Football writer Rob Guest has tipped Tottenham Hotspur manager Antonio Conte to play Ryan Sessegnon at right wing-back.
Unfortunately for Spurs, Matt Doherty – who had been excelling in that position of late – has picked up a bad injury and will not play again for the club this season.
Against Brighton & Hove Albion on the weekend, Emerson Royal started in the role, but with his side falling to a 1-0 defeat, Conte may want to mix things up to get Tottenham back to winning ways.
With all that in mind, Guest suggested Sessegnon could be a good fit for the role, despite usually operating on the left.
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He wrote for football.london: “One player who could be a wildcard option to play on the right if Conte feels a change is necessary is indeed Sessegnon.
“The 21-year-old has experience of operating from the right during his time at Fulham even though he is a left-sided player by trade.”
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As Guest mentions, Sessegnon has operated on the right side of attack before for Fulham, and he did so on a number of occasions for the club during the 2018/19 season in the Premier League.
However, it would still pose as a pretty big gamble from Conte given that he is not particularly experienced in that role, especially when being asked to operate as a defender.
Still, with Emerson playing pretty poorly against Brighton – with fans on the BBC’s Player Rater giving him a score of just 2.94 – the Italian may well feel that something has to change.
Partly due to injuries, Sessegnon has been unable to nail down a regular starting spot this season. Perhaps, though, if he can stay fit, this new role could allow him to stake a claim to be a key part of Conte’s plans going forward.
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