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James Maddison left stunned by one Tottenham player in 2-0 win over Brentford
Unfortunately for James Maddison, he wasn’t able to be part of Tottenham Hotspur’s timely win and excellent performance against Brentford.
Ange Postecoglou desperately needed a Premier League win and his Tottenham players delivered, showing an unusual defensive resilience at the Gtech Community Stadium.
Kevin Danso will be ready to join Spurs’ back line on Thursday in their Carabao Cup semi-final second-leg if Postecoglou so chooses.
But on Sunday afternoon in west London it was Ben Davies who partnered Archie Gray at centre-back, a duo Tottenham fans would never have expected to see a few months ago.
Radu Dragusin is now injured, underlining the importance of Danso’ arrival, but alongside Spurs’ full-backs, Postecoglou’s makeshift back line did him proud during their 2-0 win.
Pedro Porro was solid defensively, and Djed Spence delivered a Player of the Match performance to marvel.
James Maddison picks Djed Spence as Tottenham’s best player vs Brentford
That being said, James Maddison took to X to celebrate Spence’s performance after the game.
Spence once again appeared as Postecoglou’s left-back, which isn’t even the defender’s strongest position, at least on paper.
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It’s now remarkable to think that Tottenham wanted to sell Spence in the summer, there seemingly wasn’t too much appetite to give the 24-year-old more chances.
However, injuries have forced Spurs’ hand, and it’s now clear that Postecoglou got it wrong with Spence, who he was happy to let go.
Sharing his thoughts on Tottenham’s and Spence’s display, Maddison wrote on X: “So proud of the boys watching that away performance!! Djed Spence MOTM by a country mile. Coysssss.”
Of course, it would now seem appropriate for Spurs to add Spence to their Europa League squad as soon as possible.
Archie Gray also deserves so much credit for his Brentford showing
When celebrating Spurs’ back line, Gray also can’t be given enough credit for how he continues to thrive in such difficult circumstances.
Gray now has yet another centre-back partner in Davies, who he can actually learn a lot from in terms of his experience.
And with Danso available against Liverpool as mentioned, it will be interesting to see how Postecoglou approaches the game, which might not be ideal for a debut.
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Perhaps Danso might even go in as a third centre-back, it’s a big call for Postecoglou.
But all in all it was a much more positive afternoon for Spurs on the road, whose fans will be returning to N17 hoping that their club are quite done yet ahead of the transfer deadline.