‘Very good’: Tottenham coaches left seriously impressed by 18-year-old youngster in training yesterday

Ashley Phillips, a young player for Tottenham Hotspur, amazed the coaches yesterday during practice with some outstanding defense.

Over the summer, Ashley Phillips moved to Tottenham from Blackburn Rovers in exchange for a £3 million price.

Although the 18-year-old hasn’t yet made his Spurs debut, Ange Postecoglou has taken notice of him during practice.

In fact, rumors suggest that the Australian manager has been impressed by Phillips’ work behind the scenes at Hotspur Way.

Following Cristian Romero’s red card against Chelsea and Micky van de Ven’s injury a few weeks prior, many predicted that the Englishman would be given an opportunity in the starting lineup.

That didn’t exactly work out, as the child sustained an ankle injury in November. However, he is back with the team, and yesterday in practice, he impressed the Tottenham coaches.

Phillips impresses Tottenham coaches in training

The Spurs players are shown being put through their paces in a video that was uploaded on the team’s official YouTube page in advance of Saturday’s matchup against Everton.

Towards the conclusion, Phillips participated in a training exercise and stopped Alejo Veliz from scoring a straightforward tap-in.

The Tottenham coaches praised the defender for his outstanding last-ditch clearing.

Someone yelled, “Excellent tackle, Ash.”

“Very good,” said a another coach.

If the Argentine stays healthy, it doesn’t seem probable that Phillips will receive a chance in the starting lineup given Cristian Romero’s recent return.

Over the past month, Romero and Ben Davies have developed a strong friendship that has aided Spurs in victories over Nottingham Forest and Newcastle.

Still, Phillips should only gain from working out with Tottenham’s starting lineup.

If the young player keeps up his impressive play in the background, he might be the first to be given a chance if Spurs lose any more center backs to injury.