Lloris confirms team ethic at Tottenham

Hugo Lloris has spoken to the Tottenham website and confirmed the change in Spurs approach to the game. He cites players like Harry Kane and Christian Eriksen as the example when he answers questions about them.



Northern European football is based on the individual, individual skill, individual brilliance to achieve success thus the game is about gaining the best individuals and trying to fit them together in a system that works, ego's like Emmanuel Adebayor, can however cause problems as everyone wants to be seen as the big fish.

We have recently heard another petulant outburst from ex-Arsenal Sami Nasri about the French national coach, Didier Deschamps and captain Hugo Lloris. he was left out of the World Cup squad amid rumours the players didn't want him which led to a foul mouthed tirade from his girlfriend.

That said as much about him as it did about her. he thinks so little of his country that at 27 he has retired from international football as if being selected is his choice. Anyone who retires from the country demonstrates they are only playing for themselves, a disgusting attitude towards your country, you should be available come what may.

In Southern Europe the emphasis is on the team, not the individual, from an early age players are developed with the team ethic, the team being more important then the individual. By all means be highly talented and develop yourself to the highest standard you can, but do so putting the team first.

Tottenham relied on Gareth Bale heavily to such an extent that we were referred to as a one man team, now there are several, now the team ethic has been introduced and there is a distinct feeling of togetherness, of being all in it together. Manages like Jose Mourinho and before him Sir Alex Ferguson try to create a siege mentality within their club to generate a team cause for individuals to fight for. It's what the Chelsea managers outbursts about a campaign against his side are all for, creating a non existent cause.

Lloris, who is now captaining Spurs and has the same outlook on the game as Mauricio Pochettino is very happy at Spurs and talked about the team ethic when asked about the progress of Harry Kane., a shoe-in for the Premier League Young Player of the Year award

"That’s easy, it’s step by step with Harry, but we don’t know where his limit is. It’s the same as Christian Eriksen, he’s got the talent and he works so hard every day. He works for the team first and then after that, he thinks about himself. That’s very important. 

"There is a great spirit here and you can feel it every day, both on and off the pitch. You feel more comfortable in a game because you know as a team, we are ready to fight and to be aggressive and that starts at the front with talented players like Harry, Christian, Erik Lamela, Nacer and Andros. 

"This is the key of what we want in the team."

While Kane and his team mates were celebrating the winner against Arsenal, the man who supplied the pinpoint cross hadn't run across the field to the corner flag. With steely determination he had turned to his boss and firmly punched hands together with Pochettino, job done was the clear message.

The job is not yet done at Tottenham but the path is clear and Spurs are walking down it with confidence.

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