Mickey van der Pen is expected to come out as a left full-back.
Tottenham Hotspur will face off against Sheffield United in the 38th round of the Premier League (PL) in the 2023-24 season at Bramall Lane in Sheffield, England, at 0:00 a.m. on the 20th. Currently, Tottenham ranks fifth with 63 points and Sheffield ranks 20th with 16 points.
Ahead of the match, British media 'Football London' predicted that Tottenham will be selected. 'Football London' predicted that Brennan Johnson, Son Heung-min, Dejan Kulusevski, James Medicine, Rodrigo Bentancur, Pape Sarr, Van de Pen, Radu Dragucine, Christian Romero, Pedro Porro and Guglielmo Vicario will come first.
The four-back line stands out the most. For "Football London," Van de Pen is expected to play as the left full-back, while Dragushin and Romero are expected to play as the center-back. Van de Pen displayed outstanding performance as the left full-back at the match against Manchester City in the last round.
It was inevitable. Tottenham have three left full-backs. Destiny Udogi was a regular and Ben Davies faithfully played his part as a backup. Ryan Sessegnon has been out injured all season and has been rated as a non-starter. However, with the league just around the corner, Tottenham's left full-back was hurt by injury.
Postecoglou had no choice, with all the left full-backs out injured. Emerson Royal was used as a left full-back. Emerson, who played in various positions, was disappointed against Liverpool. He struggled against Mohamed Salah and conceded a run due to poor defensive positions. Emerson did not show much in attack and made a mistake in the build-up process.
Coach Enze Postecoglou sent Oliver Skipp as a left fullback in the match against Burnley. He displayed outstanding performance as a substitute for Emerson in the match against Liverpool, and seized the opportunity. However, he was not satisfied. Rather than joining the offense, he was involved in the build-up in the midfield, and performed his role well as a midfielder. The problem was defense. Skipp left some regrets in selecting the location of the team's defense. 메이저 토토사이트
In the end, Postecoglou made a decision. Instead of skipping, Dragucine was put in, and Van de Pen moved to the left full-back. Van de Pen, who had experience as a full-back, was stable. The match against Burnley was a change of position during the game, but he started at the left full-back against Manchester City. Van de Pen will also play as a left full-back in this match, and Dragucine is likely to work with Romero.