‘Starting to understand’ – Conte claims Djed Spence is improving at Spurs
Antonio Conte has revealed that Djed Spence is now improving at Tottenham because he is starting to understand his role in the team better.
Spence arrived at Hotspur Way as a promising young right-wing-back in the summer following his promotion-winning spell with Nottingham Forest last season.
However, the 22-year-old has been forced to make do with one cameo off the bench in the Premier League this season, with Emerson Royal the firm first choice on the right.
But with the Brazilian banned after his straight red card against Arsenal in the North London Derby, Matt Doherty was recalled into the starting XI against Brighton and certainly did his reputation no harm.
When asked who he was planning on starting at right-wing-back this weekend against Everton, Conte simply revealed that Doherty and Spence are both improving, meaning he has more options at his disposal.
He said (Football London): “We played without Emerson at Brighton and I was really pleased with Matthew. He’s struggled this guy to come back to a good level. Last season he struggled but then he became a really important player for us.
“Also Djed, he’s working and he’s improving and he’s starting to understand which is the demand to stay at Tottenham. I’m pleased to have more options.”
Spurs Web Opinion:
I would be surprised if Matt Doherty is not in the starting XI again after his performance last week, although it would be nice to see Spence getting ten minutes at the end of matches every now and then.
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