The Tottenham Hotspur faithful have flooded to social media on Saturday evening, to take aim at a pair of the club’s stars.
Antonio Conte’s troops were of course back in action a short time ago.
After watching north London rivals Arsenal leapfrog them into 4th in the race for Champions League football, the Lilywhites made the trip across the capital, desperate for a three-point haul of their own in a Premier League showdown with Thomas Frank’s Brentford.
When all was said and done at the Brentford Community Stadium, however, Spurs simply failed to step up to the plate.
An altogether lacklustre display ultimately saw Conte and co. forced to settle for a share of the spoils, owing to a 0-0 stalemate which actually saw the day’s hosts create the better of the chances.
Christian Eriksen delivers…
OFF THE POST!!#BRETOT pic.twitter.com/IeyxsoNh09
— Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) April 23, 2022
Tottenham, as a result, remain 5th in the Premier League table, now two points adrift of Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal.
‘Should be released’
On the back of the final whistle bringing proceedings in west London to a close on Saturday, it should therefore come as little surprise to hear of the Spurs faithful making their frustrations known.
On a day which could go on to prove so damaging to the club’s hopes of a return to the Champions League, a whole host of the Lilywhites’ stars looked some way off their best, including the likes of Harry Kane and Dejan Kulusevski.
It is another two members of Antonio Conte’s ranks, however, who have been singled out for, by some distance, the most widespread criticism.
The players in question? Wing-back pair Emerson Royal and Ryan Sessegnon.
Check out the best of the highlights from across social media below:
We’re better off playing with 9 men. Sessegnon and Emerson are not good enough for this league
— Archie (@Archie_Tashjian) April 23, 2022
We genuinely have the worst wing back combo in the world, Strauß and Holtmann > Emerson and Sessegnon
— ken ???? (@Sonny7i) April 23, 2022
Sessegnon & Emerson Royal are absolutely woeful #BRETOT
— Liam Harris (@LiamHarris456) April 23, 2022
Emerson Royal and Sessegnon are sooooo poor.
— Marc Stayte (@staytey7) April 23, 2022
Sessegnon and Emerson are taking the piss
— Niall (@NCV1999) April 23, 2022
Emerson Royal and Sessegnon has to be the worst back pairing in Premier League history
— William? (@Uweseelersson) April 23, 2022
Emerson and Sessegnon really don’t offer anything what so ever. They’re just making the numbers up
— Christian (@Christianjw92) April 23, 2022
I’m pretty sure Emerson royal or Ryan sessegnon couldn’t cross the road
— James King (@Kingy286) April 23, 2022
Conte system relies on attacking WB’s. Emerson and Sessegnon don’t provide anything offensively
— Cheers, Son’s crying (@Wkdjam123) April 23, 2022
Sessegnon and Emerson should be released tonight
— DL (@DJL_96) April 23, 2022
We need to change things either formation or selection wise or both
Emerson is a waste of a shirt
Sessegnon was non existent
If you have incapable wing backs then there’s no point playing that system
I’d make a change in midfield too
— M (@Pipey78) April 23, 2022
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