
When Antonio Conte spoke last week about the desperate need to get his injured players back to breathe new life into Tottenham’s season, Steven Bergwijn’s name did not immediately spring to mind.
The defensive solidity of Eric Dier and Cristian Romero has been more sorely missed, so too the balance and thrust offered by Sergio Reguilon down the left and the irreplaceable attacking talents of Heung-min Son.