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Ian Wright has spotted something ‘unbelievable’ Archie Gray is already doing at Tottenham

Lucas Arnold

Tue 11 March 2025 15:45, UK

During his first season at Tottenham Hotspur, Archie Gray has already racked up 36 appearances in a plethora of positions under Ange Postecoglou.

Last season at Leeds United, Gray predominantly played as either a defensi✃ve midfielder or🐎 at right-back – his first campaign in senior football.

Now at Tottenham, Gray has also regularly be🍨en playing at centre-back and at left-back, two awkward positions for an 18-year-old who’s only just arrived in the Premier Le✤ague.

However, Gray ܫhas coped remarkably well, an England under-21 international who should go on to earn more than 50 caps for his country.

A𓂃nd regardless of whether it’s under Postecoglou or no⛄t, Gray will surely succeed at Tottenham.

Ian Wright thinks Archie Gray is making invaluable progress at Tottenham

That being said, Ian Wright couldn’t help but praise Gray 🔯when speaking on ‘Wrighty’s House’.

The panel were discussing some of the best young players in the P🅺remier League this season and Gray’s name was front and centre of the chat.

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And when listening to all of the praise for Gray, Wright declared why he has also been so impressed with the Spurs youngster, who has taken responsibility for his own performances despite the 🐼chaos around him.

Wright said:  “B⛎ut this is what I’m saying, he has to just, he has to play for, he’s play🎃ing for himself. 

“Obviously, he’s trying to play in a chaotic side💫 and we notice him.

“That’s what you do. You do that. If more players started to do that, they might be doing better than they’re doing at the mome🌃nt.

“Butꦆ hats off to Archie Gray. You know what I mean? We haven’t seen nowhe♈re near the best of him, but you know what that will have done for him in playing in this time, under Ange at this time at Spurs, it’s going to give him an unbelievable amount of confidence going forward.

“Because I don’t thinܫk that in his career, it will ever be as chaotic as this again at this stage for an 18.”

Archie Gray’s future belongs in midfield at Tottenham

Recently, Alan Shearer praised Archie Gray for never hiding when Tottenham were🧸 actually knocked out of the FA Cup at the hands of Aston Villa.

Since then, Postecoglou has recovereꦺd a lot more players from injury and has finally been able to hand Gray a rest.

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Of course, many still consider that Gray𒆙’s best position is 🎃in midfield, a role he’s barely played in N17.

Perhaps Tottenham envis🧜io🌱n that Gray will be partnered by Lucas Bergvall in midfield for years to come in north London.

And as Wright protests, the duo and Gray in particular should only improve as a result of what they areꦜ experiencing this se🍷ason.