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Jamie Redknapp admits three Tottenham players shocked him at Man United yesterday
Jamie Redknapp admitted that Tottenham Hotspur’s midfield three shocked him at Manchester United yesterday.
Ange Postecoglou opted for a trio of Oliver Skipp, Rodrigo Bentancur and Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg in the middle of the park.
Spurs were without Dejan Kulusevski after the Swede missed out through illness, while James Maddison and Giovani Lo Celso are also sideline🃏d.
Yves Bissouma and P♕ape Matar Sarr are currently at AFCON 2024, leaving the Aussie boss short of⛦ options in midfield for the time being.
Many 𒅌Spurs fans feared the worst af🍬ter seeing a very defensive midfield three named at Old Trafford. But despite a lack of creativity in the middle of the park, Spurs completely dominated the game while Bentancur also got on the scoresheet.
And Jamie Redknapp admitted on ’ coverage of the game that it took him by surprise given Tottenham’s midfield three on the day.
Redknapp surprised by Tottenham’s midfield vs United
Redknapp conceded that due to Tottenham’s absences i🌳n midfield, he wasn’t expecting𒁏 them to dominate the game in the manner they did.
♌“I was surprised to see Skipp, Hojbjerg and Bentancur dominate the midfield though when you think of the players who are out in that area,” he said. “They aren’t used to playing with each other.” ꦏ
Bentancur is currently ൲working his way back to full fitnes✤s after suffering an ankle injury in the 2-1 defeat to Aston Villa in November.
The Uruguayan seems to be getting sharper by the game f🐼ollowing a lengthy spell on the sidelines due to an ACL inju💜ry.
As for Skipp and Hojbjerg, the duo certainly are🃏n🎀’t first-choice under Postecoglou and it remains to be seen whether or not they have long-term futures at Spurs.
Despite their obvious limitati🅺ons in Postecoglou’s system, they stepped up well yesterday and both put in a good shift.
Of course, it seems unlikely that either player will nail down their place in the 💎side one the likes if Bissouma, Sarr and Maddison return. But they have shown they can step up and do a job when required, even in a difficult away🦩 game at United.