With a greater focus on defending, Pochettino needed a defender in the more literal sense, having relied previously on the technical talents of Jan Vertonghen, Toby Alderweireld and Eric Dier. Sanchez appears to be that destroyer, and the early signs suggest he is happy to do the dirty work.

The 21-year-old has not made a tackle in his two games, according to the Opta stats at least, but as Sir Alex Ferguson found out with Jaap Stam, it is dangerous to read too much into a defender’s tackling numbers.

This is clearly a crap writer clutching at straws for an article but racist? Not for me.

Look for the definitions of stereotyping and racism.

This is stereotyping, not:

prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against someone of a different race based on the belief that one's own race is superior.

Because people have thrown around the term so much you've forgotten the actual meaning.