Ange Postecoglou has already revealed Tottenham defence plan amid Radu Dragusin dilemma

There was to be no home debut for Radu Dragusin on Friday evening as he watched on from the substitutes' bench while Tottenham exited the FA Cup. Getting five minutes to his name in Spurs' previous game after coming on in the closing stages of the 2-2 draw with Manchester United, Ange Postecoglou opted to keep his January signing on the sidelines in the late 1-0 defeat against Man City.

First-choice pairing Cristian Romero and Micky van de Ven instead got the nod, with the latter a shining light on an otherwise frustrating evening for the Lilywhites as he stood out with his excellent defending. Given the fine partnership the duo have struck up since joining forces at the beginning of the campaign, it's not clear yet where exactly Dragusin's game time is going to come from over the coming weeks and months.

Tottenham's FA Cup elimination at the hands of Man City doesn't really help his case, with the team now only having Premier League football left on the calendar between now and May due to their failure to qualify for Europe and also because of their Carabao Cup exit at the first time of asking. Having 17 Premier League games left to go before the 2023/24 season comes to a conclusion, Tottenham's next league fixture is on Wednesday evening when Brentford make the trip across the capital.

The scheduling of Friday's FA Cup encounter against Man City does help Postecoglou and his team out in their preparations for the Brentford match as they will have sufficient time to recover before going again at home to the Bees. However, they won't exactly be blessed with time on the training pitch at Hotspur Way ahead of the Saturday lunchtime visit to Everton due to the quick turnaround.

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