Tottenham Hotspur’s man-mountain midfielder certainly likes his home comforts.
Victor Wanyama arrived at Tottenham Hotspur this summer as a supposed understudy to Eric Dier; a rotation squad player who could come in rather handy with Mauricio Pochettino’s side attempting to balance both domestic and European commitments.
Few expected him to force Dier out of his preferred defensive midfield role and into Spurs’ new-look back three.
Yet, that is exactly what Wanyama, the perfect blend of power and precision, has achieved; his £11 million price tag marking him down as one of the bargains of the season, as reported by the BBC.
In fact, it is a measure of the Kenyan’s influence at both Tottenham and former club Southampton that he has not been on the losing side in a home Premier League fixture since 19 December 2015.
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For the record, it is 13 months since the Saints lost 2-0 at St Mary’s against, rather ironically, Mauricio Pochettino’s Spurs.
Furthermore, this bone-crunching beast of a man has secured 11 clean sheets in that 19-game run, his fearsome pressing and smothering challenges silencing some of the league’s most dangerous creative stars.
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For instance, Tottenham’s 2-0 win against Chelsea may be remembered for Dele Alli’s brace of gliding headers but it was Wanyama who laid the groundwork for another three-point haul in front of his home supporters.
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