Ben Davies' role in Ange Postecoglou's masterplan as Tottenham plot next transfer incomings
Ben Davies played the second half of Tottenham's pre-season friendly against West Ham as a centre-back and he was due to start in the same role against Leicester City
Ange Postecoglou will have his fingers crossed that he has a couple more defensive options to choose from for Tottenham's Premier League opener against Brentford. Very much a priority for the club in the transfer market, Spurs have been linked with a number of centre-backs, including Micky van de Ven and Edmond Tapsoba, but have so far yet to add to their backline.
When asked if he wanted more centre-back options in through the door ahead of the Brentford match, the 57-year-old added: "Yeah, I think that's definitely our intention, absolutely. We've been working on it for a while and we'll definitely try to get it done as quickly as possible."
Signed from Swansea City nine years ago and playing as a left-back for the club, the arrival of Conte in N17 in November 2021 saw Davies switch to the left-sided role in his back three. Having experience of playing there for Wales, the 30-year-old excelled in the position and became one of the first names on the teamsheet under the Italian.
There is a difference between playing as a centre-back in a back three compared to the central berths in a back four, though, thus raising question marks over Davies' position in Postecoglou's Spurs team going forward. The Wales international has extremely little experience of playing as a centre-back in a back four for Tottenham, with Spurs' 1-0 win over Burnley in December 2018 the first time he had played there.
A lack of defensive options due to injury forced Mauricio Pochettino into a reshuffle and it resulted in Davies partnering Toby Alderweireld against the Clarets. A brand
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