make those plays happen.