8) Jan Vertonghen (Tottenham Hotspur)
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Tottenham Hotspur were, prior to Mauricio Pochettino’s appointment, a team ridiculed for their weak defence. Week-in and week-out, they conceded goals too easily and only had respite when Ledley King was on the playing field—which wasn’t much, no thanks to an injury-plagued career.
It was no coincidence that Spurs qualified for the Champions League the season Ledley King played a lot of games.
And it is of no coincidence that they have repeated that feat with the Belgian duo of Toby Alderweireld and Jan Vertonghen playing as centre-backs.
The king of clearances, he makes 6 clearances—a testament of his alertness—in every game coupled with 1.6 tackles and 2.3 interceptions, numbers that reveal his importance to Tottenham’s aspirations.
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