On December 10, Hugo Lloris disgusted England. While the Kingdom had sharply criticized him for daring to make Jordan Pickford a better goalkeeper than the record holder of selections for the France team, Lloris, placid and calm, had offered a clear, sharp and scathing answer that drove the English and his pal Harry Kane out of the World Cup. A month and a little later, his Majesty’s subjects are taking revenge while Lloris is going through a period of great turbulence.
Three dumplings in 18 days erased the benefit of a great World Cup:
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- On January 1, he released a ball against Aston Villa and opened the way to success for his opponents.
- On January 15, he scored, against Arsenal, the first own goal of his career, precipitating, again, the fall of Spurs in the North London Derby.
- On January 19, when Tottenham had the game in hand against City, he missed his exit and conceded the reduction of the gap before letting Mahrez pierce him at the near post. Two mistakes that allow Pep Guardiola’s men to win a badly started match.
Haaland wins his duel against Lloris during Manchester City – Tottenham
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Nor can it be denied that he has become a handicap
But what fly stung Lloris? The return from the World Cup is never easy to manage and it is enough to see the current difficulties of his former teammates in Blue, Olivier Giroud and Théo Hernandez, or of Neymar in Paris to realize this. But the Niçois has, in addition, added an additional difficulty: the announcement of his international retirement. The Blues are the red thread of his great career. Breaking it was not an easy decision to make and Lloris faced an emotional whirlwind even as the Premier League, unlike the Bundesliga, did not let up.
Whatever the context, which can easily explain his dumplings, England are ruthless with him. After the blunder against Aston Villa, Graeme Souness, former player and coach of Liverpool, explained: “I have never been a big fan of Lloris. For me, its expiry date has passed.“Following his mistake against Arsenal, it was Chris Sutton, the former Chelsea striker, who knocked him out in his column for the Daily Mail:”There’s no denying that Lloris has been a brilliant goalkeeper and there’s a real pressure that comes with being in goal. But we also cannot deny that it has become a handicap.“
This Thursday, Phil Neville, on the set of Sky Sports, added a layer: “The goalkeeper is in bad shape. He has to stop this. Mahrez shoots well but the ball can’t go to the near post. Even if the ball is deflected, he must prevent it from entering.” Heckled on social media by his own fans after the loss to Arsenal, Lloris is going through a difficult time. England takes revenge and suffers him…
Hugo Lloris in big trouble at Tottenham in 2023
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