The boy the club bought for the manager who didn’t want him made his debut this week for Ligue 1 side Rennes and, considering his obvious lack of fitness, it was a respectable performance. Total successful actions were in range with previous feats and the 22-year-old’s successful pass accuracy reached 86%.
Spence won 60% of his duels and pulled off a couple of sliding tackles. Two fouls were called against him, but upon closer inspection, there was nothing on them.
It’s early days to start yelling at Conte, and the division is less aggressive than the Premier League, but we should learn more as the game minutes accumulate.
