Thomas Frank's preferred best starting XI for Tottenham Hotspur is slowly starting to come to shape with five Premier League matchdays in the books, and the likes of Destiny Udogie and Lucas Bergvall have recently come around to stake their claims for valuable minutes in the lineup.
There are a handful of players who already came into the season as undisputed starters, most prominently the defensive trio of Cristian Romero, Micky van de Ven, and Pedro Porro. And new signings Mohammed Kudus and Xavi Simons have made it clear that they are the main difference-makers for Tottenham this season.
But there are plenty of open positions in competition, especially in the attack. Tottenham don't yet have a definitive solution at striker after watching Richarlison fumble at striker, and after failing to sign Savinho or another winger before the transfer deadline, the left wing position in a post-Son Heung-min world is still up for grabs.
One player who could grab that position is Wlison Odobert, but he royally screwed up a golden opportunity to put himself ahead of the pack by producing arguably the worst performance of any player on the pitch against Brighton.
Tottenham may give him fewer starts now
Odobert, who was a standout for Burnley before making a move to Tottenham, has a lot invested in him and is a quality player on the ball and in training. It appears he impressed Thomas Frank in training enough to draw the start on the left wing against Brighton, but he might not start the next few after how putrid he was.
The Frenchman was anonymous, and that's putting it kindly. Odobert created absolutely nothing for his team. He had no key passes, no shots, no dribbles completed, nothing. He looked scared off the ball, hid behind defenders, never attempted to dribble past anyone, and merely passed it sideways instead of being positive on it.
And he certainly didn't do Richarlison any favors at striker either, failing to get on the same wavelenght as the Brazilian. He rarely ran with Richarlison, often hanging him out to dry and isolating him with nobody to combine with.
Odobert is just 20 years old and a very raw player, but that's not the end of it. Any senior player in the Tottenham squad is expected to attempt to make a difference, and the most frustrating aspect of Odobert's performance is how bland it was. There was so little effort, and with playres like Mathys Tel or even Randal Kolo Muani chomping at the bit for starts on the left wing, Odobert just moved himself way down the pecking order.