Jamie O’Hara claims Tottenham man with 119 apps still has ‘a lot to learn’

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Jamie O’Hara has claimed on TalkSport Breakfast (22/09/20 at 7:40 am) that Davinson Sanchez still has ‘a lot to learn’ despite being at the club for three years now.

In 2017, Spurs purchased Sanchez for a then club-record £42 million from Ajax [Guardian], and as the seasons have progressed, his game time has increased.

He arrived as a 21-year-old, and with Spurs needing their defensive line to step up this season, he could now become a key player for Jose Mourinho.

With Gareth Bale stealing the Tottenham limelight, O’Hara made it clear that they need another centre-half to complement his arrival, as he offered his thoughts on Sanchez.

“They need another centre-half,” O’Hara told TalkSport. “They haven’t got pace at the back. They need a centre-half who is going to help out Dier because Mourinho seems to really like him.

“Sanchez I like. He’s decent but he still needs to learn. He has a lot to learn.”

Mourinho didn’t start Sanchez in Tottenham’s Premier League opener, but during their last two matches, including their 5-2 thumping of Southampton, he returned to the starting fold.

It’s obvious that Eric Dier is Mourinho’s main guy at the back and if those two can build a relationship then they could complement one another’s game.

The unlucky thing for Sanchez is that he arrived during a time when Spurs were starting to stagnate under Mauricio Pochettino – he has played 119 times for the club, so far [transfermarkt].

But there’s no doubt that he’s a player who can help elevate the timid and stalling defence in North London, and a coach like Mourinho could be the ideal coach for him.