Tottenham defender Sanchez: You're always having to fight for your place

Football
14 Mar 2021 • 8:37 PM MYT
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Tottenham defender Davinson Sanchez is delighted to be back in manager Jose Mourinho's plans.

The Colombian, Spurs's record signing when he joined from Ajax for £42million in 2017, found himself down the pecking order at the start of the season, with boss Jose Mourinho preferring to pair Eric Dier and Toby Alderweireld in central defence.

But after impressing in the Europa League in November and December, Sanchez earned himself a good run of games in the top flight, especially since January.

“It is not just here at Tottenham, it is like that since I started," said Sanchez.

“If you are not in the condition to be in the starting XI, to be involved, you don't expect to be.

“In sport, you need that, and at the moment you have to be perfect in every position, with possession or without possession, with your movements.

“We all have to be in that aspect.

“You hear your team-mates, 'I'm going to push you'.

“If it's not the manager it is your team-mates who are going better than you or getting more minutes than you.

"You have to deal with that and be humble. If it happens to you, you accept that the only way to change that is starting from your yourself."