Ben Davies has praised Brennan Johnson for his tireless display against Newcastle United, stating that it was the winger’s best performance in a Tottenham shirt so far.
Johnson has not had the smoothest of starts to his Tottenham career since his £47.5m switch from Nottingham Forest in the summer.
Not only has the winger had to get used to a new style of football without having the benefit of pre-season, but he has also had his injury troubles, while the team has also gone through some rough patches.
However, over the last couple of weeks, the 22-year-old has started to demonstrate the kind of talent that caught many people to stand up and take notice of him at Forest.
On Sunday, the youngster proved a handful for the Newcastle backline all game, running tirelessly on and off the ball, and was unlucky not to get on the scoresheet, striking the woodwork twice.
Davies, who knows Johnson’s qualities well, having played alongside him for Wales, remarked that the winger made it easier for the rest of the side with his running and dynamism.
The 30-year-old told Spurs Play about his international teammate: “It’s always tough when you come to a new club. Decent price tag on his head and there’s a lot of pressure that comes with that.
“But I think he’s handled it very well and I think today was his best performance we’ve seen from him. He was dynamic, he went at his defender all game and I think the best thing to say to him is you would make a full-back’s day hard work from start to finish.
“It’s just constant pressure and I think he’s a real benefit to us as a team.”
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While the likes of Maddison, Vicario and Udogie have had the benefit of a full pre-season, Johnson had to learn things on the fly, having arrived on deadline day.
So, the winger was always going to take some time to adjust to his new surroundings. The 22-year-old has already demonstrated that he can be quite a scary player to come up against when he is on his A-game.
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