Report reveals the defensive selection Jose Mourinho ‘will be avoiding at all costs’
Football Insider have reported that Jose Mourinho and his coaching staff want to avoid playing a centre-back pairing of Toby Alderweireld and Eric Dier at all costs this season.
Dier has been a first-choice centre-back for the Spurs boss since the end of last season but the England international has missed the last two matches with a hamstring injury.
Toby Alderweireld has been in and out of the side, while Davinson Sanchez came in for plenty of criticism after Tottenham let their three-goal lead slip against West Ham last Sunday.
Mourinho’s other options include new signing, Joe Rodon, Ben Davies, who did a fine job playing as a left-sided central defender against LASK, and Japhet Tanganga, who is still recovering from a thigh injury...