Jamie Carragher piles on the pain for Ange Postecoglou with ruthless Everton jibe

Tottenham played a backmost 3 against Everton and looked each astatine oversea successful the archetypal fractional arsenic Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Iliman Ndiaye got the Toffees up and running, earlier Archie Gray's ain extremity enactment them successful dreamland

Jamie Carragher tore into Tottenham aft they went 3-0 down to Everton, calling them "a mess" and "naive" - portion besides insisting Ange Postecoglou's broadside cannot blasted their wounded situation connected their existent slump.

Spurs person sunk to 15th successful the Premier League array aft a woeful tally of signifier that saw them triumph 1 of their past 9 matches.

The squad had 12 elder players unavailable for their travel to Everton and Postecoglou's players person surely struggled to get into their groove without their astir talented stars - but the mode successful which they person mislaid games has been astir concerning.

Tottenham played a backmost 3 astatine Goodison Park and looked each astatine oversea arsenic Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Iliman Ndiaye got the Toffees up and running, earlier Archie Gray's ain extremity enactment them successful dreamland. Dejan Kulusevski aboriginal pulled 1 backmost successful the 2nd fractional earlier Richarlison added a precocious 2nd for the visitors.

But it was excessively precocious for Spurs. And Carragher ripped into Tottenham's first-half display, questioning their organisation arsenic a squad and insisting it was not acceptable to beryllium losing 3-0 astatine fractional clip to a struggling squad similar Everton.

"Tottenham are conscionable truthful naive successful everything they do," the Liverpool fable said connected commentary duty. He aboriginal added: "It's a mess! This volition beryllium 12 Premier League defeats if they suffer today. You can't suffer much than fractional your games. I cognize determination are injuries but this is Tottenham. You can't beryllium getting beaten 3-0. astatine fractional time. against Everton."

Spurs came into the crippled with adjacent much wounded blows aft learning that prima striker Dominic Solanke, midfielder Yves Bissouma and winger Brennan Johnson were each unavailable.

But Carragher insisted that portion fittingness issues tin stone immoderate club, Tottenham's performances were not bully capable regardless. He said: "Injuries play a large portion successful immoderate nine but Tottenham person to beryllium much competitory than they are."

Before the game, the ex-centre-back suggested that Postecoglou could beryllium sacked if helium loses to Everton, who are flirting adjacent relegation and precocious axed brag Sean Dyche.

"I deliberation due to the fact that of however mediocre Everton person been, if they suffer here, the unit volition beryllium cranked up connected the manager," helium added.

"You don’t privation to spot that. I emotion watching Postecoglou’s teams play, and continually accidental that they’re the astir entertaining squad to ticker successful the Premier League, whether it’s bully oregon bad, but it’s truly mediocre tally of form."

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