To my dad, almost every midfielder who plays for us is shit because they ain't Glenn Hoddle. I grew up with this man being the benchmark for what a Spurs player is, even though his playing career was before my time.
I'm exagerrating of course, my dad didn't think Modric etc were shit. But whenever anybody asks him who the best player he has ever seen live is, the answer is always "Hoddle." Technically I saw him live, but I was only about 4 years old at the time and don't remember the game at all, but I do have a vague memory of the crowd and being amazed by all the people there. I think it might have been his last season for us.
It's funny in a way, some of these old players - when Spurs are in your blood, your dad was watching before you were even born, feels like you know the career of players you never really saw play. I've seen the highlights, but I know the greatness of Hoddle through the story told by the fans who were there before me, especially my dad. The stuff of legend, a player for whom the term absolutely applies.