Radu Dragusin has had a nightmare week at Tottenham Hotspur as after his terrible display against Galatasaray, he followed it up with another shocker against Ipswich.
Dragusin has been slammed by supporters for his performances in both matches with the fans desperate for Micky van de Ven to return.
The Romanian defender has otherwise been pretty solid when he’s turned out for Tottenham but the past few days have been very damaging for his reputation.
That has not stopped him from drawing strong interest from Italian clubs, with Napoli particularly keen to bring him back to Serie A.
Tottenham’s stance over selling Radu Dragusin to Napoli
Tottenham are unwilling to let Dragusin leave in January despite the interest from Napoli, according to Tutto Mercato Web.
The Italian club have been asking about whether the 22-year-old would be available for transfer in the next window, but Spurs have made it clear to them he is not on the market. Former Spurs boss Antonio Conte has been keen to bring him to Naples with his team currently sat top of Serie A.
Earlier this month, The Spurs News reported that Dragusin had been frustrated by his lack of game time at Spurs before he came into the team following Van de Ven’s injury. Postecoglou cannot afford to sell Dragusin with Ben Davies his only other backup centre-back option.
The defender has certainly looked rusty over the last two matches with his display away at Galatasaray probably being his worst ever in a Spurs shirt.
How poor was Radu Dragusin vs Ipswich?
It was an afternoon to forget for Dragusin as he followed up his difficult display away in Turkey with another lacklustre showing against Ipswich.
The defender was partly at fault for Ipswich’s second as he failed to clear the ball before Liam Delap scored from close range to put the visitors two goals clear at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
He also had some poor defensive moments as he failed to make a single tackle, was dribbled past on three occasions and won just one of his four ground duels.
| Stat | Total |
| Minutes | 90 |
| Clearances | 7 |
| Blocked shots | 1 |
| Interceptions | 1 |
| Total tackles | 0 |
| Dribbled past | 3 |
| Error led to shot | 1 |
| Error led to goal | 1 |
| Ground duels (won) | 4 (1) |
| Aerial duels (won) | 6 (4) |
| Possession lost | 11 |
Tottenham fans need to stick with Dragusin as he has shown himself to be a top defender previously and right now, he is just short of confidence.
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