Tottenham defender told he is not good enough for Premier League

As injuries strike Tottenham once again, Ange Postecgolou is forced to rely on squad players who would usually not be starting as many games. One Spurs defender has now been told that he isn’t up to the standard of Premier League football.

Injuries forced Tottenham’s hand against Chelsea

The disappointment after Tottenham’s 4-3 loss against Chelsea started to reach fever-pitch. Spurs’ early 2-0 lead made it seem as if the team’s fortunes were turning.

However, Cristian Romero, Micky van de Ven and Brennan Johnson were all forced to leave the field prematurely. Tottenham’s squad depth was already lessened due to the absence of Wilson Odobert, Richarlison, Ben Davies, Mikey Moore and Guglielmo Vicario. Spurs’ substitutions were all forced with little other means to affect the game from the sidelines, which eventually led to Tottenham’s resilience crumbling.

It seems as if each week, Tottenham have fewer players they can turn to and the ones who are available are seeing errors enter their game due to overuse and fatigue.

Radu Dragusin described as ‘not good enough’

Speaking to BBC Radio Five Live Football Daily Podcast, former midfielder Nigel Reo-Coker, has criticised Tottenham centre-back Radu Dragusin.

Reo-Coker said (Premier League Review): “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.”

At the start of the season, the expectation would have been that Dragusin would generally start in Europa League fixtures and other cup matches.

The fact he has played in over half of Tottenham’s Premier League games, often situated on the left or without either of the first-choice centre-backs, is symbolic of how injuries are affecting Spurs’ season.