Three Tottenham youngsters Igor Tudor must put his faith in - Opinion

Igor Tudor faces a Tottenham Hotspur squad with all sorts of problems, so trusting in his younger players could be a necessary action.

Igor Tudor is just days away from managing his first Tottenham Hotspur fixture and the anticipation is building.

Spurs fans will be hoping the new boss will make a good first impression during the North London derby next Sunday and this would be guaranteed with a victory.

However, Tudor’s upcoming task is a difficult one considering the current state of the Tottenham first-team squad.

The Croatian will have to rely on each of his players to begin getting results and that could mean giving more minutes to some of the team’s younger members. Here are three teenagers who may be required by Tudor.

Souza could get some starts for Tottenham

When Souza joined Spurs, it looked like he was supposed to be a player for the future who would largely be unseen this season. The club already had two left-backs and were exploring the possibility of signing Andy Robertson.

However, Destiny Udogie is injured yet again, while Djed Spence is the most practical back-up option to Pedro Porro, who is also enduring a spell on the sidelines.

This could mean Souza is selected to start in Tudor’s opening Tottenham game, which would be quite the story for the young Brazilian.

Should Tudor choose to play with a back three, Souza would likely move into the left wing-back position, allowing him to showcase his attacking skillset.

Luca Williams-Barnett deserves some minutes at Spurs

Last season saw Luca Williams-Barnett register 32 goal contributions in 23 matches and he has been just as sharp since his promotion to the under-21s team.

The 17-year-old has six goals and four assists in nine Premier League 2 games and he has looked unplayable in the UEFA Youth League. Despite this, Williams-Barnett has only made one appearance for Tottenham which lasted a grand total of three minutes.

Tudor will want an attacking minded back-up for Xavi Simons and the young Englishman has done enough to deserve that chance.

Jun’ai Byfield may be called on by Tudor

Jun’ai Byfield is the very definition of a cameo merchant based on his senior campaign up to this point. The defender played under Frank three times, but was only given 29 minutes of playing time in total.

It would be good to see him given longer on the pitch, especially as Cristian Romero is still suspended for a further three Tottenham matches.

Radu Dragusin should be nowhere near the Spurs first-team and Tudor will find that out for himself soon enough. Hopefully he will instead look to Byfield and award him with his first senior start.

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