Ben Davis: Conte probably saw me playing in Wales and the vaccine helped me not suffer too much

Live bar December 30 News Earlier, on the club's official matchday show, Tottenham defender Ben Davis talked about his current role in the team. He said the current position is something he really likes.

About your current position

Ben Davis: "It's a position I really enjoyed, I played that position when I was playing in Wales, when the manager came here, I looked at his previous system and I really wanted to do something for him in that position. I think in my current position I can play my best, I can defend well, I read the game well, and I don't have to expect to beat other people one-on-one, which is probably not what I'm best at. ”

"I prefer to read games, passes and runs, so I think that suits me well. Conte has probably watched a lot of games and seen me play in that position in Wales, so he knows I can do it. Now I've been playing this position in these games, but I haven't done it a lot in my career, so I need to keep adapting, but I feel good. ”

About offense

Ben Davis: "Against teams that are shrinking their defences, the manager says the centre-backs have to try to break through the defence and get into the box as much as possible. Then, if I get into the appropriate position and the opponent needs to decide who is going to defend me, and if they work things out quickly, then it's not always a viable way to attack, but if they don't, then you can get free in that moment, or create space for other people. Considering our system, I think this has worked well so far. ”

About COVID-19

Ben Davis: "I had COVID-19 a few weeks ago, so it was a little bit worse, I had four or five days of not being able to do anything, I was tired and miserable, but after that I was fine. I'm glad I was vaccinated, I think it helped me and kept me from too much trouble, and frankly, most importantly I don't think I've lost much of my physical condition. ”

"Some of us got infected with the virus during that time, which is unfortunate. There's been a bit of a pause in the last few weeks, but everyone needs to stay healthy and we have to make sure everyone is okay, that's the most important thing. After that, we just want to get back to normal life and get back to normal games as much as possible and we can't be too disappointed or frustrated with this period of time because we know we will have the opportunity to play these games again later in the season. ”

About my studies at university

Ben Davis: "I've been studying at the Open University for the last five years, and last summer I earned a second class honours degree. After learning about the global economy, I found it interesting, it was something I wanted to do, it was a tough academic subject with a lot of theory and detail, but I was happy to have done it myself. Maybe I'll want to do something after I've finished my football career, having these skills and knowledge can put you on a lot of different paths. ”

(Ma Dongyu)