Serge Aurier’s time at Tottenham is surely coming to a close. Against the notoriously poor Bournemouth the 27-year-old attempted to cross the ball on 10 occasions, and only twice did the ball find a Spurs player.
The Ivorian’s overall passing accuracy was 77%, which for a right back again, isn’t good enough.
One dribble attempted – failed. One long pass attempted – failed. Loose balls and defensive duels, both 50/50.
Recently, Le10Sport had linked Aurier with a contact extension (his current deal expires in 2022), allegedly driven with the support of Jose Mourinho, but surely there is no way such an unreliable player could be such a mainstay of the Spurs side?
Mourinho’s right back dilemma has now hit a crisis point. Kyle Walker-Peters was felt to be too ineffectual, and yet the Southampton fans appear to have taken rather a shine to the boy.
What grates about Spurs – in this instance and numerous is the absence of succession planning. There’s always a gaping hole in the Tottenham squad that everybody saw coming.