Hugo Lloris was haunted by another Argentinian as the White Hart Lane faithful began 2023 in open revolt.
The stadium was half empty by the time Aston Villa were celebrating at the final whistle and those Tottenham fans who stayed booed the players off. Incredibly, it was only Villa’s second away win of the season and owed much to Lloris’ howler on his first start since he returned from the World Cup.
Two weeks on from losing to Argentina in the World Cup final, France captain Lloris’ horrible mistake led to Villa’s Argentinian midfielder Emiliano Buendia scoring the 50th-minute opener. It was the 10th game in a row in all competitions Tottenham had gone behind and this time they ran out of lives as they could not turn the game around - and the fans wasted no time in voicing their frustrations.
