Tottenham is going through a disastrous period, with centre-backs Micky van de Ven and Cristian Romero being injured for about two years, and Ben Davies for less time. Coach Ange Postecoglou continuously used Radu Drăgușin in this position, patching up the defense with the kid Archie Gray (18 years old) and players from other positions.
Radu Drăgușin is waiting for the doctors’ verdict. Profimedia photo
The Romanian international also gave up on Thursday evening. After the 80th minute, Drăgușin lay down on the lawn twice. The first time he forced and tried to continue, but in the 87th minute he realized that he could not continue the match, so the technician of the Londoners had to change him.
Tottenham supporters have erupted against the manager, who is heavily criticized for Ange Postecoglou’s tactic of sitting high in the defensive line, which leaves centre-backs exposed to opposition counter-attacks. In the opinion of the London fans, this strategy led to the injury of all the stoppers in the squad (Micky van de Ven, Cristian Romero, Ben Davies and now Radu Drăgușin).
Ange Postecoglou, the target of the supporters
“People don’t see that this tactic is ruining our centre-backs”, “We are the only club in the Premier League forced to play two midfielders as centre-backs”, “Disgusting”, “Our last centre-back”, “Ange OUT” , “The system better change”, “This should be the last change Ange makes”Tottenham fans commented on the X network.
The first information that came from the Londoners’ camp was that Radu Dăgușin would have a muscle problem, but at the end of the game, Ange Postecoglou commented on the tricolor situation: “He had an inflammation. He hit his ankle and said he couldn’t continue, so we’ll have to wait and see.” uA clear verdict will be given after the Romanian hitchhiker is in the hands of the doctors. At the moment, Tottenham do not have any valid professional central defender for the match with Wolves, scheduled in 3 days.
