Tottenham Hotspur haven’t had the easiest of seasons.
Indeed, Spurs sit in the bottom-half of the Premier League table, and they’re also out of both domestic cup competitions at the moment.
However, it’s not all doom and gloom at Tottenham right now.
Spurs have had some bright moments this season, and some of their players have performed well this term.
Dejan Kulusevski has been Tottenham’s best player this season, while Dominic Solanke has had a decent enough debut season.
Speaking on Inside Spurs, Sebastien Bassong has been discussing Solanke’s start to life at Tottenham, and he says that he does rate the striker, claiming that he doesn’t get the credit he deserves as a player for the space he creates.
Dominic Solanke is underrated
Bassong shared his verdict on Solanke as a player.
The pundit says that he does rate him a lot, believing that he is underrated in terms of how he moves and how that helps the team overall.
“For me, I rate him, I rate the player. I would have loved to play with him, he’s a focal point and he can do a lot and and off the ball,” Bassong said.
“He doesn’t get the credit he deserves for the space he creates for other players. He’s technically good, he can hold the ball up and that’s so important for a centre-forward. The runs he makes are different from Mathys Tel, that’s why I think it’s been difficult for Mathys, he comes with big energy, but it’s a different level.”
Dominic Solanke stats for Tottenham
Bassong says he’s a fan of Solanke, but it has been an up-and-down debut season for the striker at Spurs.
Indeed, while Solanke has earned praise at times, his goalscoring record this season hasn’t been great.
Seven goals in 18 league games isn’t a stellar record, not for a £65m player at least.
Of course, Spurs have been disjointed this season due to a number of injury problems, but they have still scored goals at a good rate, but, strangely, Solanke hasn’t been the man hitting the net with the most regularity.
Solanke netted 19 league goals last season with Bournemouth, and while injuries have hampered him this season, his scoring rate has decreased this term.
As Bassong says, there’s more to Solanke’s game than just goals, but, ultimately, strikers are judged one their ability to put the ball in the net, and that’s where Solanke needs to improve if he’s to justify his pricetag.