10 Major Issues Individual Spurs Players Need To Improve

4. Danny Rose (Positioning)

Danny Rose has actually turned out to be one of Spurs' better players this season, in spite of the fact that Ben Davies' signing in the summer looked to render him out in the cold. He has earned an England call-up and cemented his place as the club's first choice left back in the Premier League. Against Newcastle United, on an otherwise poor afternoon for the club, he was the bright point. His runs down the wing and creativity once he was forward were Spurs' best attacking threat - but he was subsequently caught out at the back a few times, as he has been all season. As a winger, or even as a wing back, you can excuse not being in a defensive position for the majority of the time but, as a left back, your main duty is to defend. Danny Rose often leaves Spurs light and lacking in numbers at the back and he has to work on that if he wants to keep his place in the team.