Luca Williams-Barnett in line to benefit as Igor Tudor jiggles Tottenham coaching staff
Stuart Lewis has been working with Igor Tudor at Tottenham ahead of this weekend’s clash with Fulham.
Tudor has a huge task on his hands to get Tottenham heading in the right direction, and one of the changes he has made has been to promote Lewis to the senior coaching staff.
Lewis had previously been working for Spurs’ Under-18s, working alongside some of the exciting talent looking to make that step up.
And that could have a very promising impact for some of those looking to make their way to the top in North London, including Luca Williams-Barnett.
Who is Luca Williams-Barnett?
Tottenham have plenty of promising prospects in North London, and Williams-Barnett is right up at the top of the list.
Despite being just 17 years old, the midfielder has made his way to Under-21 level, where he has seven goals and six assists in 11 appearances.
But what will be even more promising for the teenager is that he has already caught the eye of the senior staff members at Tottenham, having made an appearance in the Carabao Cup earlier this season.
Williams-Barnett started the campaign working under Lewis at the Under-18s, where he scored two goals in two appearances, before then scoring seven in six appearances for the Under-19s.
No one will know his quality more than Lewis, and his so-called promotion to the first team could provide the pathway needed for Williams-Barnett to feature more regularly.
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Who else could benefit from Lewis’ first-team role?
Williams-Barnett isn’t the only promising youth player in north London, with several other names already looking ready to make the step up, and this change will only increase their chances of doing so.
Rio Kyerematen is currently Tottenham Under-21’s top scorer with seven goals and four assists in 11 Premier League 2 starts.
The 20-year-old is an incredibly versatile player, but has featured more often than not in the wide areas for Spurs, and he has found a lot of success there.
Kyerematen has created 17 chances so far this season, while also having completed 10 dribbles.
Like Williams-Barnett, it may not be long until we start to see him integrated into the first-team setup with Lewis now involved.
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