As soon as Spurs career and contribution comes into play (rather than how good player X was at their peak, however briefly), a LOT a modern names fall way down the pecking order....... Quickly rendering it the 51 & 61 mob + absolute goats.
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As soon as Spurs career and contribution comes into play (rather than how good player X was at their peak, however briefly), a LOT a modern names fall way down the pecking order....... Quickly rendering it the 51 & 61 mob + absolute goats.
I'd have to pick players from before my time based on reputation alone, their amazing career stats (Greaves) and the success they had with the club. Modric probably a better player and certainly more successful in his career overall than Danny Blanchflower for Tottenham, but the latter is a legendary part of the double-winning team. Hoddle is the favourite player of Spurs fans of my dad's era, I was only a little kid when he was at the end of his time with us. But I'd have to include him. Harry Kane, of the modern era, would have to go in because of his club record. Jennings is the most legendary keeper for us, though I never saw him play.
Perryman has the most appearances for us (I think) and has some trophies, captaincy and was, by all accounts, a very tidy player. Ledley for me is the best defender I have seen for us and was a one club man (yes I know, probably only because he was too injured to move away). But I'd have to include him. Bale is for me, the most exciting player I have seen in a Spurs shirt, I'd probably want to put him in the team just for that reason - a very Spurs reason to pick a player!
Roberts or Mabbutt have to be worth a mention. I'd probably pick a player like John White from the double-winning team just to get them more representation, plus according to wiki he played inside-right, so I can fill the hole on the right side of my team, which is left over after plonking the other players down in some semblance of a formation.
Still very hard to pick an XI.
Jennings
Perryman Roberts King
White Blanchflower Mackay Bale
Hoddle
Greaves Kane
I think that's a decent selection of our most talented, most successful and most 'Spurs' players in a combination that'd give any team a good game.
Perryman has the most appearances for us (I think) and has some trophies, captaincy and was, by all accounts, a very tidy player. Ledley for me is the best defender I have seen for us and was a one club man (yes I know, probably only because he was too injured to move away). But I'd have to include him. Bale is for me, the most exciting player I have seen in a Spurs shirt, I'd probably want to put him in the team just for that reason - a very Spurs reason to pick a player!
Roberts or Mabbutt have to be worth a mention. I'd probably pick a player like John White from the double-winning team just to get them more representation, plus according to wiki he played inside-right, so I can fill the hole on the right side of my team, which is left over after plonking the other players down in some semblance of a formation.
Still very hard to pick an XI.
Jennings
Perryman Roberts King
White Blanchflower Mackay Bale
Hoddle
Greaves Kane
I think that's a decent selection of our most talented, most successful and most 'Spurs' players in a combination that'd give any team a good game.
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Which is why I put him in brackets. But he spent 2 seasons at Spurs though
