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title: "Tottenham: Media slam Ivan Perisic after Wolves display"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Emilio Galantini"
section: "Premier League News"
published: "2023-03-04T17:45:57Z"
modified: "2023-03-04T17:46:56Z"
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# Tottenham: Media slam Ivan Perisic after Wolves display

**Members of the national press criticised the performance of Ivan Perisic after [Tottenham](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/tottenham-hotspur-news/) succumbed to a lacklustre 1-0 loss at Wolves.**

### The Lowdown: Spurs defeated…

[Antonio Conte](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/tag/antonio-conte/)‘s side, again lead by assistant coach Cristian Stellini, were humbled at the hands of relegation-threated Wolves at Molineux.

The north Londoners were made to pay for their lack of cutting edge in the final third, having missed a fair few chances and striking the woodwork on multiple occasions.

Former Spurs transfer target Adama Traore eventually grabbed the game’s only goal just 10 minutes from the full time whistle, a strike which cemented Tottenham’s second consecutive loss in all competitions.

### The Latest: Perisic slammed…

Members of the national media particularly criticised Perisic’s display with both [Alasdair Gold of football.london](https://www.football.london/tottenham-hotspur-fc/fixtures-results/tottenham-ratings-wolves-porro-forster-26390048) and [Dan Kilpatrick of the Evening Standard](https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/tottenham-player-ratings-vs-wolves-porro-forster-b1064772.html) saying he didn’t offer nearly enough quality in terms of delivery.

Kilpatrick believes the 34-year-old needs to do ‘way more’ in terms of providing opportunities with other members of the press being in full agreement.

Elsewhere, reporter [Sean Walsh of 90min](https://www.90min.com/posts/wolves-1-0-tottenham-player-ratings-4-3-23) slammed his ‘4/10’ performance and claimed he looks ‘older and older’ every week.

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### The Verdict: Room for improvement…

Perisic signed from Inter Milan on a Bosman deal in the summer and came with plenty of pedigree/experience at the very top level.

However, perfomances such as today’s highlight the fact he very much needs to improve his form – with the Croatia legend losing possession[19 times](https://www.sofascore.com/tottenham-hotspur-wolverhampton/dsI) on a wasteful afternoon.

As per [SofaScore,](https://www.sofascore.com/tottenham-hotspur-wolverhampton/dsI) he finished the 90 minutes as one of Tottenham’s lowest-rated players – finding just two out of 10 crosses into the box and one long ball all afternoon.

If Spurs are to make the [Premier League](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/premier-league-news/) top four, big name players like Perisic may need to show a lot more.