In just 45 minutes, Dávinson Sánchez went from congratulations with the return to the starter in Tottenham to the possibility of a new door slamming by coach José Mourinho.
The Colombian started with some doubts against Brighton, he was overtaken by the young rival players and it didn’t seem that way because of his traditional left sector and the whole team played poorly.
But it must also be said that with his body he saved at least two clear target options from the rival.
And despite everything, the surprise was total when he did not go to the field after the break, but to the replacement bench. What happened?
That 17-minute Tottenham lost, a luxury that couldn’t be given as, after losing to Liverpool, he had to fish for points against theoretically inferior rivals like this Sunday.
So he hit the payroll, gave way to an attacker, fell back on Ndombele and bet on letting go of attackers on the wings and pulling out all the stops for the win. He sacrificed him to Dávinson, there’s no denying that. But the need to win was urgent.
And then came another decision that makes you think it wasn’t personal against the Caucatan: After 60 minutes, he took Bale to try to awaken a totally insignificant attack zone.
Mourinho decided and may not be very popular, but it was inevitable. That is their job.