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#4 Stoke vs Tottenham and a tale of errors
Stoke City gave a good account of why they are where they are (19th on the table) even after taking the game to Tottenham and threatening to cause an upset as they failed to take the gilt-edged chances that came their way.
Badou Ndiaye could have done so much for this Stoke side had he been fit for the greater part of this season. His industry helped dispossess Spurs on numerous occasions with the most notable of his contributions being a steal and a quick pass to Mame Biram Diouf in the dying minutes of the game to set Stoke on the counter in a nearly unbelievable 5 on 2 situation.
But Diouf, who had bottled one chance early on in the game and scored later thanks to Hugo Lloris' calamitous streak staying on course, could have slid a pass and found 3 of his teammates or could have gone for glory himself. But he absorbed all that into a terrible failure of a pass that picked out one of the only two Tottenham defenders inside the area.
Earlier, Jack Butland who had pulled off a magnificent save to deny Son, was left perplexed as a curling ball from Christian Eriksen from a set-piece on the left flank went past a flustered Stoke defence and rattled the netting.
As for Tottenham, the pundits have been pondering over what ultimately curtails this unit that packs plenty of swagger, grit and flair from being one of the very best in the business. And pardon me if this sounds a bit hyperbolic but part of that problem lies between the sticks at the back- Hugo Lloris.
Hugo Lloris is a remarkable goalkeeper but his direly inconsistent showings in front of goal which has cost Tottenham dearly this season could lead to Mauricio Pochettino looking for a guardian who can keep it at a level that's not leaky at its best.
