11 duels won: Spurs gem with 100% dribble success may have given Conte a huge headache - opinion

Tottenham lost at home for the second time this week as they were beaten 2-0 by Bruno Lage’s Wolves on Sunday in the Premier League.

Hugo Lloris made a mess of the first goal for the visitors as he weakly palmed away two efforts to allow Raul Jimenez a simple volley into the far corner. He then got caught all ends up after Daniel Podence hit the post, with Leander Dendoncker tapping into what was virtually an empty net with the Frenchman sprawled out on the floor.

This came after Spurs lost 3-2 to Ralph Hasenhuttl’s Southampton side in midweek, with Antonio Conte’s men now having lost two games in a row at their own ground in the top flight.

Conte may have a huge headache to deal with after the game but not for the reasons you might think after a 2-0 defeat at home. Rodrigo Bentancur’s excellent performance in midfield could give the manager a selection dilemma in their next match.

Oliver Skipp and Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg both missed out on the starting XI, with the former currently out of action due to injury, and Bentancur lined up alongside Harry Winks in the middle of the park.

Hojbjerg has averaged a terrific SofaScore rating of 7.16 in the Premier League this season, which is a score that only Heung-min Son can better for Spurs. This shows that he has been one of the club’s best players in the division this term and should be taking up one of the two midfield spots in the 3-4-3 system, which would leave one other place available.

Skipp has started 14 matches in the league, whilst Winks has started eight, with both players coming through the academy at Spurs.

However, Bentancur’s display against Wolves may leave Conte wondering whether he should be leaving the homegrown duo out of the XI and going with the South