{"id":300590,"date":"2023-11-26T17:25:35","date_gmt":"2023-11-26T17:25:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=300590"},"modified":"2023-11-26T17:25:35","modified_gmt":"2023-11-26T17:25:35","slug":"roy-keane-calls-tottenham-spursy-after-their-poor-defending","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/roy-keane-calls-tottenham-spursy-after-their-poor-defending\/","title":{"rendered":"Roy Keane calls Tottenham &apos;SPURSY&apos; after their &apos;poor defending&apos;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Roy Keane calls Tottenham &#8216;SPURSY&#8217; after their &#8216;poor defending&#8217; leads to Ollie Watkins&#8217; winner in Sunday&#8217;s 2-1 defeat against Aston Villa<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Spurs took an early lead but match ended in a 2-1 defeat to Ollie Watkins&#8217; winner\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Recap all the action from Tottenham&#8217;s 2-1 loss to Aston Villa\u00a0here\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Look how Villa rebounded from a 5-1 loss&#8230; they&#8217;re dangerous! It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Roy Keane has criticised Tottenham&#8217;s lacklustre defending during their 2-1 defeat to Aston Villa as &#8216;Spursy&#8217; after they went from a goal ahead to losing.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Having taken an early lead through Giovani Lo Celso, Spurs missed out on an important three points with Ollie Watkins sealing the deal with a winner in the second half.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Speaking after the match on Sky Sports, pundit and former Arsenal star Karen Carney said that Tottenham made it &#8216;far too easy&#8217; for their opponents.<\/p>\n<p>On Ollie Watkins&#8217; winning goal, Carney pointed out that there was\u00a0&#8216;no one pressing them&#8217; despite some good skill from the Villa forward.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Roy Keane was quick to agree: &#8216;Really poor defending from Spurs. You&#8217;ve got to get tight and be aggressive, they&#8217;ve just switched off at the wrong time.<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/26\/16\/78251199-12792849-image-a-37_1701017029774.jpg\" height=\"416\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Roy Keane criticised Spurs&#8217; &#8216;poor defending&#8217; allowing Villa to take the lead and secure a win<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/26\/16\/78250929-12792849-image-a-38_1701017040377.jpg\" height=\"411\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Son looked dejected at full-time after Tottenham were defeated for the third match in a row<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/26\/16\/78251477-12792849-image-a-40_1701017990519.jpg\" height=\"466\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Tottenham players celebrated their supporting fans at the\u00a0Tottenham Hotspur Stadium\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/26\/16\/78251481-12792849-image-a-39_1701017988156.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>A win against Aston Villa would have sent Tottenham into third place in the Premier League<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/26\/17\/78251461-12792849-image-a-41_1701018232349.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Ollie Watkins celebrated his sides winning goal after netting a cool shot for the visitors<\/p>\n<p>He continued: &#8216;Lovely goal from Villa, but defensively from Spurs&#8230; really Spursy&#8217;.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Tottenham have now faced their third defeat on the trot in the Premier League, despite a winning start to the 2023-24 campaign.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>However, Ange Postecoglou&#8217;s side have faced the wrath of injuries, including Rodrigo Bentancur who was substituted off early in the first half after a challenge from Matty Cash.<\/p>\n<p>Michael Dawson added: &#8216;If you give teams that are good in attack a little bit of an edge, an opportunity, they&#8217;ll take it. Ollie Watkins\u00a0does that.<\/p>\n<p>Giovani Lo Celso fired his side ahead early in the game &#8211; a much needed confidence boost for a diminished Tottenham squad.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Into stoppage time at the end of the first half, Pau Torres nodded in a header from Douglas Luiz&#8217; cross into the box, allowing the Spaniard a simple header into the net.<\/p>\n<p>With everything to play for in the second half, the visitors pushed hard and secured a second, winning goal through Ollie Watkins.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Following some one-two along the edge of the box with ex-Leicester star Youri Tielemans, Watkins coolly slotted home to secure all three points for his visiting side in the capital.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12792849\/Roy-Keane-calls-Tottenham-SPURSY-poor-defending-leads-Ollie-Watkins-winner-Sundays-2-1-defeat-against-Aston-Villa.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Roy Keane calls Tottenham &#8216;SPURSY&#8217; 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