Radu Dragusin continues to impress in Romania’s colours, with the centre-back helping his country kick off their Nations League campaign with two wins over the international break.
Radu Dragusin is thriving for Romania
Dragusin got his first start of the season for Tottenham against Newcastle United just ahead of the international break and although the Lilywhites lost, the 22-year-old certainly gave a decent account of himself.
The centre-back delivered a couple of last-ditch tackles to prevent the Magpies from scoring but ultimately his efforts were in vain as Newcastle took all three points.
The former Genoa man has again showcased his quality in a Romanian shirt over the past week as the Eastern European nation registered comfortable wins over both Kosovo and Lithuania.
Dragusin posts near-perfect passing stats
The Spurs man was particularly impressive in the latter, delivering a solid display against the Lithuanians at the Steaua Stadium in Bucharest on Monday.
According to WhoScored, Dragusin had an outstanding pass-completing rate of 97.6 per cent in the game, with the defender being handed an overall performance rating of 6.38.
This stat came from 47 touches of the ball and 41 passes on the night, including two accurate lob balls from three attempts.
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The minutes in their legs during the international break will do a lot of good for the non-regular starters such as Dragusin, who will still be working his way up to full fitness at the start of the new campaign.
The Romanian will get plenty of minutes once the cup competitions and Europa League start.