Tottenham boss Postecoglou: Dragusin not here to play backup

Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou expects Radu Dragusin to fight for his place.

The defender is again under pressure with Micky van de Ven now fit.

The manager said, "He didn't come to play one game. I don't think against Fulham he was any better or worse than anyone else. We as a team were nowhere near the competitive levels we wanted to be. It wasn't reflective of him.

"But we signed Radu because we see a player who can contribute in there. He's had to bide his time a little bit because obviously with Micky and Romero, there's a pretty strong partnership there. He's had to wait for his chance. We knew his chance would come and it came, whether it was at Villa the week before or at Fulham.

"He's ready, he's available. He played for Romania during the break and he's part of our future."