da cassino online： Mousa Dembele has been missed greatly at Spurs and arguably, they’re still reeling from a cut-price £11m deal that saw him move to China.
da cassino： The midfielder was a vital cog in the system of Mauricio Pochettino’s Tottenham team but Tanguy Ndombele hasn’t lived up to the same heights, being slammed by rival fans for his fitness and lack of quality.
After arriving from Lyon, he’s been injured regularly and has only started 11 league games. On top of that, he’s scored only twice and registered a slender 1.4 tackles per match for someone playing in defensive midfield.
It’s no wonder that some Spurs supporters have been reminiscing over Dembele at times this term.
The most damning statistic, however, is that the Lilywhites have kept just one clean sheet away from home in the Premier League since the former Fulham man departed the club in January 2019.
It’s remarkable what one player can do to a club, but they may finally have their box to box replacement lined up.
Earlier this week, The Daily Star reported that Spurs had joined the race to sign 16-year-old Jude Bellingham from Birmingham.
The teenager has been rising in stock and a report from the Sun a few weeks ago claimed he could now be worth around £50m – a considerable price for someone who still hasn’t played an entire season in professional football.
That being said, this is a player who’s been compared to Steven Gerrard and Dele Alli in the past. Goal scoring midfielders, those claims are perhaps false when you look at the stats.
Although Bellingham has the ability to find the net, scoring four times this term, it’s his ability to break up the play and stride forward that’s so comparable to Dembele in his prime.
A report from the Manchester Evening News earlier this year describes his style perfectly: “Bellingham would best be described as a box-to-box midfielder, comfortable in both attack and defence. Despite his age, he possesses good strength which is aided by stand-out ball technique and a solid first touch. This makes him a strong runner with the ball at his feet.”
That can be seen through the stats as well. Via WhoScored, the teenager has registered 2.3 tackles per game. As well as that, he’s won 5.6 defensive duels per outing according to SofaScore. In terms of dribbles, Bellingham is also good at galloping forward with the ball.
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Via Wyscout he’s performed 4.47 dribbles per game with 59.1% of those proving successful. The Englishman also makes 1.26 progressive runs per match.
This was a classic characteristic of Dembele who also got forward with ease and could beat a man.
Dembele managed 2.4 successful dribbles in his final Premier League campaign but the Belgian did win fewer tackles than Bellingham has for Birmingham in 2019/20.
The pair differ in some senses, but if you look at the box to box nature of the duo, there are clear similarities. Levy must go all out to secure this deal.
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