Tottenham Hotspur boss Jose Mourinho has been working on defending with Harry Winks and Oliver Skipp in training, according to Football London.
Winks has been a key player for Tottenham under Mourinho so far, but he hasn’t always excelled defensively.
Winks occasionally can allow midfield runners to go untracked and he isn’t the most natural imposing of figures.
Skipp, meanwhile, has been around Tottenham’s first-team squad for the entirety of the campaign.
The pair’s strength clearly lies in their ability in possession, but Mourinho has been working hard to make them both better defensively.
Mourinho is said to be a massive fan of Skipp, who he thinks can break into Tottenham’s starting line-up in the future.
But the Portuguese boss is already trying to help Skipp provide a better shield to his defence.
Spurs have struggled at the back this term, and will need to tighten up defensively if they are to climb up the table after the Premier League restart.
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