Since taking up work almost two years ago, Ange Postecoglou has completely changed the Tottenham Hotspur.
On the pitch, the results may not be significantly improved, but unlike a few previous managers, the team has no longer bored the fans in any sense.
But what the Australian made the most important changes is the composition of the team as he saw him leave some stars and many exciting talents coming.
In fact, the Premier League appears to be full of highly promising prospects this season, and the Spurs may have the answer to recent England debutant Miles Lewis Skelly.
Most promising prospects in the Premier League
So let’s start near home with one of Tottenham’s breakout stars, from Lucas Bergval, which was a rather miserable year.
The Swedes, who was signed by Djurgårdens for around £8.5 million last winter, became increasingly important to their first team as the season progressed.
Certainly, 13 of his 19 start coming from Christmas. And when you see him play, it’s easy to understand why Postcoglo wants to give him more responsibility.
The 19-year-old “generation” talent dubbed by journalist Mitch Fretton appears to be able to do it all from the middle of the park.
Another of Lily White’s most exciting youth this season is Mikey Moore, who scored once in 632 minutes of first-team soccer at just 17, providing two assists, comparing him to James Madison’s Neymar JR.
Currently moving to the Redside in North London, Spurs fans don’t like to hear that, but of course Arsenal’s Ethan Nuwaneri has also scored eight goals this season, providing one assist in just 1,087 first team minutes.
19-year-old Spanish defender Dean Huysen is one of Bournemouth’s great campaign stars so far, so it’s not just the traditional “Big Six” that unearthed sensational young talent again this year.
The former Juventus gem was able to score two goals for himself. According to FBREF, the top 1% of centre backs in Europe’s top 5 leagues are around 90, with the top 4% of shot-making actions and clearances, and the top 5% of non-penalty expected goals, assists and assists and more.
But when it shines the most spotlight on teenage talent, it must be the Gunners’ own Lewis Skelly, but the loyal Spurs don’t have to be jealous as they appear to have their own version of the 18-year-old.
Louis Skelly of Spurs
There has been a heated debate among Spurs fans these days that Djed Spence should have been on the England squad at the expense of Arsenal Wonder Kid. But he’s not the closest to Myles Lewis-Skelly. Instead, the honor goes to Archie Gray.
There are several important reasons why the incredible talent that joined the club for £30 million last summer could be the version of the Arsenal guy.
Like Hale Ender, the former Leeds United Gem is first and foremost a central midfielder, but he’s playing at the backline more than anywhere else due to the incredible amount of defensive injuries his team has to deal with this year.
Gray’s positional versatility | |
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position | exterior |
Center back | 19 |
Right back | 7 |
Left back | 5 |
Defensive midfield | 3 |
other | 3 |
All statistics through the transfer market |
For example, in every competition this season, the Durham-born star has appeared in 19 centre-backs, seven in right-backs, five in left-backs and just three in defensive midfields.
Similarly, the Gunners’ young star made 23 appearances as left-back and just two defensive midfield appearances.
In addition to being used in a similar way by their respective managers, both are highly regarded by age, with the Arsenal star already winning the senior England cap and Tottenham’s outlook being described as the “future £100 million” star by respected football analyst Ben Matinson.
Ultimately, Lewis Skelly is certainly a real deal and looks like someone with a sensational career, but the same thing should be said about Grey, and given their trajectory, you wouldn’t be surprised to see them line up together for Britain in the future.
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