Charlie Nicholas thinks Tottenham defender is ‘all over the place’ despite Champions League showing

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Sky Sports pundit Charlie Nicholas has slated Danny Rose and stated that the Tottenham Hotspur man, who started Spurs’ Champions League win last night, is ‘all over the place’.

The former striker also questioned the form of right-back Serge Aurier as he thinks that he’s ‘not playing well’ amid Mauricio Pochettino’s ‘worrying’ team selections.

Spurs recorded a much-needed 4-0 win against Red Star Belgrade in the Champions League on Wednesday night, with Rose starting that encounter, and Aurier left at home by his manager.

Ahead of Tottenham’s weekend clash against Chris Wilder’s in-form Sheffield United, former Gunners hitman, Nicholas shared his thoughts on Pochettino and his full-backs.

“Tottenham could have snatched a point at Anfield – they got themselves in the lead at Everton and threw it away,” Nicholas told Sky Sports. “Mauricio Pochettino’s decision-making is quite worrying for the Tottenham players.

“He likes to rotate the full-backs but Serge Aurier is not playing well, while Danny Rose is all over the place. He has disrupted something which was so solid for three seasons at Tottenham.

“Harry Kane should be fit but if not, where do they go up front? Sheffield United battered Burnley and they played superbly. They squeeze together, drop off together, and this style of football upsets the rhythm of the bigger teams. I expect them to unsettle Tottenham and this will be reflected in the result.”

Ben Davies is the back-up left-back at Tottenham, and even though Rose was not initially part of Pochettino’s pre-season plans in the summer, he is now seemingly number one at the club.

In previous seasons, Davies has pipped ahead of the Englishman in the pecking order, but it seems as though Rose has won his place back despite not producing top-quality performances.

As for Aurier, he has been in and out of Tottenham’s starting XI, and despite being the only senior right-back at the club, he is struggling to cement his place in the starting XI.