Tottenham Hotspur’s impressive start to the new Premier League campaign has seen the club sit top of the table with Ange Postecoglou having given supporters a sense of pride that has been lacking for many a year.
After the eras of Nuno Espirito Santo, Jose Mourinho and Antonio Conte; fans are now enjoying the brand of football that Tottenham are currently playing under the Australian; something which has been lacking since the prime Mauricio Pochettino era.
During that time, Tottenham had a formidable central defensive pairing of Jan Vertonghen and Toby Alderweirld, and arguably the best pair of full-backs in the league in the form of Danny Rose and Kyle Walker.
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Former Spurs striker Jermain Defoe has singled Rose out for some special praise when he was asked to select a left-back in his best eleven from the players mentioned during the Football First series which he co-hosts along with striker Troy Deeney.
He said: “I’m going Danny Rose. On his day, consistent, strong, quick, loved a tackle. I remember that season with Poch when we should have won the league, just proper man.
“Strong, hard to play against. Proper defender, cos he just loved a tackle. Even in training, he’d be Danny Rose,”
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It is still frustrating for many fans, including this one, that the Tottenham hierarchy did not look to dip into the transfer market to strengthen the squad in 2018 when we were arguably one or two quality players at most away from being title contenders for the foreseeable future.
One this is for sure, Danny Rose gave his all for Tottenham, and the way he was treated by Jose Mourinho at the end was certainly not befitting the service he had given to this football club.
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