To date, Joe Rodon has made 5 appearances for Spurs, and has yet to be on a losing side. Whilst 3 appearances were 2, 3, and 13-minute cameos, the Welshman has racked up two full games, against Sheffield United and Chelsea.
The only criticism comes in respect of incidents where the 23-year-old loses possession. This, one would put down to concentration levels, and to be fair, this discipline is ultimately about the consequences of giving the ball away.
Against Chelsea, Joe Lost the ball 7 times, 5 times in his own half and as a result gave us a couple of scares. During that game Eric Dier and Sergio Reguilon both gave the ball away with greater frequently, but it was losing control in vulnerable positions that made the situations worse.
Against Sheffield United the story was worse, 13 times the ball was lost, 7 times in the Tottenham half.
For contrast, against The Blades Ben Davies and Eric Dier (who both had poor games) both lost possession 14 and 16 times respectively. The point being, that Rodon needs to set his sights a lot higher than Spurs’ worst players.
