Tottenham Hotspur have had a defensive crisis over the last few months.
Spurs have been without Cristian Romero and Micky van de Ven for quite some time now, while Ben Davies and Destiny Udogie are also injured.
That has forced Ange Postecoglou to deploy Archie Gray out of position at centre-back alongside Radu Dragusin. Both players haven’t had any rest over the last few weeks.
Many Spurs fans have been wondering why Alfie Dorrington has not got a chance at Tottenham. Postecoglou has had his say on that situation.
Ange Postecoglou’s plan for Tottenham defender Alfie Dorrington
Dorrington is one of Tottenham’s most exciting young players.
The 19-year-old has often been spotted in senior Spurs training sessions, and he is viewed by many at the club as a real talent.
Dorrington made his debut for Tottenham against Southampton in December. He came off the bench for the final 15 minutes of the game and did well.
Spurs fans have been hoping to see more of him, not just because he deserves the opportunity but also as Gray and Dragusin need a break.
However, Postecoglou has not been too keen on that option. The Spurs boss’ plan is to send Dorrington out on loan so that he gets minutes under his belt.
He said, as per Football London: “Alfie is training with us and he has been around the first-team squad and part of the first-team squad.
“He had a pretty significant injury which kept him out of football for quite a while. But he is part of the squad and he probably needs to get some game time so we will look for a loan for him.”
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Tottenham are in desperate need of reinforcements in their backline.
Both Romero and Van de Ven have suffered multiple injuries, and although Dragusin is there and Gray can play there, they should bring in another centre-half.
GiveMeSport claim that Postecoglou has been ‘promised’ by the Tottenham board that ‘a new centre-back will arrive this month’.
Reports have claimed that Spurs are in talks to sign Milan Skriniar from Paris Saint-Germain along with Randal Kolo Muani.