Something went wrong, please judge again late. Ben Davies praised his teammate Davinson Sanchez after the colombian scored a belated acquire finish in Tottenham ‘s match against Watford on Saturday. The 1-0 victory now takes Spurs up to sixth in the league, barely two points off one-fourth identify Arsenal and with two games in hand over their north London rivals. Sanchez is one of a number of players who have received criticism from fans in holocene times and although he has made mistakes in games so far this temper, he has already improved under Antonio Conte.

The 25-year-old has made 18 appearances for the Lilywhites so far this season, playing aboard Eric Dier in a back four under Nuno Espirito Santo and with the wound that Cristian Romero is however recovering from, he has besides found a consistent place in Conte ‘s back three. The criticism of Sanchez is that he still makes evitable mistakes and he was at defect for both goals in the 2-1 kill against NS Mura in the Europa Conference League, in his first get down under Conte. however, since then and in the awaken of Romero ‘s injury, Sanchez has improved his performances and besides netted two goals, the most orgasm at Vicarage Road. Fellow defender Davies praised the colombian in his post-match consultation with Tottenham. “ Sonny ‘s [ Heung-min Son ] ball was an amazing cross and Davinson managed to get a head to it, ” the Wales international explained. “ The boys are enchant … that he got his goal for all the hard sour he ‘s put in recently. “ For the last few years he ‘s been at this club, he works his socks off for us and the boys. Boys are buzzing he got that achiever for us today. ”

Davinson Sanchez scores the winning goal for Tottenham against Watford on New Year's Day
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It must be a confidence hike for Sanchez when he hears that he has the support of his teammates and despite the criticism that has previously been levelled at him, he is distinctly working hard on the trail pitch to keep his place in the even begin eleven for Spurs. In the pit against Claudio Ranieri ‘s side, the defender had two shots on goal, made three clearances and had an 88.9 % pass success rate ( according to Whoscored.com ) which shows his impact in different areas of the lurch. back in 2018 and under Mauricio Pochettino, Tottenham beat West Ham 3-1 in the Carabao Cup just a few days after a get the better of to Manchester City. Sanchez played 90 minutes in the London bowler hat, in a back four aboard Juan Foyth, Serge Aurier and Kyle Walker-Peters and the Argentine had boastfully praise for the colombian after the game. “ We closely changed all the players and of course it ’ south important, after only 48 hours, to say [ well done ] to Davinson Sanchez because his campaign on Monday and tonight was massive, ” Pochettino said. “ He showed great brain. He ’ s a animal ! ” The defender will be hoping he can continue his hard work and get the lapp praise from his current bos and the colombian has already spoken about the charm of Conte since his arrival in N17.

“ [ The clear week of train ] decidedly helps when you have more time to take in the details the coach wants to fix and the way he wants us to behave on the cant, ” Sanchez admitted. “ He ’ s a coach who demands a lot from everybody, even the players who aren ’ thymine involved in the games. That ’ south fine. That ’ s what we needed. ” The defender besides spoke about the position in a back three being familiar for him, as he has previously played there with the likes of Toby Alderweireld and Jan Vertonghen. “ immediately it ’ randomness about taking memories about playing there and bringing the new coach ’ randomness doctrine, ” Sanchez said. “ It ’ s a huge responsibility because you are not playing one five ones but constantly taking care of team-mates and giving the wing-backs more freedom to go. ”

In his 12 league appearances therefore far this season, the former Ajax player has played 19 accurate long balls, made 29 clearances and 24 tackles. Until Romero ‘s return, fans will be hoping that Sanchez can continue his holocene form and become a coherent key player in the Tottenham line-up .