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Tottenham Hotspur at center-half for the 2021/22 season

By Aaron Coe

ZAGREB, CROATIA - MARCH 18: Eric Dier of Tottenham Hotspur during the UEFA Europa League Round of 16 Second Leg match between Dinamo Zagreb and Tottenham Hotspur at Stadium Maksimir on March 18, 2021 in Zagreb, Croatia. Sporting stadiums around Europe remain under strict restrictions due to the Coronavirus Pandemic as Government social distancing laws prohibit fans inside venues resulting in games being played behind closed doors. (Photo by Goran Stanzl/Pixsell/MB Media/Getty Images)
ZAGREB, CROATIA - MARCH 18: Eric Dier of Tottenham Hotspur during the UEFA Europa League Round of 16 Second Leg match between Dinamo Zagreb and Tottenham Hotspur at Stadium Maksimir on March 18, 2021 in Zagreb, Croatia. Sporting stadiums around Europe remain under strict restrictions due to the Coronavirus Pandemic as Government social distancing laws prohibit fans inside venues resulting in games being played behind closed doors. (Photo by Goran Stanzl/Pixsell/MB Media/Getty Images) /
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Tottenham Hotspur’s Welsh defender Joe Rodon (L) vies for the ball against Sheffield United’s Scottish striker Oliver Burke (R) during the English Premier League football match between Sheffield United and Tottenham Hotspur at Bramall Lane in Sheffield, northern England on January 17, 2021. (Photo by LAURENCE GRIFFITHS/POOL/AFP via Getty Images) /

Rodon and Romero give Tottenham real depth

Although he has yet to feature due to injuries this season, it is safe to assume the Joe Rodon has a big part to play in the Tottenham defense this season. Like DIer, Rodon is the one natural center-half who can play on the left-hand side, as he has done at times for Wales. Rodon can also play on the right but given the signing of Romero, the left is likely Rodon’s home moving forward.

Joe s big, strong, fast, and willing to put his body on the line as he showed last season for Tottenham. What Rodon is lacking are experience and consistent fitness. If the Welshman can find his fitness, his ability will bring him minutes both out and eventually in the league.

Cristian Romero was the big signing of the summer for Tottenham Hotspur defensively. Technically on loan, Romero was the kind of marquee acquisition a new football director like Fabio Paratici really wanted to make.

This is the second time Paratici has signed Romero, having brought him to Juventus before loaning him to Atalanta, Romero seemed like the likely starter on the right side of the center-back pairing. However, Davinson Sanchez has clearly shown he is not just handing his position to another South American.

Good on the ball, strong in the air, willing to tackle and run up and down the pitch, there is little Romero cannot do. That said, like Sanchez, Romero is not the strongest on the left and is more comfortable in the middle of a back three than anything.

With Rodon and Romero Tottenham have good cover and maybe even the future starters signed from the last two summers. Those two along with Dier and Sanchez should give the Spurs the depth they need, barring injuries of course.

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