Coach Ange Postecoglou made a surprising decision before the Tottenham-Chelsea game, starting Cristian Romero and Micky van de Ven in the center of defense, barely recovered from long injuries. Radu Drăgușin, after 8 consecutive matches as first option, was sent to the bench.
Radu Drăgușin, honorable performance for Tottenham. Facebook photo
However, Romero broke after only 15 minutes, being replaced by the Romanian international, and 10 minutes before the end of the game, the Dutchman van de Ven also got injured. Thus, Tottenham will probably remain for another period without two stoppers and only with Radu Drăgușin as a professional central defender.
The tricolor witnessed a crazy game in London, with the hosts already 2-0 up in the 11th minute. Chelsea quickly managed to get back into the game, through Sancho (18), then strike after the break, through Palmer (61, 84, both from the penalty) and Fernandez (74). The Korean Son closed the table in the 90th+7th minute: 3-4!
Radu Drăgușin, among the best from Tottenham
Radu Dragusin received a grade 6 from Spurs Web, for his performance in Tottenham – Chelsea, the highest rating among Spurs’ outfield players, equal to Van de Ven, Johnson, Kulusevski and Solanke. “Fixed in place of the injured Romero. He made a magnificent tackle on Jackson inside the box 5 minutes before the break”the English wrote about the Romanian international.
The marks of the Tottenham players, after the match with Chelsea: Forster (7) – Porro (4), Romero (5), Van de Ven (6), Udogie (4) – Bissouma (3), Sarr (3), Kulusevski ( 6) – Johnson (6), Solanke (6), Son (4). Reserves: Drăgușin (6), Werner (4), Maddison (5), Bergvall (4), Gray (5).
The publication Football London gave the Romanian a grade 6 for his performance, writing that “he made a great slide to block Jackson just before the break. He generally did well after coming in.”
All 6 received Drăgușin from the London Evening Standard: “He made some big tackles, including a great slide to block Nicolas Jackson in the first half.” Those from NBC Sports gave him a grade 5: “He struggled to cope with Chelsea’s dynamic and was dragged all over the place.”
