Premiership
Tottenham Hotspur 4-0 West Ham United 

Monday, 10th March 2008
by Gordon Thrower

I’m getting bored with this. Losing 4-0 twice in a week is bad enough, but to do so a third time to a team whose supporters still think shell suits are a good idea is just plain embarrassing.



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Player Ratings

Robert Green
Left woefully exposed for the goals. Kicking left a lot to be desired.


Lucas Neill
Another shaky one. The right back position is becoming of some concern to me at the moment.


George McCartney
Stuck to his task despite the lack of help from in front of him at times.


Anton Ferdinand
It?EUR(TM)s all very well playing ok ish for 20-30 minute spells but if you fall asleep and cost two goals to start with you haven?EUR(TM)t done your job.


Jonathan Spector
This was not a Premiership display by any stretch of the imagination. The fact that it took injuries to three potential first choice centre backs to get him a start should tell you all you need to know.


Hayden Mullins
Stuck to it as much as possible but then undid any good work by cching the defensive malaise for the third goal.


Scott Parker
The pick of the side today, a return that gives us a bit of hope for the next few games.


Freddie Ljungberg
Too much running into blind-alley territory for my liking


Luis Boa Morte
No meaningful contribution to the match. If he?EUR(TM)d kept his head until half-time we could have smuggled him off and, with eleven on the pitch, we might still have been in with a shout. Given that he was on a yellow already ?EUR" whether earned or not ?EUR" running around like the proverbial headless chicken was just plain daft.


Bobby Zamora
Given that he spent the second half out on the left this wasn?EUR(TM)t a bad run-out. Hopefully we?EUR(TM)ll keep eleven on the pitch long enough to give him a full 90 some time soon.


Dean Ashton
Playing one up is a thankless task when you are down to ten men. To his credit he worked harder than we have seen from him of late.



Substitutes

John Paintsil
(replaced Ljungberg, 71) So-so-ish spell in the second half. The ironic cult hero thing is wearing a bit thin now though.


Mark Noble
(replaced Parker, 76) Not as dominant as Parker had been but got a couple of good feet in.


Carlton Cole
(replaced Zamora, 77) Failed to make much of an impression.


Richard Wright
Did not play.


Jonathan Spector
Did not play.



Match Facts

West Ham United: Robert Green, Lucas Neill, George McCartney, Anton Ferdinand, Jonathan Spector, Hayden Mullins, Scott Parker, Freddie Ljungberg, Luis Boa Morte, Bobby Zamora, Dean Ashton.

Goals: None.

Booked: None.

Sent off: None.

Tottenham Hotspur: Robinson, Hutton, Chimbonda, Woodgate, Dawson, Zokora, Huddlestone, Lennon, Malbranque, Keane, Berbatov.

Subs not used: Cerny, Boateng.

Goals: Berbatov (8, 10), Gilberto (85), Bent (90+3).

Booked: None booked..

Sent off: None.

Referee: C.Foy.

Attendance: 36,062.

Man of the Match: Scott Parker.