Arsenal legend Ian Wright believes Emil Krafth was 'out of his depth' during Newcastle United's 3-1 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur on Wednesday.
The Magpies actually played quite well at St James' Park but were punished by individual mistakes, as a goal from Son Heung-Min and a brace from Harry Kane rendered Matt Ritchie's stunning equaliser a mere consolation.
Injuries to the likes of Jamaal Lascelles and Isaac Hayden led Steve Bruce to change his formation, as Newcastle lined up with a back five.
DeAndre Yedlin and Ritchie occupied the wing-back roles and given further injuries to centre-halves Ciaran Clark, Florian Lejeune and Paul Dummett, Bruce asked right-back, Krafth, to play as a right-sided centre-half.
It is a position that is unnatural to the Swedish international defender and Wright felt that showed as he struggled to grasp the role and was at fault when Kane headed past Martin Dubravka to put Spurs 2-1 in front.
“You have to say it’s disappointing from Newcastle because of the mistakes that they made but Tottenham were very ruthless," Wright told Match of the Day.
"Krafth, it didn’t really go well for him. Yedlin, he needs to get tighter and he makes it far too easy.
“I thought Krafth was way too out of his depth there, playing in that position. Steve Bruce, with the players that he’s got and how it’s going, they’re doing the best that they could but the mistakes cost them.”
