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#5 Jan Vertonghen
Unlike some other players in the list, Vertonghen has not been consistent for the entirety of his career but with age, he has matured and become one of Pochettino’s main men at the back. Pochettino loves rotating the position of his players and ever since he took over as Tottenham manager, Vertonghen’s game has improved. During his initial days at Tottenham, he played as a central defender who remained in his position and was given the role of winning aerial balls and clearing the crosses into the box.
Under Pochettino, his footwork became more confident, and he started moving forward to play out long balls for the winger on either side of the pitch. This season, he has added another dimension to his play as he sometimes drifts wide in the left flank and delivers crosses into the box. In last week’s round of 16 clash against Borussia Dortmund, Pochettino gave him full freedom to move forward and his scintillating performance in that match has made the world take notice of him.
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