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title: "Tottenham Hotspur: Jose Mourinho discusses Davinson Sanchez"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "George McGibbon"
section: "Premier League"
published: "2021-03-01T14:20:08Z"
modified: "2021-03-01T15:45:57Z"
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# Tottenham Hotspur: Jose Mourinho discusses Davinson Sanchez

**Speaking after Tottenham Hotspur’s 4-0 win on Sunday, Jose Mourinho praised the performance of Spurs centre-back Davinson Sanchez.**

Having started just [10 Premier League fixtures](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/davinson-sanchez/leistungsdaten/spieler/341429) this season prior to the clash with Burnley, Sanchez was perhaps a surprise inclusion in [Mourinho’s starting XI](https://www.sofascore.com/burnley-tottenham/gsI) on Sunday, with the 24-year-old coming in for Tottenham at the expense of Eric Dier.

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However, despite his lack of game-time so far this term, the [£36m-rated](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/davinson-sanchez/marktwertverlauf/spieler/341429) defender highly impressed against the Clarets, making [10 clearances](https://www.sofascore.com/burnley-tottenham/gsI), winning [two tackles](https://www.sofascore.com/burnley-tottenham/gsI), blocking [one shot](https://www.sofascore.com/burnley-tottenham/gsI) and winning [14 duels](https://www.sofascore.com/burnley-tottenham/gsI) over the 90 minutes, earning a [SofaScore match rating of 7.8](https://www.sofascore.com/burnley-tottenham/gsI) for his efforts.

[Speaking after the match](https://www.football.london/tottenham-hotspur-fc/fixtures-results/mourinho-bale-davinson-burnley-fulham-19934897), Mourinho singled out the Colombia international for praise, claiming that the [£65k-per-week](https://www.spotrac.com/epl/tottenham-hotspur-fc/payroll/) centre-back put on a dominant display against Burnley. He said: “I think the team played well defensively, it was a good compromise from the team. Then Davinson played a very good game, very dominant, fresh, didn’t play the last match and he was very good.”

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### Transfer Tavern Take

Indeed, Sanchez’s display against Sean Dyche’s side was comfortably his best of the season, with the centre-back earning a [WhoScored match rating of 8.25](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/322655/MatchStatistics/Davinson-S%C3%A1nchez) for his performance, with his next highest rating this term coming in Spurs’ [2-0 win over West Bromwich Albion](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/322655/MatchStatistics/Davinson-S%C3%A1nchez) at the beginning of February, when he scored 7.19.

With important games against Arsenal, Manchester United and Everton coming up in the Premier League, as well as a round of 16 tie against Dinamo Zagreb in the Europa League, Sanchez hitting form now would provide a very welcome boost in Mourinho’s hunt for a top-four finish, as well as the club’s chances of winning a European trophy.

***In other Tottenham news, this Spurs transfer admission lifted the lid on a failed Daniel Levy coup with Pochettino – find out more [here](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/tottenham-transfer-rumours/tottenham-hotspur-transfer-admission-lifts-lid-on-daniel-levys-attempted-53-7m-coup-for-malcom/)!***