Tottenham's Kevin Danso is a fantastic defender but he is so much more than that

There has been a lot of focus on Kevin Danso’s actions in the build-up to Georginio Rutter’s agonising stoppage-time equaliser for Brighton & Hove Albion last weekend.Danso, who had been booked earlier in the second half for a foul on Kaoru Mitoma, made the right decision not to wildly slash at Yankuba Minteh’s cross with Jan Paul van Hecke was lurking behind him. It is easy to blame Danso for what happened next but the alternative had he rashly brought down Van Hecke — a penalty and a second yellow card — would have had far more serious consequences for Tottenham Hotspur’s fight to avoid relegation, given he will be Micky van de Ven’s centre-back partner for the rest of the season following Cristian Romero’s knee injury.Advertisement