Tottenham need big game from Lloris

I WOULD have lost trust in Hugo Lloris by now. We’re not talking about an average keeper. pe This is a player thought of as being in the top five in the world. He is a World Cup winner.

If Lloris (right) was honest with himself, he has not performed for two years. He has been way below the standards of what he is capable.

We all go through these moments as players. When it is a goalkeeper, it is highlighted. Their mistakes cost a team goals, cost them points, positions and even Champions League places.

We saw that for Liverpool’s winner. He has had too many of those moments. Yes, he has had his high moments. But I’m not sure these up and downs are what Spurs need now. They need consistency in their keeper. The defenders want to look back and think: ‘Yes, he’s going to come and catch this.’ There has been a breakdown between the defence and Hugo. That comes from trust, not from ability. Hugo’s displays have broken that trust. I’d have replaced him with Paulo Gazzaniga after the Liverpool game. I understand why Mauricio Pochettino gave him the Crystal Palace match, being the first game in the new stadium, and now the manager has made that call he has to stick with him.