Tottenham Hotspur will be regretting their big Yang Min-hyeok gamble in January

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Tottenham Hotspur appear to have made a major error when it comes to Yang Min-hyeok, who has had an extremely frustrating couple of months after a strong first half of the campaign.The 19-year-old winger had a big impact at Portsmouth after joining the club on loan last summer, scoring three goals in 16 appearances for Pompey.Yang made decisive contributions at crucial times for the South Coast club and appeared to be on his way to becoming a fan favourite at Fratton Park.However, the Spurs teenager was recalled in January and loaned out to Championship leaders Coventry City, where things have not gone according to plan. Position Team Played MP Won W Drawn D Lost L For GF Against GA Diff GD Points Pts 1 CoventryCoventry39 24 8 7 81 40 41 80 2 MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough39 20 11 8 59 37 22 71 3 IpswichIpswich38 19 12 7 67 39 28 69 4 MillwallMillwall39 20 9 10 53 44 9 69 5 Hull CityHull City39 20 6 13 62 57 5 66 Credit: @myho_0218 / InstagramTottenham’s Yang Min-hyeok has not made a matchday squad for over a monthThe switch to Coventry has proven to be disastrous for the winger so far, with Yang having managed just one start for his new side, which came in the FA Cup last month.According to Football.London, the pacy winger has only made three appearances in the Championship for Coventry, totalling just 29 minutes of football.In fact, the outlet reveals that the Tottenham man has not made it into the Sky Blues’ matchday squad for over a month.It is fair to say that the youngster would be wishing he had stayed at Portsmouth, and the decision-makers at Spurs may also be rueing their decision to send the youngster to the league leaders.What Frank Lampard has said about Yang’s situationCoventry boss Frank Lampard spoke about the winger’s lack of game time last month, insisting that the 19-year-old will come into the side when he is needed.The Chelsea legend remarked that he is not prioritising picking the club’s own players over the ones who are on loan, insisting that his team selections are on merit.Lampard told Coventry Live last month about Yang: “We’re competing to try and do well this season. I have to make decisions with what I see. And that’s not to disrespect Mini. If I feel like it’s Mini’s time to come in, he’ll come in, absolutely. That goes with all the players.“I don’t have a preference of loan or players that are ours, as such, because at the minute we want to win. I can’t add those kind of emotions into it. I have to try to pick the best 11 and the best bench, and at the moment we don’t have any injuries.”READ MORE: Tottenham receive positive sign on Mathys Tel injury after France U21 dropoutThe post Tottenham Hotspur will be regretting their big Yang Min-hyeok gamble in January appeared first on Spurs Web.