Tottenham Hotspur 3-1 Chelsea: 5 Hits and Flops from the game

Tottenham put an end to Chelsea's unbeaten start to the season
Tottenham put an end to Chelsea's unbeaten start to the season

#4 Flop: Jorginho

Jorginho was ineffective and it severely limited Chelsea
Jorginho was ineffective and it severely limited Chelsea

Jorginho has established himself as an integral member at Chelsea since following Maurizio Sarri from Naples to west London in the summer. It is as clear as daylight that the midfielder is instrumental to the way in which the Blues function and by now it has been identified that if you stop Jorginho, Chelsea stop ticking.

The Brazilian-born Italy international was exposed during Chelsea's only other defeat under Sarri during the Community Shield meeting with Manchester City in August and Tottenham deployed a similar tactic to outwit the visitors on Saturday.

Jorginho was afforded no time at all to dictate terms for Chelsea on the night and was constantly under pressure from Dele Alli, who managed to run rings around him.

Furthermore, Jorginho was uncharacteristically poor with his passing in the first half and struggled to recapture his mojo as the game went on.

The 26-year-old's frustration was evident when he picked up a booking for a bad challenge on Alli and was made to look like a passenger during Son Heung-min's burst of pace in the build-up to the third goal in the second half.

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