Jamie Redknapp questioned why Harry Winks was left out of Tottenham Hotspur's starting XI against West Ham.
Jose Mourinho only named Winks on the bench for the game, going with a midfield trio of Dele Alli, Moussa Sissoko and Giovani Lo Celso.
Former Spurs midfielder Redknapp argued that Mourinho's line-up did not contain enough in midfield to be able to dictate possession and was surprised Winks was dropped after what he considered a positive performance in the 1-1 draw with Manchester United on Friday night.
"I'm not a big fan of that midfield he's picked today to be honest," he said on Sky Sports.
"Harry Winks, I thought did ever so well against Manchester United and I look at that midfield and, especially the way Tottenham play, you've got to have possession of the ball.
"Sissoko, I imagine, will be the deepest out of the three.
"Lo Celso and Dele Alli will be trying to get close to Harry Kane but they're not great on the ball - Lo Celso will pick up a run with it but the emphasis will be on Sissoko to get on the half-turn and play forward quickly, that's not really his game.
"He's good at getting after people.
"I look at West Ham's midfield with Noble, Rice and Soucek and they might actually have more footballers in their team who can keep the ball.
"If they can find some possession, they might get a bit of joy in that area.
"I think that Winks, especially on Friday, the way that he plays, you need someone in that Tottenham team to just take the sting out of the game.
"Pass the ball, move, and that's what he does so well.
"In that three, they haven't really got that type of player."
