Conte must finally unleash "top-class" £68k-p/w Spurs flier, he's "absolutely pivotal" - opinion

Tottenham Hotspur return to action in the Premier League today as they host Graham Potter’s Brighton this lunchtime.

Antonio Conte’s men thrashed Aston Villa 4-0 last time out and have won their last four matches in the top-flight, scoring 14 goals and conceding twice in that time.

A win for Spurs would see them move six points clear of Arsenal and nine points clear of West Ham in the race for fourth, albeit that the Gunners will be able to pull it back to three if they beat Southampton later on.

Despite their emphatic win at Villa Park last weekend, Conte will not be naming an unchanged starting XI for this clash with Brighton. Matt Doherty will be absent as he has been ruled out for the rest of the campaign due to injury, leaving a spot open at left wing-back.

Whilst he could bring Joe Rodon or Davinson Sanchez in at centre-back and move Ben Davies out wide, we believe that he must finally unleash Sergio Reguilon from the start.

The Spaniard has not started a match for Spurs since the 20th of March against West Ham and must now be brought back into the XI to replace Doherty on the left.

He came off the bench against Villa and caught the eye with a strong showing. As per SofaScore, he won all four of his ground duels, making two tackles, one block and one clearance, and completed two of three attempted long passes.

Noel Whelan previously stated that Reguilon can be “absolutely pivotal” for Conte in the way he attacks from the wing-back position, whilst Gabriel Agbonlahor dubbed him a “top-class” player.

The £68k-per-week flier has backed up those comments with some of his displays this season. He has two goals and three assists from full-back, averaging 1.2 key passes per game, and this shows that he has the quality to