Xavi Simons has been labelled ‘Tottenham’s Antony’ by Jamie O’Hara for his horror performance in their 1-0 defeat to Chelsea.Simons, who started the London derby on the bench, was forced into the contest inside the first five minutes after Lucas Bergvall was subbed under concussion protocols.Simons was at fault for letting Chelsea steal the ball back and go on to scoreGettyHowever, the 22-year-old suffered the ignominy of being substituted in the 73rd minute as he was replaced by Brennan Johnson.“It feels like we signed an Antony,” O’Hara told GameDay Live.Antony joined Manchester United for a whopping £86million in 2022 but went on to fail to live up to his huge price tag.The Brazilian ended up struggling to create or score goals, only netting 12 times in 96 appearances for the Red Devils.Once named ‘flop of the season’, the winger never got his United career going and Ruben Amorim opted to oust him from his squad before he departed for Real Betis this summer.O’Hara compared Simons with Antony after the Dutchman was a major factor behind Chelsea’s winning goal against Spurs, thanks to sloppy play in possession in the 34th minute.Micky van de Ven seemed to have set the hosts on the attack after winning the ball back and playing it to his fellow Dutchman.However, Simons, who signed for Spurs in the summer for £52million, opted to play a pass back to Van de Ven.And his pass was short, allowing Moises Caicedo to swoop in, winning possession back and breaking into the penalty area. Caicedo then found Joao Pedro, with the Brazilian taking one touch and picking out the top left corner from outside the six-yard box.O’Hara punched his desk in frustration as he angrily ranted at SimonstalkSPORTIt was a passage of play that left Spurs fans in the stadium groaning and one in the studio completely raging.“What on earth are Tottenham doing at the back!” ex-midfielder O’Hara said on talkSPORT’s GameDay Phone In. “An absolute shambles, it’s a joke how we defend that.”“Xavi Simons!” he then exclaimed. “I’m sick to death of him. He gives the ball away, soft, short, and Caicedo nicks it off him.“Honestly, he’s come on for Bergvall after five minutes, and it’s like we’re playing with ten men.“I’m sick of it, £60million we spent and he’s bang average, he gives the ball away for fun…I’d take him off.”After Simons was hooked late on, which O’Hara described as ‘the worst thing that can happen as a player’, the latter asked talkSPORT’s live reporter if Spurs fans were as angry as him with Simons.Will Hobbs responded: “I’ve heard you, and I’ve heard the fans behind me. I think that to give credit to Xavi Simons, defensively, he’s been tracking back. “But every player on the park has been given that extra edge. And some of his sliding challenges when he’s been recovering have been decent.“In terms of creativity, he really hasn’t offered anything, Jamie. He’s been given the ball and he’s given the odd simple pass, but he’s given it away a number of times. “And it just feels like you think about Eberechi Eze, who was on the verge of joining Spurs. And it just seems like Simons is kind of the backup to that Eze.“And Eze’s probably watching this game going, I’m pretty glad I chose Arsenal, to be honest, because Simons, he’s not got much to work with. But when he has got the ball, he really hasn’t had any ideas.”O’Hara’s co-host, Rory Jennings, added: “It’s not looking good for Xavi Simons. It’s a mugging off, isn’t it? Subbing the sub. It’s a statement.Simons struggled after coming on, and his error handed Chelsea their only goalAFP“Brought you on, and they decided that out of everybody that’s still on, it was a mistake to bring you on. Shouldn’t have done it.“I’ve made an error here. And it’s not going to make me look great, but I’m still going to do it anyway. I’m going to pull you off.“I’m going to hook the sub. It’s a bad look.“There was a moment here as well when I just thought he went down, he went down looking for a foul. “He looked at the ref, and it looked genuine; it looked like a genuine plea for a foul. “I just thought he is so not in tune with the English game. Because what he was asking for a foul is never a foul, it’s never going to be given.Simons’ misery was compounded by a bookingGetty“It’s like, what are you expecting here? Nobody else has stopped; none of your teammates are appealing for the foul. And you’re just sitting on the floor with your arms in the air.“He’s really got to get his head down because this is a bad day at the office for him, regardless of how this game goes from here.“Once you’re the sub that’s been subbed, you’ve got some real explaining to do to the fans and the club that spent a lot of money on you.”Furious FrankTottenham boss Thomas Frank is usually a calm character on the touchline, but Simons’ error even led to him losing his temper.The Dane turned around and booted a water bottle next to him in the dugout after his side conceded the opener to Chelsea.He sent the bottle crashing towards the bench as he failed to hold back his anger at the poor mistake.View Tweet: https://t.co/7gdXsyUVmVJennings spotted the incident, saying: “Oh wow, Frank’s just booted it, I’ve never seen him do that. Thomas Frank is livid.” Spurs struggled to gain any momentum after conceding, and Frank would have had some harsh words to say at halftime.Unfortunately for him though, his side failed to threaten at all throughout the next 45 minutes. They only managed one shot on target all game, their fewest in a Premier League game against Chelsea since November 2020.In fact, Spurs only took three shots of any kind, which is their lowest tally in a top-flight match this season.It allowed Enzo Maresca‘s men to cruise to a 1-0 victory that moves them back up into the top four. Meanwhile, for Frank and Tottenham, they’ve remained in third and now have their rivals level on points with them.