Alasdair Gold has dropped an update on the present situation of Tottenham Hotspur defender Ben Davies.
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Speaking on a current video posted on his YouTube channel, the soccer.london journalist revealed that, after sustaining a hairline fracture under his knee throughout Spurs’ 2-0 defeat to Sporting Lisbon final week, the 29-year-old might be unavailable for choice for the subsequent three weeks – making him a critical doubt for the north London derby on October 1.
Regarding the defender’s damage, Gold stated: “Ben Davies does have an injury at the moment. He’s got a little hairline fracture just under his knee, kind of beneath his knee on his leg, which they hope will just be about three weeks [out] – so maybe in time for the North London derby. Obviously, he’s been withdrawn from Wales duty.”
Conte might be gutted
Considering simply how spectacular Davies has been ever since Antonio Conte’s appointment on the membership final November, Gold’s suggestion that the Welshman might be dominated out of motion for round 21 days – which might imply a return to motion on October 4, working from the Sporting fixture – is bound to have come as an enormous blow to the Italian supervisor forward of the Arsenal fixture.
Indeed, over his 29 Premier League appearances final season, the £18m-rated expertise was in superb kind, serving to his facet preserve 11 clear sheets, scoring one objective and registering one help, in addition to making a median of 1 interception, 1.2 tackles, 2.5 clearances, 46.4 passes and successful 4.4 duels – at a hit price of 54% – per recreation.
These returns noticed the 29-year-old common a really respectable SofaScore match ranking of 6.88, rating him as Conte’s joint 12th-best outfielder within the prime flight of English soccer in 2021/22.
This is kind the 73-cap worldwide had continued over his five league outings within the present marketing campaign, having already helped his facet preserve two clear sheets and offered one help, along with making a median of 0.8 interceptions, 1.2 tackles, 4.0 clearances, 42 passes and successful 3.8 duels per recreation.
These metrics had seen the £60k-per-week defender common an much more spectacular SofaScore match ranking of 6.98, rating him as Tottenham’s ninth-best participant within the Premier League thus far this season.
As such, whereas it’s true that Fabio Paratici did herald Clement Lenglet to assist strengthen Spurs at left centre-back, it’s however clear to see simply how a lot of a blow Davies’ absence can be for Conte forward of the upcoming north London derby – with the Welshman’s setback positive to have left the 52-year-old supervisor gutted.
