Player Watch: Hugo Lloris

[Streetspur77]

I think we have to give Butland serious consideration. He’s obviously very gettable. Next season Arsenal Liverpool possibly chelsea could be after a keeper. Would be a massive call to bin him. But sometimes if you want to progress as a club you have to make these big calls. Good keepers don’t become available very often. If he picks up rest of season then no problem. But if Lloris gets any worse it’s a major worry. Today was first time I found myself verbally abusing him and felt bad for it. But unfortunately there’s no room for sentiment if you want to be the best as pep has shown.

Lloris won't be dropped or binned anytime soon, he's the club captain and as poch says in the book he's almost part of the coaching team.

However I agree about butland, we should get him in ready for when Hugo retires

 

[stevenurse]

Butland wouldn't be a bad shout to say buy him, but leave him at Stoke next season. Then bring him in the year after to complete with Lloris. A bit similar to the position Juve are in right now, but I'd doubt he would want to sit on our bench like sneezy

 

[Mullers]

Lloris won't be dropped or binned anytime soon, he's the club captain and as poch says in the book he's almost part of the coaching team.

However I agree about butland, we should get him in ready for when Hugo retires

Hugo can go on for another 7 to 10 years. He's only 30.

 

[bubble07]

I think he was a bit unfortunate for the second goal, personally. The punch wasn't terrible, and he very nearly saved the resulting shot.

Having said that, the amount of times he kicks the ball out of play is ridiculous. He's also very left footed.

The punch wasnt terrible but he should have caught it

 

[dagraham]

Bit of a sticky patch at the moment but he will be back to his best soon and everyone will soon forget about his errors.

Hope so, because his general rock solidness ( as well as the brilliant shot stopping ) tended to mask over the poor distribution which has always been there.

As it is, he’s made quite a few mistakes this season and is beginning to look a bit flappy, which only serves to highlight other weaknesses.

 

[Spurrific]

Butland hasn’t even been in good form this season. Some of you lot are too fickle.

 

[Everlasting Seconds]

Pickford > Butland, Lloris > Pickford + Butland.

 

[BringBack_leGin]

He’s a top class goalkeeper who’s not performed as he can so far this season. That doesn’t mean he needs to be replaced. It means he needs to be supported.

 

[Dharmabum]

Oh, yesterday it was Trippier that should be sold....while not long ago people were saying we do not need Aurier since Spurs already got KWP and Trippier....and Dele should be benched as he's not caring....and Davies should start over Rose because his heart is not into it at Spurs....etc etc...
Not long ago Lloris was seen among that top 10 goalies in the world....but now some wanted him replaced by "lesser" goalies.

 

[JB_Spurs]

Has everyone saying they'd want us to go out and get Butland to replace Lloris actually watched Butland recently? He hasn't been setting the world alight either tbf

 

[Gassin's finest]

Lloris is one of the top 5 goalies in the world. He is intrinsic with the coaching staff and this clubs new ethos, our club captain, and the best we've seen since Jennings... With no exaggeration. The "poor" distribution is a myth. It may not be as good as others, but it's not "poor" at all. His fearlessness and unflappability is crucial in keeping our back four composed and confident.

Some people are mental.

 

[tooey]

He's had two poor games in a row...I suppose that is the average memory span for most people though.

 

[AnotherSpursFan]

With Lloris, its not about clean sheets, its about distribution. Clean sheet, no problem, only 6 out of 10 because he no have laser guided passes

I guess hes the only keeper to be rated by distributon
Only in Spurs, only in Spurs, well play all, well play

 

[Kiedis]

Him having a very poor distribution is among the bigger myths in here.

Pass success percentage:
Lloris: 74
Ederson 84
Mignolet 70
De Gea 55
Butland 44
Courtois 71
Cech 66
Pickford 42

Stats obviously doesn't tell the whole picture, and some of these players play in teams that hoof it a lot more than we do. Nevertheless, I still maintain that many people view his distribution as worse than it is because he doesn't appear to have as slick a technique as many of the other keepers.
What he does have, though, is the courage to always be available for a pass, and always be looking to do something creative with it.


My main issue with him this season is more about other aspects of his game, which doesn't seem as secure as it was.

 

[Shadydan]

He's had two poor games in a row...I suppose that is the average memory span for most people though.

Not sure how he was poor against Burnley?

 

[archiewasking]

It does worry me how often he seems to get beaten on the near post these days.

 

[Dharmabum]

Some Spurs fans want him replaced. How fickeld minded aren't some/many of football fans hey.

http://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2017/12/27/tottenham-hotspur-fans-react-to-hugo-lloriss-performance/

 

[dagraham]

Him having a very poor distribution is among the bigger myths in here.

Pass success percentage:
Lloris: 74
Ederson 84
Mignolet 70
De Gea 55
Butland 44
Courtois 71
Cech 66
Pickford 42

Stats obviously doesn't tell the whole picture, and some of these players play in teams that hoof it a lot more than we do. Nevertheless, I still maintain that many people view his distribution as worse than it is because he doesn't appear to have as slick a technique as many of the other keepers.
What he does have, though, is the courage to always be available for a pass, and always be looking to do something creative with it.


My main issue with him this season is more about other aspects of his game, which doesn't seem as secure as it was.

Sorry, it's not a myth and you are right stats do not tell the whole story. It's actually the stats that are skewing the picture.

A "successful pass" is one that reaches one of our players, but doesn't take into account whether that pass puts the player in the shit. Conversely, a keeper might play it long and it won't reach it's intended target. This will make it "an unsuccessful pass", but it might have been the right decision to send it long.

His decision making is an issue imo and he often takes too long to make the pass and we end up boxed in or he makes the wrong choice of who to pass it to. I'm not saying he should just hoof it all the time or his distribution is the worst in league, but you only have to watch us play on a regular basis to conclude it's the weakest part of his game.

As you say though, the other aspects of his game were so good that it was easy to overlook it, but he's started to make quite a lot of mistakes generally. Hopefully it's just one of those seasons and not a decline in his game.

 

[Luka Van der Bale]

Anyone who complains about Lloris’ ability to play it out from the back and wants Butland needs to watch more Butland. Brilliant shot stopper but not exactly a ‘modern’ keeper who is quick off his line or is cool with the ball at his feet.

 

[yido16]

The one element that frustrates me is his distribution, he floats 30 yard balls to the fullbacks which every time turns into a 50:50 challenge