‘He’s been great’ – Postecoglou comments on Radu Dragusin’s role at Tottenham
Radu Dragusin may be waiting for his first start at Tottenham Hotspur, but his manager, Ange Postecoglou, has insisted things are going exactly the way...
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Radu Dragusin may be waiting for his first start at Tottenham Hotspur, but his manager, Ange Postecoglou, has insisted things are going exactly the way they were planned, and the player knows that.
With Spurs needing defensive cover as a priority going into this new year, Radu Dragusin was quickly identified as a top target and eventually signed for the club in a £26.7m deal (Sky Sports) halfway through the January transfer window.
It just so happened that, at the time of signing, both Cristian Romero and Micky van de Ven returned to full fitness and took up their place in Ange Postecoglou‘s starting lineup once more.
Since then, Dragusin has had to remain patient, playing just eight minutes of football across three substitute appearances so far (Transfermarkt).
Don’t worry about Radu Dragusin, Spurs fans
While some may be worried that Dragusin is not getting the opportunities he needs, Postecoglou has told the press there is nothing to be concerned about and that this is exactly what Dragusin signed on for.
He said (via Football.London): “He’s been great, working hard. He was at Genoa and he was playing. If just playing was all he was interested in then he would have stayed there.
“If you want to move to big clubs then that’s part of the process. He knew that and that’s why I wanted him here because he knew the challenge of coming here and that playing was not just going to be a given.
“He’s adapting. We play a lot differently to what he’s used to, we’ve used him in games and I think he’s done well. Again, we didn’t buy him for six months, we brought him to this football club for a long time and we’ve already seen this year what losing our two central defenders what impact that had on our season.
“I don’t want that to happen in the future so Radu is here for that and the next three to four months before the end of the season it’s about him adapting and working hard. He’s been outstanding in training, great attitude, great amongst the players. The players can really see the qualities he has and he’s ready to play.”
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It’s always going to be hard to displace the pairing of Romero and van de Ven, but Dragusin will get his chance before the season is out. He needs to adapt and settle here and be eased into the team a little, but he’s shown promising signs already.
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