Article by Daniel Scorpie – published on Saturday, June 28, 2025, 16:46 / Updated on Saturday, June 28, 2025 16:46
Radu Drăgușin It could return to the lawn in a much more complicated situation than from the moment of serious knee injury. The Romanian international It is only the fourth or fifth version of Stopper in Tottenham, and could even more in the scheme of the new Thomas Frank manager.
Neither the game style of the new Thomas Frank manager benefits him, as it happened in the game system and the risky football under the leadership of Ange Postecoglou, which is why the English claim that the 23-year-old should go to this Mercato.
“The opponents develop his limitations in the ball game”
More are the causes that drastically limit Drăgușin's chances of hoping to play at least as many minutes, especially during the times when the Micky Van and Cristian Romero holders were injured.
Radu Drăgușin takes Thomas Frank's hand. To the right, Frank hugs James Maddison
Starting from the increasing competition in the center of Spurs' defensive to the impact of the new game proposed by Thomas Frank on the evolutions of the Romanian.
“Drăgușin signed for Tottenham in a transaction of 26.7 million pounds (31 million euros) from Genoa and was brought to give that necessary depth and a physical presence in the defense axis.
2.180For minutes Radu Drăgușin played in the 28 games for Tottenham last season. In total at Spurs, it has 37 parties, without any contribution to the goals scored by London
As he gave him the opportunity to play, he began to become more clear that he still needs to get used to the premier League rhythm.
“Drăgușin could not adapt to an advanced defensive line”
Then, I also saw that in many situations, the opponents became their limitations on the ball game, especially in the first phase of the North London construction game, ”writes British editor Jainil Shah.
Radu Drăgușin, looking at the reserve bench with Son Heung-in, at Tottenham's match with Bodo / Glimt in the Europa League / Photo semifinals: Imago
The same source continues its careful analysis of the benefits of the Romanian International: “He could not adapt at all to a line of defense arranged under the command of Ange Postecoglou.
He also had difficulty playing with aggressive defenders, such as Pedro Porro or Destiny Udogie, which left mostly isolated in the transition phase. Even more eloquent is the way Kevin Danso, who arrived in the middle of the season, jumped in the hierarchy of stops at Tottenham.
Drăgușin is now behind Romero, Van de Ven, Danso and maybe even Archie Gray in terms of his place in Tottenham. And Luka Vuskovic, Ashley Phillips and Kota Takai, the newly coming to Spurs, will also claim minutes to display their qualities
Tothelaneandback, London online publication
“Will he be inappropriate for Thomas Frank's tactics?”
Ange Postecoglou and Thomas Frank, the past and present of Tottenham's Technical Bank / Photo: Imago
The quoted journalist also explains why Radu Drăgușin will have a heavy mission upon return after the cross -ligament operation: “Thomas Frank likes to build the rear game and have that controlled aggression when it comes to duels.
He likes defenders who can play under pressure and who have in the blood the discipline to maintain a central blockage. Drăgușin offers strength and solidity in the air, but the Romanian lacks the calm in the sequences of steps on small spaces. Radu has no consistency when it comes to awareness of his position playing in an advanced defensive line.
Thomas Frank also wants his central defenders to have a sense of positioning recovery, given the way he wants his bottom line to support the lateral defenders that push the game up. ”
Radu Drăgușin was happy with Florin Manea and brothers Gabriele and Valerio Giuffrida after signing the contract with Tottenham
“I have not all seen how his agent complained in the press after each match in which Radu Drăgușin did not play the holder?”
The Londonza publication estimates that strengthening Spurs in the stop area with Ashley Phillips, Vuskovic and Takai will drastically affect the chances of the Romanian to be used otherwise than rarely in the next season:
“Add that it seems to be shaking to receive several minutes (I didn't all see how his agent was complaining after every match in which Drăgușin was not a holder?).
And at this moment I think there is still that probability that Tottenham will achieve a decent resale value, especially from a series in series A or Bundesliga, who are interested in the Romanian profile ”.
