Underachievers: 3 Tottenham Players Who Need To Up Their Game

Tottenham have had a mixed bag this season. They have had managerial sackings, thrashings and dubious red cards, but now under Tim Sherwood they are looking to steady the ship. They currently sit in sixth place in the league and now have the opportunity to kick on, so here are three players who need to up their game o help them do just that.

1) Kyle Naughton

The left-back has now lost his place to Danny Rose in the team and he will need to work hard to earn it back. He has played six games this season so far in the topflight and has been dreadful in most of those, winning just half of his tackles and a third of his take ons.

Now at 25 he is in real need of upping his game or face the wrath of the Spurs fans.

2) Michael Dawson

He is strong, commanding and good in the air, but unfortunately for him he has displayed that he is also slow, rash and is prone to a mistake. The centre-back has had a tough time of late and struggled with Andre Villas-Boas’ desire for a high line, but under Tim Sherwood has the exact platform he needs to show the Tottenham fans what he can do again.

3) Jermain Defoe

Although it is hard to believe, Defoe has is still yet to score in the Premier League this season despite making 12 appearances. He has scored nine goals in other competitions this season which is perhaps why he hasn’t felt the frustrations as much as he has, but he really needs to start bagging some goals.