Tottenham Hotspur are very much a work in progress at present, but there have certainly been some moments that show they’re not far off being exceptional.
Spurs have shown they can absolutely hammer anyone on their day, including Manchester City, along with the likes of Manchester United and Aston Villa.
Admittedly, Tottenham have also recorded some very disappointing results, but for the most part, it looks like things are heading in the right direction.
In addition, Spurs have a very exciting future ahead, as per a Premier League statistic that has been doing the rounds on social media.
Tottenham lead the way in Premier League teenagers with more top talents set to emerge
As per Football Talent Scout’s Jacek Kulig, Tottenham are the Premier League team that has played the most teenagers in the English top flight this season.
Mikey Moore, Lucas Bergvall, Archie Gray, Wilson Odobert and Will Lankshear have all featured for Spurs in the Premier League this term.
In addition, Kulig noted how Tottenham have a multitude of “fascinating” Under-19 talents waiting in the wings who could make an impact in the coming years.
He name-dropped Luka Vuskovic, Luca Williams-Barnett, Malachi Hardy, Callum Olusesi, Leo Black and Junai Byfield as players to watch.
“An exciting generation,” concluded Kulig.
More talents are set to arrive next year as Ange Postecoglou hinted at what Tottenham have planned for Yang Min-Hyeok as soon as he joins Spurs.
Meanwhile, young Belgium international defender Matte Smets is on Tottenham’s radar as they continue to look for hidden gems across the world of football.
What Postecoglou has said about Tottenham’s youth pathway strategy
Tottenham have certainly made a name for themselves as a team that prides itself on giving youth a chance.
Ahead of the Bournemouth game, Postecoglou spoke about the “deliberate process” of bringing in young players into the team.
“If you are trying to build, what you want is young players because ultimately every team goes through it’s cycles and we don’t have many at the top end in terms of age wise,” he told football.london.
“We have a few in that sweet spot of peak years as they call them and a lot who will grow into that over the next number of years.
“What you want is hopefully those 18-year-olds, not all of them but you want the majority of them to start growing with the team and breaking through, so there is a longer term view which has to be taken from a team and squad perspective.
“We have gone heavy on the younger ages but that is a deliberate process because we’re at the start of a cycle.
“If you’re closer to where you want to be and two or three years into it, you’re less likely to because then you are denying them opportunities.
“What we’re hoping is, we’re bringing them in but they’ll still get opportunities at this point of where we’re at.”
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