Tim Sherwood slams ‘terrible’ Mathys Tel for what he did in Tottenham defeat vs West Ham
Mathys Tel came under fire as Tottenham fell to defeat against West Ham on Saturday.
West Ham secured a 2-1 win away at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, with Callum Wilson netting a last-gasp winner.
Guglielmo Vicario was poor once again for Tottenham as he claimed for a foul that wasn’t there as the Englishman smashed home a strike to make it 2-1.
The Italian wasn’t alone in costing the Lilywhites, with Pedro Porro allowing Crysencio Summerville inside before he netted the opener.
One man who couldn’t be criticised for his work rate is Tel, but that didn’t stop Tim Sherwood from giving a negative review of the forward.
Tim Sherwood unimpressed by Mathys Tel reaction vs West Ham
Sherwood thinks Thomas Frank could be sacked by Tottenham, and for good reason.
There was a period against the Hammers where the hosts were on top, but outside of that, the performance was hugely frustrating again.
Nuno Espirito Santo’s side dominated for the majority of the first half and were good value for their lead going in at the interval.
The only plus point of the first 45 minutes and the opening exchanges of the second came off the back of good work from Tel.
He started on the flank and was consistently trying to get on the ball, but was hooked on 62 minutes, much to the surprise of the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Fans booed the decision, and the Frenchman couldn’t quite believe it himself, but Sherwood was frustrated by his reaction live on Sky Sports News.
He said: “Solanke is on for Tel. He’s not happy, Tel – you’ve been terrible mate, get off the pitch.“
Sherwood totally wrong for slamming Tel
Frank is on the brink of the sack and needs to trust his best players to get on the ball and make things happen for him.
No one else was really doing that against the Hammers, but Tel wanted to be taken accountable and was looking to make a difference.
Sherwood wasn’t impressed, but the boos towards Frank for taking him off sum up the opinion of the Lilywhites’ fanbase.
Tel was heavily involved going forward and looked dangerous whether he was going for goal or looking to set up his teammates.
The former Bayern Munich man was also excellent in the duel and refused to be bullied by a physical West Ham backline.
For him to be described as “terrible” is totally wide of the mark and is exactly what is wrong with the discourse surrounding Spurs right now.
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