Pundit urges Ange Postecoglou to hand 22-year-old a run of starts at Spurs
Alan Hutton has said that he was surprised by how well Bryan Gil did against Aston Villa and urged Ange Postecoglou to give the winger a run of matches. There were several surprises in Postecoglou’s starting eleven last Sunday, including his decision to play Giovani Lo Celso alongside Rodrigo Bentancur in the middle of the […]
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Alan Hutton has said that he was surprised by how well Bryan Gil did against Aston Villa and urged Ange Postecoglou to give the winger a run of matches.
There were several surprises in Postecoglou’s starting eleven last Sunday, including his decision to play Giovani Lo Celso alongside Rodrigo Bentancur in the middle of the park, Dejan Kulusevski as a number ten and Emerson Royal as centre-back.
Another decision that almost no one expected was the Aussie coach’s choice to hand Gil his first start for Tottenham since January.
The winger delivered a tidy display, handling the ball quite well and putting in a couple of dangerous crosses from the left flank.
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Postecoglou is now without several of his attacking players, with Manor Solomon, Ivan Perisic and Richarlison on the treatment table, and Hutton believes that it might be worth giving Gil a run of matches over the coming weeks so that he can build up his confidence.
When asked about the 22-year-old starting, the former Spurs right-back told Football Insider: “I didn’t expect it at all. Gil’s come on in the past and he definitely has the ability to cause defenders problems.
“He can see a pass as well, so if Tottenham are looking for that creative spark, it could be him. We can’t really judge him on this performance. People will claim that this was his opportunity, but he played well at times but he definitely needs a run of games.
“You can’t expect someone to come in from the cold and be unbelievable – it very rarely happens. So if he gets that opportunity to shine, I think he can but it’s harsh to judge him on this one performance.”
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Given how well Kulusevski did in the number ten role, I expect Postecoglou to persist with that change. That would mean that he would have no other option but to continue playing Gil in the front three as all of Tottenham’s other forwards are out injured.
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