The 'most infuriating' part of Spurs' 'exasperating season'
Of all the curiosities in this exasperating season for Tottenham, surely it is the midfield - or lack thereof - that stands out as the most infuriating.
Even Ange Postecoglou, who has gone above and beyond in defending his players this season, ran out of patience with Yves Bissouma on Sunday, subbing him at half-time and criticising his display afterwards.
I have had the distinct impression all season that the Tottenham manager is not sure how to use his midfield with the options available. Bissouma has started 14 Premier League games, Pape Sarr 16 and Rodrigo Bentancur 16 as well - although bans and injuries have affected those numbers.
There is no consistency there at all.
Lucas Bergvall has increasingly become part of the reckoning - great for him and he has had some good moments - but an 18-year-old fresh from the Swedish league should surely be playing a less prominent role in a team with designs on Champions League qualification at the start of the season.
Archie Gray was always supposed to be a midfielder but has been pressed into service elsewhere. He may be the long-term answer but to ask him to stitch this Tottenham team together for the climax of the season seems unfair.
With Tottenham's Premier League form seemingly in terminal decline, those two Europa League games against Eintracht Frankfurt have taken on even greater significance and you would want your best team ready and motivated for that huge task.
The fact the Spurs midfield appears a work in progress even as we speak piles even more pressure on the players who do get selected for those defining games.
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