Player Watch Player Watch: Rodrigo Bentancur

[Frozen_Waffles]

IMHO Hojbjerg has improved as he’s not having to babysit Winks (thus spreading himself too thin).

To be honest I think hoijberg has too many critics on this site, he has been just as good as bentancur since he's joined. He is just not as pleasing on the eye.

He is very effective.

Skipp adds a bit more bite and aggression as well as underrated quality on the ball. When he gets back we have three players to play those two midfielder roles.

For me I am not really worried as long as two out of the three start.

The huge problem with winks is what he offers (or doesn't) off the ball. He doesn't tackle, doesn't press and doesn't cover the spaces, he has a habit of dropping deep. Which leaves the other midfielder with a lot of work to do.

Where as the other three all press high and watching bentancur and hoijberg, they seem to take it in turns. They seem to have created a partnership in no time.

For the first time in years I am happy (or will be when Skipp returns) with our midfield options.

This was always our problem, Nuno had to play Dele as a cm just to cover this problem. José had to sit deep and we struggled to get out.

Bentancur is exactly the player that we have been crying out for.

Against West ham we looked a proper team, a team with quality in possession. I haven't said that about a spurs team for a long time.

Bentancur, kuvuleski and even Doherty have made this possible.

 

[olliec]

Still can’t get over what Tim Sherwood said about him. It just goes to show he really doesn’t have a clue about football as a whole.

 

[sundanceyid10]

Reminds me of Berbatov, the way he runs and moves.

I said the same thing, considering it’s so early into his career in England and it usually takes a while for players to settle…. He has been superb I think. He looks like a very good player to me.

 

[chrisd2k]

Still can’t get over what Tim Sherwood said about him. It just goes to show he really doesn’t have a clue about football as a whole.

If you watch him closely, you can almost see him having to remind himself to breathe. Fucktard.

I remember when he said Tanguy will run around all day for the team but doesn't have quality on the ball. I mean what can you say?

And he's paid money, actual money to talk about the game.

 

[mil1lion]

Still can’t get over what Tim Sherwood said about him. It just goes to show he really doesn’t have a clue about football as a whole.

But he has a decent win percentage as Spurs manager

 

[the shelf]

But he has a decent win percentage as Spurs manager

Yeah recall him just about getting over the line against lower to mid table opposition and getting absolutely destroyed against anyone decent!

 

[smallsnc]

Have to say Bentancur has been much better than I anticipated. Still needs to watch getting caught on the ball but overall play has been so good. Looking forward to Skipp coming back so we can rotate a little and hopefully keep our CMs fresh instead of running their legs off. Some rotation along with being able to bring on some fresh legs when needed at the 60 minute mark will do wonders for our consistency from match to match IMO.

 

[VoteMe4Prez]

The deal for Bentancur shows there are deals out there for very good players that can be done on reasonable prices. This makes me excited for the summer recruitment.

 

[Jamturk]

How to break through the lines with an inch perfect pass:

Did Declan Rice and took him out of the game too.

 

[Flashp]

The deal for Bentancur shows there are deals out there for very good players that can be done on reasonable prices. This makes me excited for the summer recruitment.

In part the disclosed price was down to working around a sell-on clause that Juve had to pay to Boca, so the price of the Kulusevski loan/transfer was affected by this as well.

 

[EQP]

With Uruguay having secured WC qualification, I would love to see Bentancur rested for their final game of qualifying vs Chile. Outside of pride and finishing possibly top 3, I'm unaware of any specific reason for Uruguay to put out a super strong team. Considering it's a late night Wednesday game in Santiago and he won't be back in London till late night Thursday (at best) or Friday morning (at worst), having him avoid 90 minutes will make it easier for us to get him ready for the Sunday fixture. If not, strong possibility we'll see Winks and PEH vs Newcastle.

 

[EastUpperDK82]

How Bentancur has boosted Tottenham ...

Rodrigo Bentancur: Uruguayan has boosted Tottenham with combination of technical guile and hard running

Harry Kane and Heung-min Son remain Tottenhams shining lights but the sides recent improvement owes a lot to Rodrigo Bentancur too; watch Tottenham vs Newcastle live on Sky Sports Premier League from 4pm on Super Sunday; kick-off 4.30pm

www.skysports.com

 

[curlacious]

Bentancur and Kulu covered most distance in the league this year against City. That's pretty amazing.

 

[KILLA_SIN]

Did Declan Rice and took him out of the game too.

18 Months older than Declan Rice and he's worth £100M

 

[EQP]

Glimpse at his 1st half numbers. Insane output.

 

[$hoguN]

Incredible signing

 

[sundanceyid10]

This guy ? we have been crying out for a player like him for ages. He has been brilliant, a little time to adjust to the league but he is getting better with every week and I feel his game clearly has gears to go up. He keeps the ball so well and makes excellent decisions, the kind of player that the more he gets use to those around him he is going to get better and better. Brilliant signing.

 

[GutBucket]

Love signings like this, worst case we would get a solid 7/10 player, he was never bad and had one very good season when Sarri was at Juve. Still few years away from hitting his prime too.

 

[EQP]

Final numbers vs Newcastle.



100% ground duels won (5/5)
100% tackles won (4/4)
90% pass accuracy (55/61)
82% final-third pass accuracy (14/17)
75% long ball accuracy (3/4)

? 72 Touches
? 55 Passes
? 90% Pass Accuracy
? 1 Chance Created
? 3/4 Long Balls
? 6 Duels Won
? 4 Tackles
? 2 Blocked Shots
? 2 Clearances

What a player.

 

[spids]

Final numbers vs Newcastle.

100% take-ons completed
94% pass accuracy
94 touches
77 passes completed
11 ball recoveries
8/10 ground duels won
7/7 tackles won
5 attempted long balls
3 successful long balls
100% ground duels won (5/5)
100% tackles won (4/4)
90% pass accuracy (55/61)
82% final-third pass accuracy (14/17)
75% long ball accuracy (3/4)

What a player.

Where do you get these stats from and can you also post Højbjerg's from today please.