Dominic Solanke has regressed further into the Randal Kolo Muani zone
Tottenham Hotspur completely dominated Crystal Palace 2-0 this past weekend to make it three straight wins in the Premier League, but even though just about everyone in the starting 11 was awesome and Spurs are getting better and better, it legitimately feels like striker Dominic Solanke is getting worse and worse.
Solanke was the only player on the field for Spurs who did not have a good game, and, in all honesty, he was terrible. He created just one chance when every other midfielder or attacking player created three or four, he did not win a single dribble, and he had just one shot on target on four shots with four or five unforced errors in possession to lose the ball.
All season long, Solanke has been squandering chances, sloppy in possession, and unable to beat defenders one on one or create chances for the other forwards. Whereas the other players are doing their best to make everyone around them better, Big Dom has been an asset to nobody. There was hope that his late goal against Manchester United with the captain's arm band after several bad misses in the 1-1 draw would galvanize him to play better, but, instead, Solanke has looked no better than before as the main liability in a team that is just a great No. 9 away from potentially being the best team in the Premier League.
The end result with Dominic Solanke is untenable
Tottenham Hotspur fans could not help but notice how listless and lethargic Dominic Solanke looked, almost as if he were a clone of the worst striker most Spurs fans have ever seen in a Lilywhite kit, Randal Kolo Muani.
Last season, Kolo Muani frustrated Tottenham fans by never being in the right position, lazily moving about the pitch, and showing zero interest in creating chances for his teammates. Maybe Solanke isn't packing it in on the team like Kolo Muani and it would be unfair to say he is as bad as Kolo Muani or does not care about Tottenham, which was the case with the Frenchman last season, but in all honesty, the end result is almost negligible.
Statistically, Solanke is a disaster. He barely scores goals, he creates almost no chances, he is so stiff on the ball that he can't beat defenders, and he is just nowhere he needs to be in the box when the chances do come. It's the same story as with Kolo Muani last season, and one more game of this will be past the tipping point of untenable for Tottenham.
