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da bet sport： Mauricio Pochettino is reportedly eyeing a new right-back at Tottenham Hotspur to offer his defence an improvement on the likes of Kieran Trippier and Serge Aurier.
Wolverhampton Wanderers’ Matt Doherty is the man currently tipped to be chased by Spurs, while the Molineux outfit are preparing a new bumper deal for the Irishman that would see him net close to double his current £20,000-a-week wage.
The issue with Trippier has been a distinct lack of defensive talent when tasked with stopping the opposition, and he has hardly excelled as a wing-back for much of the season, either.
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Unfortunately for Pochettino, the Wolves wing-back has not showered himself in the kind of glory that would make him an attractive proposition, either.
Doherty particularly struggled against Manchester City on Monday night, as the 26-year-old could not cope with the Sky Blues’ elite attack.
Pep Guardiola’s side often drifted in from their left-flank to test Rui Patricio, and earned a penalty six minutes before the break when Ryan Bennett clipped Raheem Sterling’s heel after the Irishman let the England international into the box without offering much opposition.
Statistically speaking, only second-half substitute Adama Traore presented a better performance on Monday than Doherty, but the 22-year-old only edged his defensive colleague’s match rating by 0.3.
The 5-cap Republic of Ireland international’s 6.6 rating also does not paint the full picture, as the £9million rated talent could only complete a horrific 55% of his passes. Altogether, Doherty only tried 22 passes throughout the 90 minutes, which was just two more than Man City’s Ederson.
Defensively, where Spurs would need the 26-year-old to shine the most, the wing-back won both of his two attempted tackles and cleared the ball five times, but that is still fewer challenges than Trippier managed when Guardiola’s side left Wembley with all three points back in October.
The performance put on by Doherty against City was a far cry from the figure he cut against Chelsea on December 5, when he assisted Diogo Jota’s winning strike and completed 91% of his 33 attempted passes.
Doherty even let Spurs know all about his potential when Wolves travelled to Wembley on December 29, as he assisted Helder Costa’s 87th minute goal to secure a shock win, along with completing four of his five attempted tackles – the most of anyone on the pitch.
Going on Monday’s evidence though, a deal for Doherty would only maintain the status quo amongst Tottenham’s No.2 berth – plenty of offensive quality, but limited in defensive awareness.