His second spell at the club was even better as he scored at least 15 goals in three of them and enjoyed his best ever in 2009-10, finding the back of the net 24 times. His 2012/13 campaign belonged to a graphic novel and the variation within and quality of his goals bordered on the absurd. Lloris has not, opting instead to remain loyal to a cause and to a contract which pays him well below his market worth. Your favorite teams, topics, and players all on your favorite mobile devices. Tottenham are now on a steady trajectory towards their new stadium, but there have been dark times during Lloris' four-and-a-half years and slumps which a player of his calibre, one of the world's best in his position, needn't have tolerated. In resisting the urge to walk away, he's bucked an irritating trend. Admittedly, he was one of them: he didn't want to defend and, when he didn't have the ball, he wasn't overly keen on running. Though his place in the team was never guaranteed and he would invariably become vulnerable whenever a more talented centre-half arrived, Dawson never allowed his ego to show. His outside-of-the-right-foot pass remains one of the prettiest sights in the sport, but even his more mundane actions - the twists out of tackles, the swivels away from pressure - looked effortless. New features you'd like every day on FourFourTwo.com. And indeed, some have been outright forgotten. But there was a tenderness to that moment that betrayed more than just casual respect. He played like he cared and that was infectious. But, more pertinently, that "sicknote” tag unjustly tarnishes the memory of what a good player he was. Future Publishing Limited Quay House, The Ambury, Two years at Wolves, one at Coventry, six months at Inter and a couple of seasons at Leeds United; Keane was a man without a flag before arriving at White Hart Lane. Spurs have enjoyed short surges before, but they have always ended with a mini-exodus; essential players grew tired of the boom and bust and headed for bigger contracts and bigger clubs. Get the best features, fun and footballing frolics straight to your inbox every week. The consequence of producing heroics on a semi-regular basis is normalisation and Lloris, probably more so than any of his contemporaries, has turned the spectacular into the status quo. Published on December 25, 2019. His inability to train during the latter stages of his career certainly embellishes his legend, but talking of what he could and should have been instead of what he was is to ignore the obvious: injured or otherwise, King was a terrific player. The likes of Harry Winks, Andros Townsend and Nabil Bentaleb have followed Kane's route in previous seasons and this campaign, from an academy perspective, has been very much about the breakthrough of teenager Oliver Skipp. © His 122 goals puts him 10th on the club's all-time list and only Teddy Sheringham has scored more Premier League goals (91) but, while significant, that's only loosely descriptive. Johan Cruyff had just anointed him the best player in the world and yet, far from ego and bluster, Ginola talked enthusiastically about free-kick routines and his tactical role. Dawson never gave the impression that anything mattered more to him than team as a whole. The three best performing Tottenham players of 2019. Gareth Bale money. There’s no greater crime than fragility in British football and Anderton, with his floppy hair and leggy gait, was possibly too subtle a talent. The world now sees him for what he is, being the heart of a Real Madrid midfield that has won two European Cups, but those soft feet and that tenacious heart are nothing new. And what an athlete: Bale's acceleration wasn't freakish, but his ability to sustain it over long distances was. Spurs only have Premier League matches against Brighton and Norwich City left in the calendar year before January. By the time he left White Hart Lane, he'd risen to an unprecedented level of dominance for a Spurs player. He's the butt of jokes now and, no, he never seemed to play for a club he hadn't supported as a boy. And by some distance, too. By cottontimer from London, UK (IMG_2510) [CC BY-SA 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons. Fans now in their late 20s and 30s suffered through his departure as children or teenagers and, though he would eventually return, that left a deep wound. Some are remembered fondly, some bitterly. In March 1999, in an interview with the Independent's Bill Pierce, the player was effusive in his praise for his manager. What, other than his goals, makes up his Spurs' legacy, then? 10. In tribute to White Hart Lane, Sportsmail is here to run down the 20 greatest players to have crossed the white chalk (or titanium pigment) line in N17. Without a truly level playing field, it’s difficult to measure the impact of different players given the varying circumstances they often faced. England and Wales company registration number 2008885. The anecdotes often told about him actually do him a disservice. In Kane’s progression lies a lesson for us all about experience, patience and the importance of nurturing talent. When he left for Real Madrid, he was more force of nature than football player and, irrespective of whether he returns one day or not, he will remain one of the most dynamic footballers English football has ever seen. He was a highly touted prospect for many years but, on first glimpse, most were unimpressed: he was slow, clumsy and ready to be filed away with Jamie Slabber. Imagine the discomfort he was probably in, bone on bone in his knee joint for an hour and a half, and marvel at how good he was still able to be. Tottenham has seen its fair share of players come and go through its ranks since the Premier League began in 1992, but who were the best? At another club he could perhaps have enjoyed more security and maybe even added to his four England caps, but he never gave the impression that anything mattered more to him than team as a whole. He had begun to creak by that stage and his range of movement was not what it once was. Please refresh the page and try again. #64 of 164 The Best Soccer Players of the '90s#698 of 1,816 The Best Athletes Of All Time, Birthplace: Hayes, Hillingdon, United Kingdom, Birthplace: Manor Park, London, United Kingdom, #352 of 356 The Best Current Soccer Players#89 of 103 Coolest Soccer Players, #46 of 102 Best Manchester United Players of All Time, Ranked#53 of 1,058 The Best Soccer Players from England, #19 of 159 Who's the Best Player in the Premier League?#20 of 180 The Best Soccer Goalies of All Time, Birthplace: Chingford, London, United Kingdom, #372 of 1,310 The Best Soccer Players of All Time#28 of 200 The Best Soccer Players from United Kingdom, Birthplace: Felling, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom. He was useless one minute, a superstar the next - with that night at San Siro the tipping point in between. His 122 goals puts him 10th on the club's all-time list and only Teddy Sheringham has scored more Premier League goals (91). 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