New Tottenham Hotspur right-back Emerson Royal has a lot of work to do to win over Michael Dawson who has been unimpressed with his performances for the North London club since they paid £25m to sign from Catalan giants Barcelona at the start of the season. North London rivals Arsenal were one of the clubs in the race to sign Emerson before Spurs reached an agreement to sign the Brazilian international last summer.
Ex-Spurs and Hull City central defender Michael Dawson was on Sky Sports last week Saturday and he talked about the former Real Betis man. According to him, Emerson Royal has been a disappointment till date. The criticism from Michael Dawson came on the back of his errors during the home defeat to Southampton in the Premier League last week. Emerson was faulted for the final two Southampton goals during the game which ended in a 3-2 defeat for his team.
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Just under a decade ago in 2010 the then Tottenham defender was voted the club’s player of the season for his excellent performances. During that period Dawson was considered one of the best defenders in the league.
Forest should have seen off the challenge of Norwich City with Dawson in that team. The defender is known to be a leader who marshals the defense pretty well and indeed the whole team.
He became the part of different club and after the flood of cash and fascinating overseas signings, he finds himself being talked up in the middle of the favorites for promotion. Dawson believes he can handle the team when it is under pressure. When asked about his return to the team, he “For me it is a full circle. Coming back in the team is like happiness which is eternal.”
The defender said the team did not reach their usual height in the game played at Boundary Park. The Reds dominated the game from early on but they were not sharp to take advantages of all their opportunities. They scored first but started to relax while their opponents grew stronger.