Radu Drăgușin was the first starter at Tottenham on Saturday, after the transfer to the London formation. The 22-year-old Romanian international showed good and bad things in the match lost by his team, 0-3 against Fulham, in round number 29 of the Premier League.
Radu Drăgușin, starter in a tough defeat of Tottenham. Facebook photo
The “Tricolor” took advantage of the injury to the right holder Micky van de Ven and entered from the first minute in the game last night. He made sure tackles but was outclassed – he and his team-mates shared fault – for two of the home team's goals. Asked how he characterizes the evolution of Radu Drăgușin, the Australian technician Ange Postecoglou did not want to talk about the individual performances of his players, but conveyed the fact that the absence of Micky van de Ven was not decisive in the match against Fulham.
Van de Ven's absence does not justify defeat
“I don't think it's a match after which we have to talk about individuals. No matter that it was the first match Radu's or the 500th for Sonny (No. Heung-min Son), we have to rise to a certain level. There are things we have to do to be better,” said the Spurs manager.
Ange Postecoglou was also asked about the absence of Micky van de Ven, the player whose place in the first 11 was taken by Drăgușin.” That's not why I didn't play well today. Micky van de Ven is not the reason we lost. We didn't play well, especially in the second half. The first act was balanced, but we conceded a disappointing goal.
To be fair to the players, it's the first time this year that I've felt like we're not… We're not there because every week we've been very, very competitive in every aspect of the games and even when we've lost, we've felt that I had reached a good level. I think we lacked aggression and competitiveness today and that's disappointing.” said Ange Postecoglou, according to Football London.
