Even the most ardent Danny Rose fan will admit that Ben Davies has been in spendid form at left-back this season, however when the Welshman was ruled out of the Bournemouth match through illness, Jan Vertonghen stepped up and slotted more into a left-sided role.
The Belgian international this week became his nation’s most capped player and today put in a defensive performance of a standard I haven’t seen in a good while.
He was composed, did absolutely everything right and was a clear Man of the Match in my opinion. What a performance from Super Jan.
Tottenham fans took to Twitter to praise the big Belgian’s display against the Cherries and were suitably impressed.
Here’s a selection of Tweets:-
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