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title: "Tottenham fans take to Twitter to call for Vertonghen to start at left-back"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/tottenham-fans-take-to-twitter-to-call-for-vertonghen-to-start-at-left-back/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Ally Darlow"
section: "Burnley"
published: "2019-02-22T19:00:27Z"
modified: "2020-04-05T09:13:41Z"
---

# Tottenham fans take to Twitter to call for Vertonghen to start at left-back

**Tottenham fans have had it rough this season in terms of their injury problems. The Lilywhites have had more than their fair share of absentees and as they head into a clash with Burnley at Turf Moor tomorrow they’ll be doing so with both Ben Davies and Danny Rose as doubts, however, the fans are desperate to see Jan Vertonghen there again.**

> TEAM NEWS:
>
> Danny Rose (ill) is being assessed ahead of Saturday’s match.[#COYS](https://twitter.com/hashtag/COYS?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [pic.twitter.com/4WJd0MpqSy](https://t.co/4WJd0MpqSy)
>
> — Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) [21 February 2019](https://twitter.com/SpursOfficial/status/1098564460208369664?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

In the Champions League last week Danny Rose was unavailable after suffering a knock to his shin against Leicester City whilst Ben Davies continued his rehabilitation on a groin injury, forcing Vertonghen to be used as a left-wing-back in a five-man defence. However, the Belgian stepped up to the plate with a scintillating performance that saw him rated the best player of the knockout rounds so far.

Now, it looks like both Rose and Davies are on their way back. Rose will be undergoing a late fitness test to see if he can play whilst his Welsh counterpart will be eased back in gently over the next few games seeing as he’s only just returned to first-team training, meaning that Vertonghen will be likely be used in the same role he starred in against Borussia Dortmund, and the fans cannot wait.

You can read the Lilywhites’ calls for Vertonghen here:

> Stick Jan at LWB we’ll be fine
>
> — ^ (@t\_thfc) [February 21, 2019](https://twitter.com/t_thfc/status/1098564700571357184?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Who cares super jan at lwb
>
> — Mo (@MIG311200) [21 February 2019](https://twitter.com/MIG311200/status/1098564839948066818?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Jan at LWB then. SuperJan to the rescue.
>
> — Mohamad\_Hafiez (@M\_Hafiez11) [21 February 2019](https://twitter.com/M_Hafiez11/status/1098565079153270784?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> [pic.twitter.com/Oeb7prRK65](https://t.co/Oeb7prRK65)
>
> — basicboy (@basicboy017) [February 21, 2019](https://twitter.com/basicboy017/status/1098581719425286144?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Jan the wing back should be picked now and let rose leave for those bigger wages he so desperately wants.
>
> — Nick Griffiths (@NickGriff83) [February 21, 2019](https://twitter.com/NickGriff83/status/1098615657472638978?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

https://twitter.com/TottenhamBay/status/1098594251166892039

https://twitter.com/HowSpurs/status/1098569876875214850

The Lilywhites have no issues with Vertonghen filling in at left back and will hope he can be just as good as he was against Dortmund.