Player admits he ‘suffered a lot’ when he was at Tottenham Hotspur

Davinson Sanchez has admitted that he found it difficult to cope with the amount of criticism that was levelled at him at times at Tottenham.

While Sanchez had not always been a regular in Tottenham’s starting eleven during his six-year spell at the club, he did deliver some crucial performances in big matches, particularly in his first few years in N17.

The Colombian did struggle at times over the last couple of years and was even booed off the pitch last season after coming on as a substitute, with the centre-back being taken off after just 23 minutes on the pitch due to the reaction from the supporters (talkSPORT).

The 27-year-old left the Lilywhites in the summer, completing a €9.5m (£8.1m) move to Galatasaray and has made a strong start to his time in Turkey.

Sanchez opens up on difficult times at Tottenham

Sanchez has now defended his international teammate, Luiz Diaz, who came in for plenty of criticism for missing a penalty in Colombia’s 0-0 draw with Ecuador, and he referred to his own struggles at Spurs while doing so.

The former Tottenham man told Gol: “There is no need to hide anything, ‘Lucho’ (Diaz) has been doing very important things in England. I suffered a lot when I was at Tottenham, but one way or another it is to take away that pressure that has indirectly been put on him.”

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Sadly, modern-day football fans tend to scapegoat players and that is a tendency that has only risen in the age of social media. Sanchez was a victim of that at Spurs on several occasions, which is a shame considering that he always gave 100 per cent when he wore the shirt.