Tottenham dropped more points at the weekend as they lost 4-3 to Chelsea in the Premier League.
That defeat leaves Tottenham 11th in the Premier League table, and some serious questions are being asked about this team right now.
There’s a case to make that Ange Postecoglou should be sacked.
Daniel Levy has been criticised for Spurs’ poor form too, but, as ever, ultimately, it comes down to the players on the pitch.
Speaking on the BBC Radio Five Live Football Daily Podcast, Nigel Reo-Coker has been discussing Tottenham’s problems, and he’s highlighted Radu Dragusin as a player who perhaps doesn’t look good enough.
Radu Dragusin of Tottenham Hotspur in action during the pre-season friendly match between Tottenham Hotspur and Bayern Munich at Tottenham Hotspur ...
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Radu Dragusin doesn’t look good enough
Reo-Coker spoke about Tottenham’s problems this season, highlighting Dragusin as a problem player.
The pundit says that Dragusin is starting to show that the Premier League is too much for him.
“Injuries are a part of football, yes. You question Romero and van de Ven starting whether they were fully fit enough to start, and you lose two of your centre backs. As soon as Dragusin comes in, he’s starting to show now maybe that the Premier League is a bit too much for him,” Reo-Coker said.
“When you look at it overall Fletch, I think the biggest worry I have for Tottenham for me is, one, they really seem as the players now that they don’t have the belief that they can go on and close games out and get the job done. And two, there are no leaders in this Tottenham side. There is no leaders at all, natural born leaders to lead this team.”
Radu Dragusin stats this season
Reo-Coker pointed towards Dragusin as a problem player for Tottenham, and his stats this season do tell that story.
Indeed, the Romanian’s numbers this year don’t paint him in the best of lights.
Dragusin isn’t performing well in terms of making tackles or interceptions, while his passing numbers are wayward too as Dragusin often looks to clear the ball rather than play out from the back.
Radu Dragusin stats this season
Games 8
Wins 3
Clean sheets 2
Tackles per game 1
Pass success rate 85.9
Clearances per game 3.1
There’s a reason Dragusin isn’t one of Spurs’ first-choice defenders, he’s not as composed on the ball as some of his peers, and that needs to change if he wants to establish himself in this Spurs team.
Of course, the £25m man isn’t the only offender on this front this season. A number of Tottenham’s players have been off the boil this term, hence why they’re 11th in the table.
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