Former Tottenham star Paul Stewart claims that one first-team regular is not adequate to play within the Premier League.
Stewart, who made 169 appearances for Spurs and received the FA Cup with the membership in 1991, singled out Harry Winks for criticism. The England midfielder has been out and in of the group this season however is again in favour underneath interim boss Ryan Mason.
The 25-year-old made his debut for the membership again in 2014 and has performed 170 for Tottenham. Winks began the Champions League closing in 2019, however was not at all times first-choice throughout Jose Mourinho’s spell in cost.
Indeed, he was linked with a transfer to Valencia within the January switch window however nothing got here of it.
However, Stewart believes Tottenham want to take a look at midfield options, with Winks not as much as scratch.
He former Blackpool and Liverpool man advised the Transfer Tavern: “I’ve received to be sincere, I’ve been a little bit of a critic of Harry. I believe he’s neat and tidy and retains the ball however there are higher gamers on the market.
“I hope he proves me mistaken, however I don’t assume he’s Premier League high quality. He doesn’t provide sufficient within the modern-day recreation. I’ve seen different gamers like that previously who flatter to deceive.”
Winks’ future in north London now depends upon who is available in because the membership’s new supervisor.
He has been the fourth selection central midfielder for a lot of the season, though he has leapfrogged Tanguy Ndombele since Mason took cost.
Capped 10 instances by England, it could seem that Winks will miss out on a spot within the Euro 2020 squad because of his lack of recreation time.
While that will come as an enormous blow, it could additionally give him a full pre-season to impress whoever the brand new supervisor is.
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Shock identify tipped for Tottenham job
Meanwhile, Tottenham technical efficiency director Steve Hitchen has reportedly recommended Brighton boss Graham Potter as a possible candidate to fill the vacant managerial put up on the membership.
Jose Mourinho was sacked final month, with former Spurs midfielder Ryan Mason taking the reins till the tip of the season. However, it appears extremely unlikely that he will likely be given the job completely, with a lot of names nonetheless linked to the place.
Spurs have already been rebuffed by Julian Nagelsmann, Erik Ten Hag and Brendan Rodgers. However, names like Ralf Rangnick, Rafa Benitez and Roberto Martinez stay within the body.
But in response to Daily Mail journalist Ian Ladyman, Hitchen has recommended to chairman Daniel Levy that Potter must be thought-about as a viable choice.
On the face of it, Potter seems to be a maverick choice, given Brighton’s struggles this season. However, his taking part in model definitely suits the profile of the kind of supervisor Tottenham need.
Potter has additionally earned plaudits from the likes of Pep Guardiola for the best way the Seagulls go about their enterprise.
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Brighton in false place
An spectacular stat from WhoScored has additionally revealed that solely six top-flight groups have had extra pictures heading in the right direction per match than Brighton. The south coast facet have additionally averaged over 50% possession.
Potter additionally has expertise of taking part in in Europe, having guided Ostersunds to the Europa League final 32 three years in the past.
Brighton’s points are primarily right down to not taking their possibilities when they’re effectively on prime in video games. That would not be the identical at Tottenham, with the likes of Harry Kane and Son Heung-Min in assault.
The largest downside dealing with Levy can be that Potter is unlikely to be a reputation that can appease Spurs followers.
The Tottenham chairman wants a ‘huge win’ after Mourinho’s sorry spell in north London. There is additionally the small matter of the failed European Super League try.
Appointing Potter will virtually definitely not give him that however might, surprisingly, work out to be a savvy selection.
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