Tottenham midfielder Lucas Bergvall Credit: Imago]
Tottenham midfielder Lucas Bergvall Credit: Imago]

Lucas Bergvall 'out of his depth' after 'disappointing' Tottenham display v Galatasaray

Bryan King

Bryan King is a former professional goalkeeper who spent six years as a senior scout at Spurs and 28 years in total in first-team scouting roles. He also spent eight years on Everton’s recruitment team and 11 years scouting at Aston Villa across two different spells. Tottenham News is delighted to share Bryan's expertise on all things Spurs on a daily basis.

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Bryan King believes Lucas Bergvall looked "out of his depth" as Tottenham were beaten 3-2 by Galatasaray in the UEFA Europa League.

The ex-Spurs scout was unimpressed with the Sweden international's "disappointing" display at RAMS Park on Thursday (7 November).

Bergvall started as Spurs were beaten for the first time in Europe this season, despite Dominic Solanke doing all he could off the bench to salvage a point.

And King - speaking exclusively to Tottenham News - doesn't think Bergvall looked comfortable in Istanbul.

"Rodrigo Bentancur did well when he came on," King said.

"Pape Matar Sarr and Yves Bissouma showcased a lot of energy. However, I thought Bergvall was disappointing.

"He just looked totally out of his depth. He never got up to the pace of the game at all. However, Galatasaray isn't an easy place to go, there is some atmosphere there."

Lucas Bergvall struggles for Tottenham v Galatasaray

Therefore, Ange Postecoglou will be keen to put this result behind him.

Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou
Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou (Credit: Imago)

Spurs are still likely to qualify for the next round of the Europa League. However, if Bergvall wants to play any part in that, he will need to show much more going forward.

His impact in Turkey was minimal, and it is clear the 18-year-old has a lot of work to do.

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