Alasdair Gold drops behind-the-scenes claim as Conte faces pressure from ‘senior Spurs players’

According to Alasdair Gold of Football.London, a number of senior Tottenham players are unhappy about the lack of chances for Joe Rodon.

Manager Antonio Conte’s footballing philosophy has long entailed the use of wing-backs who are given permission to bomb forward into the attacking third. As a result, the Italian utilises three central defenders to hold the backline together.

However, in recent times, a number of Spurs defenders have struggled. This was illustrated in Spurs’ 2-0 loss to Wolves at the weekend, as Ben Davies and Davinson Sanchez received 6.8/10 match ratings in the respective LCB and RCB positions.

With regular starters Eric Dier and Japhet Tanganga currently out injured, the 52-year-old only really has one other option, but he appears to be against it. That option would be Rodon.

According to a report by Football.London, some of Tottenham’s senior players have been pushing Conte to play Rodon behind the scenes, given his ability to play anywhere across the back three, having been used as a left-sided centre-back at Swansea.

Alasdair Gold shared this news to Twitter, saying: “Senior Spurs players pushing the claims of Joe Rodon.”

With Dier potentially returning from his thigh injury in time for Spurs’ weekend fixture against Manchester City, Rodon’s opportunity to make a first-team impression may simply cease to exist.

Cristian Romero is also fully fit and Davies still appears to be first choice on the left, leaving Rodon as a bench option at best.

Since his arrival in north London in 2020, the young Welshman has made just 22 appearances for the club. Only 13 of these have come in the Premier League, and the 24-year-old is yet to feature in the top-flight under Conte.

Despite being hailed as ‘flawless’