milo
Jack L. Jones
I don't think that we can seriously consider Bale for the LB slot because his best (and vast majority of) games were played further forward. He's going to have to slug it out with Ginola and Jones for the left inside forward slot.
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The best Spurs team of all time - left back
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I don't think that we can seriously consider Bale for the LB slot because his best (and vast majority of) games were played further forward. He's going to have to slug it out with Ginola and Jones for the left inside forward slot.
milo
Jack L. Jones
I've caved in to popular opinion and switched formation to 4-2-3-1 which should make it easier(ish) to pick the places further forward.
parklane1
Tony Galvin
Yes he was and there was talk at the time that Spurs would like to sign him which would have been a good move, however he decided to quit the game and the move never happened.
You talents are wasted on this forum Milo....
No idea who Dyson is but Bale is a far more complete player than Ginola was. I loved Ginola but not on Bales level for me....
In recent times based on quality I don't see why Danny Rose shouldn't be mentioned....
parklane1
Tony Galvin
Well imo he is not the best LB we have now let alone the best we have had.
milo
Jack L. Jones
There's plenty of time to argue this one out when we come to it but I agree that Bale will hold his own in that company and stands a very good chance of making the team.
I'm sure he's not the best we have ever had but I can only contribute for the past twenty years or so and the best I could come up is Ziege, and I'm not sure he is a better left back than Rose to be honest. If you think Davies is better fair enough, I disagree...
parklane1
Tony Galvin
Fair enough.
Baleforce
Arthur Rowe
Maltese Falcon
Niko Kranjcar
I think nominees should have played a decent number of games; Ziege featured in less than 50 league games for us... how could he possibly be included in a best-ever team???!!!
Not saying he is, but he would be included because he was the best player in that position. This isn't about legend status.
Gutter Boy
Tim Sherwood
That was good criteria for whittling down the CBs down to 10. But we are scrapping the barrel a bit here.
There's 3 obvious candidates - one from each of the 60s, 70s and 80s. But from the last 25 years, for me, Ziege is the only standout player. He shouldn't win though
Maltese Falcon
Niko Kranjcar
I think it is purely academic because no way is Ziege our best left back
However - following on from the regression to mean post - you need a player to have played at least the equivalent of two seasons to determine if he was the best player in that position in the club's history
Spur of the moment
Frederic Kanoute
Ron Henry every time. He wasn't just steady and reliable, he was a fcuking rock. No player I've watched since has been such a cert in the tackle, he seemed nigh on impassable.
Some might argue Ron never got forward enough but with the likes of Mackay and Dyson in front of him and an attack that scored goals for fun why would he need to? It was at the back where he was needed and that's where he excelled.
Knowles was great, something of an entertainer, a real folk hero, fans loved him for the way he could recover once beaten and fly into the tackle (often taking the player with him) but let's be honest he was also prone to the occasional coc k-up, something you could never say of Henry.
Chris Hughton was decent overall but there were times when the crowd would get on his back.
Pat Van Den Hauwe was probably the hardest of them all, a fearsome tackler who if he didn't get the ball he usually got the man, but you'd have to say by the time he joined us from Everton his best days were already past.
Ziege was strong in the tackle and his free-kicks were guided missiles but he was too in-and-out of the team to have made enough of an impact.
BAE in his prime was awesome, though another who always had a brainfart in him.
Bale was brilliant getting forward but never quite so solid at the back. Like Walker he relied heavily on turbo to make up for a lack of positional awareness. But like Mackay, Bale has to be fitted in somewhere - hopefully in our attacking line-up.
I love Rose for the way he so resolutely imposes himself on his opponent but whilst he's excellent at getting forward to support our attacks his crossing still leaves something to be desired.
So it has to be Henry for me - every time.
Some might argue Ron never got forward enough but with the likes of Mackay and Dyson in front of him and an attack that scored goals for fun why would he need to? It was at the back where he was needed and that's where he excelled.
Knowles was great, something of an entertainer, a real folk hero, fans loved him for the way he could recover once beaten and fly into the tackle (often taking the player with him) but let's be honest he was also prone to the occasional coc k-up, something you could never say of Henry.
Chris Hughton was decent overall but there were times when the crowd would get on his back.
Pat Van Den Hauwe was probably the hardest of them all, a fearsome tackler who if he didn't get the ball he usually got the man, but you'd have to say by the time he joined us from Everton his best days were already past.
Ziege was strong in the tackle and his free-kicks were guided missiles but he was too in-and-out of the team to have made enough of an impact.
BAE in his prime was awesome, though another who always had a brainfart in him.
Bale was brilliant getting forward but never quite so solid at the back. Like Walker he relied heavily on turbo to make up for a lack of positional awareness. But like Mackay, Bale has to be fitted in somewhere - hopefully in our attacking line-up.
I love Rose for the way he so resolutely imposes himself on his opponent but whilst he's excellent at getting forward to support our attacks his crossing still leaves something to be desired.
So it has to be Henry for me - every time.
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Bullet
Andy Thompson
Great post, seems like you know your onions. Most of us on here can't compare Ron Henry to others, so I'll take your word for it and go with him.
Didn't he also have some great history... And a grandson that was a youth player?
PS. Just remembered Ben Thatcher. Dear me. At one point it seemed we aspired to be Wimbledon.