Hugo Lloris is holding Tottenham Hotspur back from attaining Premier League glory
Wembley howler throws spotlight on Spurs No 1 who resembles Simon Mignolet more than Thibaut Courtois or David de Gea, says Tony Cascarino
TOTTENHAM have been advised to think again about cock-up keeper Hugo Lloris.
Times columnist and talkSPORT pundit Tony Cascarino believes Spurs cannot win the Premier League with the Frenchman between the sticks.
Lloris made a game-changing error as he let Marcos Alonso's shot go under his body at Wembley on Sunday, giving Chelsea a 2-1 victory.
And ex-Aston Villa, Chelsea and Republic of Ireland forward Cascarino has reaffirmed his view that Lloris falls below the best in the league.
Writing in The Times, he said: "I’m not convinced that Hugo Lloris is a Premier League-winning goalkeeper — and that’s not just based on yesterday’s mistake.
“The France No 1 doesn’t command the penalty area like Thibaut Courtois of Chelsea.
"I think he’s a very good shot stopper but he’s not very good with his feet and I don’t think he is anywhere near the level of David De Gea of Manchester United.
He’s not bad at dealing with crosses but, again, he’s nothing compared to Courtois.
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“I think Lloris is close to Liverpool’s Simon Mignolet in terms of ability. I think he is about the fifth-best goalkeeper in the Premier League.
If Tottenham had a better goalkeeper, I think they might have won the league already.
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“If you look at most Premier League winners their goalkeeper has been extraordinary, and I just think Lloris is good, nothing more.
"And I don’t see an improving goalkeeper there; I don’t feel he has improved since he moved to Tottenham five years ago.”
Chelsea overcame Spurs to inflict Mauricio Pochettino’s men with their first defeat of the season.
They finished as runners-up to the Blues in 2016-17 and hope to go one better this time.
Some experts claim that Michel Vorm, Lloris's deputy, is not good enough to exert enough pressure on the Spurs No 1.
Others say the former Swansea player doesn't get enough game time to do himself justice.
Lloris, meanwhile, can point to 75 clean sheets in 213 first-team outings since leaving Nice in 2012... 24 of them last season in 34 games.
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