‘6/10’, ‘Not his finest hour’: On-loan Tottenham Hotspur man ‘didn’t look himself’ on international duty yesterday

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The international break offered Tottenham Hotspur fans the chance to check in on some of their players out on loan.

Destiny Udogie played an impressive half for Italy’s under-21s against England, while Gio Lo Celso was given a run out for Argentina.

Another player they would have had an eye on was defender Joe Rodon.

The Welsh centre-back was sent on loan to Stade Rennais, and the French club have the option to make the move permanent.

Rodon has established himself as first choice at Rennes, and already scored his first Ligue 1 goal.

The 24-year-old was struggling for game time at Tottenham under Antonio Conte, who only played him five times.

The Welshman needed a move in order to guarantee his place in Wales’ team at the World Cup.

However, in their latest fixture against Poland, Rodon struggled for Wales as they fell to a 1-0 defeat.

The result confirmed their relegation from League A of the Nations League, suffering the same fate at England.

Rodon struggled for Wales

Several media outlets rated Rodon’s performance, and he received six out of 10’s across the board.

Wales Online said: “Some typically positive contributions, but just didn’t quite look himself at times.

“Showed a little hesitation in his decision-making alongside (Ben) Cabango and (Wayne) Hennessey that occasionally caused problems.”

Sky Sports simply gave him a “6/10”, while 90min wrote: ‘6/10. Not his finest hour tonight.”

Plenty is expected of Rodon for Wales at the World Cup, having already won 30 caps for The Dragons.

Manager Rob Page has already described him as ‘the complete player’ and will be relying on him in Qatar.

He’s likely to line up alongside Tottenham teammate Ben Davies as part of a back-three.

Davies wasn’t involved against Poland, and that might be one of the reasons why Rodon struggled in a Wales shirt last night.

Rodon’s future is now out of Tottenham’s hands if Stade Rennais activate his buy clause.

Spurs fans will be very happy with their current centre-back options.

However, if Rodon has a blinder at the World Cup, especially against England in the group stages, Tottenham might be wondering if they’ve made a mistake on letting him go.