Ange Postecoglou would be wise to replace Tottenham captain Son Heung-min at half-time against Galatasaray.

Postecoglou decided to rest a few key players in the UEFA Europa League at RAMS Park on Thursday (7 November).

And the changes were noticeable straightaway as the hosts took the lead after just six minutes. However, in fairness to the Spurs players, little could be done about Yunus Akgün’s wonder strike.

They responded well, equalising in the 18th minute as Will Lankshear grabbed his first goal for the club, a timely boost for Postecoglou considering Richarlison’s latest injury setback.

However, Spurs continued to make mistakes and give the ball away, and their slopiness cost them midway through the first half as Victor Osimhen restored Galatasaray’s lead, having had a goal ruled out for offside just moments before.

Osimhen grabbed his second of the night in the 39th minute to round off a miserable first half for Postecoglou’s side, and if Spurs are to have any chance of clawing their way back into the match in the second half, changes need to be made.

Ange Postecoglou must axe Son Heung-min at half-time in Tottenham v Galatasaray

Spurs need goals if they’re to get back into the contest at RAMS Park.

While they’ve been poor defensively, injury issues mean there is little that Postecoglou can change in that department. However, he does have room to make substitutions further forward.

And Son is the player who should make way, with the South Korean largely a passenger in the first 45 minutes.

As per Sofascore, Son succeded with zero per cent of his dribble attempts during the first half, while he managed to complete just 67 per cent of his passes.

While he did win two of his three ground duels, he also gave possession away eight times and made one error which resulted in a shot for Galatasaray, which would have particularly frustrated Postecoglou.

And the Australian should bring the 32-year-old off at the break.

In other Tottenham news, Daniel Levy could make a statement by signing Sunderland wonderkid Chris Rigg.

Spurs first-half player ratings vs Galatasaray – Outclassed in Istanbul

The curtains have been drawn over the first half of Europa League action in Istanbul, and it’s time for player ratings, with Spurs trailing to Galatasaray 3-1 subject to goals from Yunus Akgun, Will Lankshear, and Osimhen.

Spurs first-half player ratings vs Galatasaray

Fraser Forster: The veteran goalkeeper was just beaten by an unstoppable strike after five minutes, getting fingertips to it. He was incredibly shaky on the ball throughout the half, gifting the hosts an abundance of opportunities to score. However, he made a few decent saves that kept the scoreline from being a cricket score. 4.

Pedro Porro: The Spaniard was really poor in the opening forty-five, losing possession cheaply on a number of occasions, and he was bypassed too often by Galatasaray’s left side. 3.

Radu Dragusin: The Romanian had a half to forget as his heavy touch led to Osimhen’s first goal and it was a certainly poor lapse in judgement from the centre-half. Not only that, he lost possession so many times. An awful, awful performance so far, on and off the ball. 2.