Hugo Lloris Performance Report

Hugo Lloris Performance Report

Opponents: Partizan Belgrade
Competition: UEFA Europa League
Venue: Partizan Stadium, Belgrade, Serbia (UEFA Category 3 Stadium)

Hugo Lloris had a good game, he was kept reasonably busy without having to make too many saves from shots but Partizan Belgrade were a permanent threat. He was the captain for the night in the absence of Kaboul and Emmanuel Adebayor in a noisy atmosphere for the whole game.

First-half

25 mins Pantic turns down the left side to beat Naughton but Townsend is there to dispossess him knocking it out for a throw. The ball is thrown long into the box and Fazio darts in front of his man but misses the leaving Lazovic unmarked. Vertonghen lunges in front of him as he turns and shoots from six yards. Lloris is forced to make an excellent block and Bentaleb lunges in a sliding tackle to hook the ball clear.

30 mins Lloris watches the ball sail over the bar from Sasa Ilic

44 mins Straight from a Ben Davies corner the keeper catches the ball and sends a counter attack down the right which results in a shot Lloris has to save comfortable falling across gal to his right.

Half-time: A comfortable first-half for Hugo Lloris, he had a bit more pressure to deal with in the second half as Partizan Belgrade started it on the front foot.

Second-half

48 mins Ben Davies is beaten near the corner flag and has to pull down his opponent for a free-kick receiving a yellow card for his troubles. The ball is crossed about 4 yards from goal waist high and makes it to the middle of the goal where Hugo Lloris dives forward and punches the cross clear.

50 mins Lazovic beats Davies but Fazio is aware of the danger and blocks the cross. From the clearance a long ball finds Lazovic he pulls it back for a left footed Grbic shot but he scuffs it and it rolls gently into Lloris's arms.

61 mins Long ball see Davies, as last man centrally, slice the ball. Lloris is smartly out to the right to prevent the corner and put the ball out for a throw under pressure. From the throw the ball is whipped in from the right. Davies ensures his man is offside but Lloris doesn't know that and dives at Lazovic to make a smart save.

72 mins Has to watch a shot from Petrovic in the left channel sail high and wide.

77 mins A through ball finds Grbic in the right channel and he cuts back a cross from the byline for Ilic. His header isn't good enough and sails over from 10 yards.

87 mins Drincic takes a sot from 30 yards but it way wide.

There was plenty of activity in the last third to keep Lloris concentrating even if he wasn't called on to make too many saves. The important thing is he retains his concentration and in many instances he receives the ball back to pass the ball out again keeping him in the game.

Concentration when he needed it, saves when we needed them, a good performance.

Twitter Reaction

Nicole X ‏@nicolethfc
Lloris is far too good for us

Steve ‏@Steve_THFC
He is a bit good that Lloris chap!

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