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Who Are Tottenham’s 5 Most Decorated Players?

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Tottenham’s decision to appoint Jose Mourinho last autumn was a clear statement of intent to finally get a trophy, after a drought of 12 long years. Within the Spurs squad, there are numerous players with prior experience of lifting various cups and shields, and it is always hoped that they can draw upon this for Tottenham’s benefit. With that in mind, these are Tottenham’s five most decorated players…

Joe Hart

Slated to be Hugo Lloris’ backup in 2020/21, Hart is likely to see his activities restricted to the UEFA Europa League and Carabao Cup. As can be seen by those who take a look at the latest , Tottenham are high on the long outright lists for both tournaments, potentially putting extra pressure on the former England no. 1 already.

Never quite the same after England’s darkest hour in 2016, Hart has been through a turbulent four years, but he has still won more trophies than Lloris. Naturally, many see Lloris’ 2018 World Cup winner’s medal as the ultimate trump card. However, Joe Hart has five domestic trophies (two league titles, one FA Cup, two EFL Cups) to Lloris’ solitary Coupe de France win in 2012. Hart was also the Premier League’s ‘Golden Glove’ recipient in four of five seasons spanning August 2010 to May 2014.

Toby Alderweireld

Toby Alderweireld

Alderweireld is the first of three defenders in this list. His only previous domestic trophies pre-date his third-placed finish with Belgium at the 2018 World Cup. He won a league title in four consecutive seasons, with three coming at Ajax (2011-2013).

Then came the highlight of his club-level career – a La Liga title with Atletico Madrid in 2013/14, with the club finally emerging after years under Real Madrid’s shadow. Individually, Alderweireld has a good range of honours, with an appearance in the 2015/16 Premier League Team of the Year being particularly notable.

Davinson Sanchez

As a product of the famed América de Cali academy, Sanchez was always destined for greatness, and it proved to be so. Sanchez won the 2013 Apertura and Finalización with Atletico Nacional, as well as the 2014 Apertura and 2015 Finalización. He transferred to Ajax in 2016, but only managed a runners-up berth.

It is always worth noting the highly physical nature of South American competition, even if the overall quality is way below PL standards. Sanchez is a rock-solid centre back for a reason, and is a born combatant who can hold out in the dying minutes of a final through strength alone.

It is the other elements of his defensive game that he is duty-bound to work on in the upcoming season.

Serge Aurier

Aurier was part of the PSG side that won consecutive league titles (in 2014/15 and 2015/16), and it was that same side which also locked out both domestic knockout tournaments in each of those seasons, before doing so again in 2016/17.

Aurier has also , lifting the cup for the Ivory Coast in 2015, and marking the nation’s first silverware since 1992. As such, he clearly doesn’t lack the ability to shoulder the pressure of being in a team operating under a long drought of honours.

Lucas Moura

Lucas Moura

Moura was part of those same trophy-winning PSG sides of the mid-2010s, but beats Aurier, with the Brazilian winning four successive league titles. Seven domestic cups across four seasons further boosts Moura’s personal trophy haul.

Yet, given the disparity between PSG and the other teams of France’s top flight, much of that medal collection (along with Aurier’s) is open to interpretation. Furthermore, Moura is the only one of Tottenham’s recognised forwards to have won a league title in any of the top five European leagues.

Another figure with prior experience of scoring the goals that actively win trophies in a competitive league could make all the difference.

How crucial are these players’ ‘decorations’?

There is no such thing as a bad trophy to win, but the credit associated with being a serial winner at a domestically unopposed club like PSG is finite at best.

That said, there are some who would say that Moura used some of his residual winning mentality from his PSG days in the 2019 . Yet, like his teammates, he was found wanting against a stronger backline in the final.

Ultimately, if using a player’s individual medal haul as a major factor in transfer planning, Mourinho has a very fine line to tread.

Finding someone with more ‘hard-fought’ honours in a top European league, with the inclination to move to Spurs for a reasonable price in the first place, is a very difficult proposition – especially without Champions League football to offer any newcomers.

 

 

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