Tottenham full back Djed Spence joins Rio and Joel and delivers a fascinating insight into the role of a current full-back in the Premier League. He reveals why Antonio Conte was “never happy” at Spurs and the role team mate James Maddison has played in his recent run of impressive form plus his reaction to Maddison's back and forth with Manchester United legend Roy Keane.
Spence believes he suffered from being “too humble” after arriving at Spurs and details the struggles he went through on loan spells in France and at Leeds. There’s reflection on his time at Middlesbrough under Neil Warnock and what happened in the altercation with Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola following a recent match.
Following intense scrutiny of Ange Postecoglu’s tactical principles, Spence reveals what the demands are for his players and why the players will never deviate from his strident philosophy.
He also discusses why he believes Kyle Walker is the Premier League’s best ever right-back and the two best players he’s played with and the importance of young players being able to show their personality and his reaction to Myles Lewis-Skelly’s Erling Haaland inspired celebration.
Timecodes:
00:02:30 Djed Spence Is Feeling Different This Season
00:04:15 How Long It Took For Djed To Feel Comfortable At Spurs
00:05:20 Difficulties Of Constantly Going Out On Loan
00:08:50 Djed “Football Is Not Fair”
00:11:00 Djed Give Too Much Respect To Spurs Teammates
00:14:05 Never Getting A Chance Until Now
00:14:40 Djed’s Reaction To Ange Comments On His Development
00:17:00 Rio Remembering Watching Djed When His Morale Was Low
00:18:15 Antonio Conte’s Management Of Djed
00:20:35 Djed’s Assessment Of Conte’s Quotes On Him
00:23:20 Neil Warnock “You’ll Either Be Non-League Or Premier League”
00:24:30 What Drives Djed To Be Better And Improve Every Day
00:25:05 Djed On What Pep Guardiola Said To Him Post-Match
00:28:00 Commenting On Doku’s Instagram - Players Personalities
00:29:55 Djed On Myles Lewis-Skelly’s Celebration
00:31:00 The Importance Of Player’s Showing Their Personalities
00:32:00 Was It Djed Spence Playing In YouTuber’s Charity Match?
00:34:10 What Are Djed And Spurs’ Ambitions? Aiming For England?
00:35:45 Which Players Does Djed Look Up To?
00:37:30 If Djed could Steal Any Attribute, Which Would It Be?
00:38:40 Why Djed Can’t Learn Extra Skills. Playing On “Autopilot”
00:40:20 Ange’s Very Clear Style Of Play
00:42:15 How Much Freedom Do Players Get Under Ange At Spurs?
00:45:00 Spurs Being A Young Squad - Who Gives The Best Advice?
00:46:00 James Maddison Is One Of The Best In The League
00:47:45 Who Are The Leaders In The Spurs Squad?
00:48:30 “Sky Is The Limit” For Archie Gray
00:49:10 Who Is The Hardest Opponent Djed Plays Against?
00:53:00 Centre Backs That Djed Rates Highly
00:54:30 Djed On His Style of Play And Best Attributes
00:56:10 Djed’s Dream 5-A-Side Team From Players He’s Played With
00:57:10 Desire Doue Is “Generational”
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