Former Liverpool player Stephen Warnock has compared Harry Winks to Barcelona legend Xavi. When talking about the young talent in football, Harry Winks is a very common name. Winks has been doing really well for Tottenham Hotspur lately. His performances for Spurs earned him a call-up to the national team for their Nations League fixtures against Croatia and Spain. He did not feature against Croatia but may play against Spain given the fact that Jordan Henderson will miss the match due to suspension.
Stephen Warnock praised the 22-year old, saying, “He’s sort of in the style of your Xavi, someone who keeps the ball, keeps it rotated and keeps you playing. He is a very impressive player and at international level you need players who can retain the ball and he can do that quite comfortably. I’d like to see him passing forward a little bit more, rather than just rotating and side to side, but see him really linking things up.
If you can get Dier sat in front of your back two, there’s no reason why Winks and [Ross] Barkley can’t join in [with the attack]. Marcus Rashford and Raheem Sterling can take the game really wide and there will be lots of gaps for those two to go in to.”
Warnock isn’t the only player who has compared Harry Winks to Xavi. Spurs manager Mauricio Pochettino also compared him with Xavi and Andres Iniesta last month.
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