Tottenham Hotspur have endured a nightmare season in the Premier League, one that could well see them finish in the bottom five.
Spurs have impressed at times in the Premier League this season, claiming some impressive results against the likes of Manchester United and Aston Villa.
However, Tottenham have really struggled of late, and their last match saw them lose 5-1 at Liverpool, whose victory confirmed them as title winners.
Les Ferdinand has now spoken about two Spurs youngsters who played at Anfield and admitted he felt sorry for them.
Les Ferdinand felt sorry for Archie Gray and Lucas Bergvall in Tottenham loss at Liverpool
Ferdinand, the latest guest on the Seaman Says podcast, spoke with the panel about how many changes Ange Postecoglou made for the trip to Liverpool.
The Tottenham manager made eight changes, with an eye on Thursday’s Europa League semi-final first-leg meeting against Bodo/Glimt.
Ferdinand admitted he felt sorry for Archie Gray and Lucas Bergvall for being up against such strong opposition without much senior guidance.
“I felt for the two boys in Gray and Bergvall in the middle of the park,” said Ferdinand. “Because that was always going to be tough for them against those.
“You know, you want to see youngsters get an opportunity, you know what I mean, but… sometimes you need them with a senior player, especially in a game like that.”
However, Ferdinand did acknowledge that both players have clocked up a lot of senior minutes this season.
“Both of them have played a lot of games this season,” he said. “I know Gray has played a lot as a centre-back.”
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Where Tottenham see Archie Gray playing in future
Seaman asked Ferdinand where Gray normally plays, to which he said Tottenham see the youngster as a midfielder.
“He played right-back for Leeds a lot,” said Ferdinand. “But they see him as a midfield player.
“But then he was playing centre-back – so it’s all a good learning curve for him!”.
Gray is one of the most exciting young players in English football right now.
Indeed, some have argued that Gray might just be the biggest English talent since Declan Rice.
And considering how well he has done in his maiden season, it wouldn’t be surprising to see him become a superstar at N17.
Postecoglou recently pledged more game time for Gray in wake of him not getting as many regular starts of late.
