Tottenham Hotspur lost again on Thursday evening, and the inquest has begun after Spurs’ loss to Chelsea.
Fingers are being pointed left, right and centre at Spurs at the moment, and Ange Postecoglou is under increasing pressure.
Postecoglou seemed to turn on his own fans on Thursday, while the performance from some of his players simply hasn’t been good enough.
Once again, Spurs’ midfield was a problem against Chelsea, and that’s been a running theme all season long.
Speaking on TalkSPORT, Troy Deeney has been discussing Spurs’ midfield problems, and he’s highlighted an issue with Lucas Bergvall.
Lucas Bergvall is never in position
Deeney spoke about Bergvall, claiming he’s spotted a problem with the midfielder.
The pundit isn’t happy with Bergvall’s positioning, claiming that the Swede is often all over the place, claiming that he doesn’t hold his shape and he just runs everywhere.
“The midfield, in my opinion, can’t be sorted until we know who’s the sitting midfielder. Bentancur runs around a lot, but doesn’t get on the ball. The boy Bergvall, he’s a young kid, he just runs. I understand why fans like him, but he’s never in position, he doesn’t hold the shape, he just runs everywhere.”
Lucas Bergvall among Tottenham’s youngest players
Deeney is right, Bergvall can be a bit all over the shop positionally at times, but, ultimately, that is to be expected of a 19-year-old.
Bergvall is only a kid, and he’s being tasked with playing for a top Premier League team under an immensely pressurised environment.
The teenager is among the youngest first-team players at Spurs, and at that age, you can’t blame him for having poor positional sense.
Ultimately, here, the buck lies with Ange Postecoglou, it’s a manager’s job to coach a player on how to play in a system, and when you don’t have the right instructions, you are generally just going to run around the pitch looking to make an impact, even if you don’t have any real aim.
Bergvall can improve his positional sense as he gets older and more mature, but he’ll need to be coached in the right way in order for that to happen.