da stake casino： The centre of Tottenham’s midfield continues to be an area where a blend to fire the club into English football’s top four is yet to be found.
da bwin： Over recent years countless players have been given a chance to impress in the role, with the likes of Benjamin Stambouli, Etienne Capoue, Paulinho and Lewis Holtby the latest crop to leave White Hart Lane having failed.
Of the current incumbents there are a number of partnerships that have potential but are yet to fully convince Mauricio Pochettino of their merits.
Eric Dier has been added to the mix in the position after stepping out of defence to perform admirably in the boiler room, while Moussa Dembele remains a mercurially talented, if frustrating, operator.
However, last season’s preferred choice of Ryan Mason and Nabil Bentaleb has been broken up, largely due to the Algerian’s lukewarm start to the new campaign.
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Mason on the other hand has shown signs that he is finally ready to be the midfielder that Spurs need to drive them forward from the middle of the park.
The Tottenham faithful immediately took to the 24-year-old upon his first-team inclusion last term due to his constant work-rate and the effort that he put in for his boyhood club.
However, this season so far Mason appears to have backed this commitment up with quality, which was certainly evident in the team’s 1-0 away win over Sunderland at the weekend.
The attack-minded midfielder was the man to score the decisive goal, finishing off a fantastic team move, but it was his all-round showing that will have pleased his manager the most.
Mason’s range of passing has always been considerable, but against the Wearside outfit his distribution was crisp, with his vision second to none on the pitch.
He was the man to tie together Spurs’ possession game and the heartbeat of the team when they had the ball.
His running off the ball also seems to have improved considerably, with this footballing intelligence something that the purists amongst the White Hart Lane crowd will appreciate.
The main criticism that lands at Mason’s door is the lack of goals from midfield, with the former Swindon loanee’s strike at the Stadium of Light only his second Premier League goal.
If the Enfield-born star can find his range for his club, more recognition for his country could well be forthcoming with Euro 2016 on the horizon.
In typical Tottenham fashion, Mason has put in a stellar performance only to be injured in scoring the side’s goal against Sunderland and now faces a spell on the sidelines.
However, with his combination with the industrious and physical Dier now appearing to be first-choice, it looks like Spurs have a midfield duo to match most in the country this season.
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