The coach wasn't selecting the team

Danny Rose and Kyle Walker have been interviewed by Sky Sports and both are very happy at Spurs. They have developed as Academy rivals at Sheffield United and Leeds United to the best pairing of full-backs in the Premier League, envied by many.

There was a very interesting comment from Danny Rose that raises question marks about team selection before Mauricio Pochettino took over. He explained his decision to take a loan spell at Sunderland and suggested he was only getting games at Spurs when other players decided they didn't want to play, not the coach picking the team.

"That was a great experience for me. AVB [Andre Villas-Boas] had taken over here and before that it was Harry's last season. 

"My mind was made up that I had to get out of Tottenham and go somewhere to play. I didn't think I could take another season of playing only when certain people decided they didn't want to play in certain games."