Jose Mourinho has a defence to sort out at Tottenham Hotspur.
Charlie Nicholas has told Sky Sports that the defence is a problem for new Tottenham Hotspur boss Jose Mourinho.
The Portuguese head coach replaced Mauricio Pochettino at Tottenham last week and has inherited a relatively unbalanced squad.
Spurs boast some of the best attacking players in the Premier League, but it’s a different matter at the other end of the field.
Right-back Serge Aurier, whom Nicholas has described as ‘rash’, hasn’t been the picture of his consistency during his two-and-a-half year stint in North London, while the same could be said for Danny Rose.
Rose is often linked with a move away from Tottenham, and the Sky pundit has questioned whether his heart is in it any longer.
He said: “There are some problems still in defence. I think Serge Aurier is still rash, I am not sure how dedicated Danny Rose is to the cause, and I am unsure on the centre-backs.”
Aurier was actually one of Tottenham’s better defenders in the 3-2 win at West Ham United on Mourinho’s coronation, but Nicholas is right. ‘Rash’ just about sums up the Ivory Coast international and the sooner Spurs sign a right-back, the better.
As for Rose, he started that win in East London on the bench as Mourinho elected to play Ben Davies at left-back.
It wouldn’t be a massive surprise if he were to leave in January.
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