Thursday 7 April 2016 16:31, UK
As a one-club man who played in 14 consecutive Premier League seasons, former Tottenham captain Ledley King is a legend at White Hart Lane.
But while King did lift the League Cup in 2008, he never got to play in a Spurs side quite as strong as the one Mauricio Pochettino has forged this season.
In an interview with Sky Sports, King tells us who is Tottenham's unsung hero, why Eric Dier still has a future in defence and why he'd love to have played under Pochettino…
Why Dier's future could still be in defence…
It depends on him really in terms of what he wants, but I haven't changed my mind on him as a defender. I still feel that however how good he has been this season - and he has been exceptional - having had that experience in midfield, once he goes back into defence he'll be able to see the game in a whole new light. It will benefit him if he ever does move back.
But there's no reason for him to move right now. He's doing a great job for the team and he's enjoying it. With him being a natural defender, he's filling the gaps really well. If the centre-half does get dragged out, he seems to be in there filling the hole. There seems to be a really good balance there. It's a strong unit that's working really hard together.
Why Dembele is an unsung hero…
Mousa Dembele has become much more of an all-rounder. He used to be more of an attacking player in his early Spurs days but now he seems to be all over the pitch and is defending very well too. He has got so much flair but what goes unnoticed is how hard he works.
With the strength he has, he just breaks things up in that midfield. When people try to go past him, he just pushes them off the ball and makes it look easy. Sometimes that can go a bit unnoticed. If you're not sliding around the pitch you might think he's not doing anything, but he's a really important player for the team.
Why Spurs youth players are so excited…
Pochettino's record in working with young players is exceptional. He's someone who puts his arm around players off the pitch and they just seem to respond to him. His track record in improving players and, in particular, developing players who've gone on to play for England is amazing.
I got to work with Josh Onomah quite a bit last season as I was working down there and he's a real good talent too. It's great that we have players who, when they are performing in the youth team, there is the chance for them to make that step up.
You have to have a manager who believes in you and is willing to give you that chance otherwise no matter how well you're doing at youth level then you just won't get there. I think everyone in the youth team and the under-21s will be training and playing that much harder in knowing that if they do perform well there'll be chances in the first-team.
Why he'd love to have played in this Spurs team…
As much as you go onto the pitch and try to do the right things, much of it depends on the organisation, the preparation and people doing their jobs. Everyone seems to know their jobs at the club now. We're an organised team.
That's why we're getting results. They put the work in and they're getting the rewards. As talented as my group of players were, we just lacked a little bit of the organisation that's required at the top end in order to get the real results.
It's a long time since I was fit - you'd have to go back to when I was 25 or 26 for me to be free of injury and that's such a long time ago - but to have played in a team like this at the peak of my powers would have been great. I'm just so proud of the current team at the moment and how they are doing.
Why Spurs' future is bright no matter what happens…
Obviously, Leicester are in pole position now. All Tottenham can try to do is win their remaining games and hope that somewhere along the way Leicester make a few slip ups. They can only take it one game at a time and try to nip away at that lead.
If they can claw two points back this weekend and another two soon after that then who knows? But the next couple of results are going to be huge. Finishing above Arsenal is something that hasn't been done for many years so that would be a big achievement. But no matter what happens now, it's been a fantastic season for Spurs.
We have Champions League football again and the players will be a lot stronger for knowing what it takes at the top end of the table. I fully expect more improvement next season for having had this experience.
Why Pochettino should ignore any interest from elsewhere…
We all know Manchester United is a huge club but at the moment there is a lot of uncertainty there with what's happening. At Tottenham, things seem to be very well balanced. He's got a group of young players who are singing to his tune so I'm sure he's just concentrating on finishing the season as well as possible.
If you're a player playing well then people will be after you and it's the same for a coach. But that's part of the enjoyment of it and I think this manager is enjoying the challenge right now of working with these young players. He's in a great place with a new stadium on the way, so I think the manager is very happy where he is.
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