A Quote by Alan Hansen
I think if Tottenham are going to be top four side, the fans and the club will need to get away from the philosophy of 'pretty football', that's got to go.
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Someone like Harry Kane, I can tell you that his mindset will be: 'I'm staying at Tottenham, I'm going to break every single record, I'm going to captain this club into the new stadium.' When you've got a player like him with that mindset, I don't think Tottenham have to worry.
Tottenham, and I hope the English fans will forgive me, are a club in mid-table and I need more.
I didn't really think about going to another club; I wanted to be a Tottenham player and play at Tottenham.
You start going to games when you're younger but you think it's the norm that every football club in the world has that many fans, but as you get older you realise they don't! And you realise just how big a club Newcastle is.
Tottenham was my first international club. I spent four glorious years there, and the fans were brilliant with me. I only have good memories.
I am delighted to be here at Arsenal and to be part of one of the great teams in English football. It's a huge satisfaction to join this great club and it’s been a dream since I was young to play in the Premier League. I was attracted by the philosophy of football and Arsène Wenger’s 'touch' at this club. I have always admired Arsenal with its great history and reputation, and I now hope to achieve great things here. I’m very proud to be a Gunner and I will give my best for all the Arsenal fans.
A club like Tottenham are up there with the top teams, and I think they have to be in the Champions League.
I have great memories of Tottenham. I spent four great years there with a lot of emotions, with a lot of love from the club and the fans.
There is always going to be competition. When you play for a top club, you're going to attract top players. It's part and parcel of football.
So many times, I watch games and think, 'Man, why is that guy trying to score like that? He can't do it.' But he's been told his whole life, 'You have to go get 40 if you want to be one of the top dogs.' It's my goal to build a lane where you can be a top dog, and you don't gotta go get that 40. You can go get four and still be a top dog.
It's really important that when you come to a club, you know the history. My dream was always Real Madrid or Barcelona, but for the fans of Tottenham, the club is the biggest in the world. So that's how I treated it.
It's important to get a good start at a top club like Real. When things are going badly, you can overcome it quickly at a top club.
My brother-in-law was a Tottenham fan. He introduced me to football and brought me to Tottenham. At the time I just wanted to play football so I would go anywhere to play.
You know that wherever you go, not everyone will speak your language. But go and experience the local culture and try to pick up as much as you can. I certainly think going forward - away from football because football is just a small part of your life - you will grow as a person.
I'm realising my dream of owning a top football club. Some will doubt my motives, others will think I'm crazy.
I do not know anyone who has got to the top without hard work. That is the recipe. It will not always get you to the top, but should get you pretty near.
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