Micah Richards identifies major Tottenham weakness teams are exploiting
Micah Richards believes Tottenham Hotspur's problem of defending corner kicks requires urgent attention.
Spurs were held to a 1-1 draw at West Ham United on Tuesday night, the hosts' goal arriving from a Kurt Zouma header at the back post.
Ange Postecoglou's side were unable to pick up the French defender from a corner and were subsequently punished after seeing the centre-back head past Guglielmo Vicario.
The Lilywhites have developed an unfortunate trend of conceding from such scenarios this season and this weakness for on show for all to see once again at the London Stadium.
Discussing this issue on Match of the Day, Richards remarked: “I want to talk about Vicario and how outstanding he’s been this season, especially with his feet and his shot stopping, but I think teams have just spotted a weakness from corners and especially inswingers.
«This was Wolves, they’ve got eight men in there, you see Gomes [Joao] is free but Vicario doesn’t know whether to stay or whether to go, they’ve got so many men in the box.
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Reviewing further examples of this problem haunting Spurs in recent weeks, the former Manchester City right-back continued: “This time it’s Everton and Harrison, they’ve got ten players in their own box and not dealing with the threat. This was Man City in the cup, this time it was Dias on Vicario, not let him come out, he flaps at it and they concede a goal. You can see the numbers in there, so if you beat the centre-halves in Van de Ven and Romero you’ve got a free shot or effort on goal.
“Last night was Zouma, you’ve got eight
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