MEET THE TEAM
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR FC
LLORIS
1
HUGO
Goalkeeper
POSITION
D.O.B
26/12/1986
NATIONALITY
59/0
UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE APPS/ GOALS
French
ALL-TIME
2018/19
10/0
The Spurs captain kept out a Sergio Agüero penalty in one of four competition clean sheets.
WHITEMAN
41
ALFIE
Goalkeeper
POSITION
D.O.B
02/10/1998
NATIONALITY
0/0
UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE APPS/ GOALS
English
ALL-TIME
2018/19
0/0
The lifelong Spurs fan has featured on the first-team bench three times this season.
ALDERWEIRELD
4
TOBY
Defender
POSITION
D.O.B
02/03/1989
NATIONALITY
38/3
UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE APPS/ GOALS
Belgian
ALL-TIME
2018/19
11/0
The powerful centre-back tops the charts for Spurs in ball recoveries (70), clearances (41) and blocks (13).
DIER
15
ERIC
Defender
POSITION
D.O.B
15/01/1994
NATIONALITY
17/0
UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE APPS/ GOALS
English
ALL-TIME
2018/19
5/0
Scored in Spurs' last game of the Premier League season as they drew with Everton to secure fourth place.
AURIER
24
SERGE
Defender
POSITION
D.O.B
24/12/1992
NATIONALITY
21/1
UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE APPS/ GOALS
Ivorian
ALL-TIME
2018/19
5/0
Missed the quarter and semi-finals through injury but crossed for Vertonghen's goal against Dortmund.
LAMELA
11
ERIK
Midfielder
POSITION
D.O.B
04/03/1992
NATIONALITY
14/1
UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE APPS/ GOALS
Argentinian
ALL-TIME
2018/19
9/1
Scored his first goal in the competition to go with an assist in the home loss to Barcelona in the group stage.
ALLI
20
DELE
Midfielder
POSITION
D.O.B
11/04/1996
NATIONALITY
18/3
UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE APPS/ GOALS
English
ALL-TIME
2018/19
7/0
Has served up three assists, including two for Lucas Moura during his remarkable hat-trick at Ajax.
SKIPP
52
OLIVER
Midfielder
POSITION
D.O.B
16/09/2000
NATIONALITY
0/0
UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE APPS/ GOALS
English
ALL-TIME
2018/19
0/0
The central midfielder made his first-team debut in the English League Cup last October.
LLORENTE
18
FERNANDO
Forward
POSITION
D.O.B
26/02/1985
NATIONALITY
32/7
UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE APPS/ GOALS
Spanish
ALL-TIME
2018/19
8/2
His goal off the hip against City was one of only two in the competition not struck with a foot or head this season.
VORM
13
MICHEL
Goalkeeper
POSITION
D.O.B
20/10/1983
NATIONALITY
3/0
UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE APPS/ GOALS
Dutch
ALL-TIME
2018/19
2/0
Wore the gloves for Spurs' first game on the road to Madrid, a 2-1 loss at Inter.
TRIPPIER
2
KEIRAN
Defender
POSITION
D.O.B
19/09/1990
NATIONALITY
13/0
UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE APPS/ GOALS
English
ALL-TIME
2018/19
7/0
Delivered the corner for Fernando Llorente's decisive goal at Manchester City in the quarter-finals.
VERTONGHEN
5
JAN
Defender
POSITION
D.O.B
24/04/1987
NATIONALITY
31/1
UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE APPS/ GOALS
Belgian
ALL-TIME
2018/19
9/1
Outstripped his colleagues with 17 tackles and struck his first competition goal against Dortmund.
WALKER-PETERS
16
KYLE
Defender
POSITION
D.O.B
13/04/1997
NATIONALITY
2/0
UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE APPS/ GOALS
English
ALL-TIME
2018/19
1/0
The right-back made his first start in the competition this term - in the crucial 1-1 draw away to Barcelona.
DAVIES
33
BEN
Defender
POSITION
D.O.B
24/04/1993
NATIONALITY
17/0
UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE APPS/ GOALS
Welsh
ALL-TIME
2018/19
9/0
The Wales left-back provided the cross for Harry Kane's winning header at home to PSV.
WANYAMA
12
VICTOR
Midfielder
POSITION
D.O.B
25/06/1991
NATIONALITY
19/1
UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE APPS/ GOALS
Kenyan
ALL-TIME
2018/19
6/0
Brother of Inter's 2009/10 winner McDonald Mariga; more competition outings than any other Kenyan.
ERIKSEN
23
CHRISTIAN
Midfielder
POSITION
D.O.B
14/02/1992
NATIONALITY
39/6
UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE APPS/ GOALS
Danish
ALL-TIME
2018/19
11/2
Combines natural talent with graft, covering more distance than any other Spurs player (124.4km).
SON
7
HEUNG-MIN
Forward
POSITION
D.O.B
08/07/1992
NATIONALITY
40/12
UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE APPS/ GOALS
South Korean
ALL-TIME
2018/19
11/4
All four of his competition goals this season have come since the start of the knockout phase.
MOURA
27
LUCAS
Forward
POSITION
D.O.B
13/08/1992
NATIONALITY
50/8
UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE APPS/ GOALS
Brazilian
ALL-TIME
2018/19
11/15
His hat-trick against Ajax was only the fifth semi-final treble in UEFA Champions League history.
GAZZANIGA
22
PAULO
Goalkeeper
POSITION
D.O.B
02/01/1992
NATIONALITY
1/0
UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE APPS/ GOALS
Argentinian
ALL-TIME
2018/19
1/0
Made his UEFA Champions League debut in the crucial 2-1 win at home to PSV Eindhoven.
ROSE
3
DANNY
Defender
POSITION
D.O.B
02/07/1990
NATIONALITY
13/0
UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE APPS/ GOALS
English
ALL-TIME
2018/19
7/0
The left-back has more than doubled his competition appearances tally this term, starting the last four games.
SÁNCHEZ
6
DAVINSON
Defender
POSITION
D.O.B
12/06/1996
NATIONALITY
16/0
UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE APPS/ GOALS
Columbian
ALL-TIME
2018/19
8/0
The most accurate paser among Spurs' core defenders, with 91% of 512 attempts finding a colleague.
FOYTH
21
JUAN
Defender
POSITION
D.O.B
12/01/1998
NATIONALITY
3/0
UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE APPS/ GOALS
Argentinian
ALL-TIME
2018/19
2/0
The young centre-back got his first taste of the knockout phase this season against Dortmund and Ajax.
WINKS
8
HARRY
Midfielder
POSITION
D.O.B
02/02/1996
NATIONALITY
18/0
UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE APPS/ GOALS
English
ALL-TIME
2018/19
9/0
Underwent groin surgery in April having started six games in this season's competition.
SISSOKO
17
MOUSSA
Midfielder
POSITION
D.O.B
16/08/1989
NATIONALITY
19/0
UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE APPS/ GOALS
French
ALL-TIME
2018/19
9/0
The powerful box-to-box midfielder has started five of Spurs' six games in the knockout stage.
MARSH
47
GEORGE
Midfielder
POSITION
D.O.B
05/11/1998
NATIONALITY
0/0
UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE APPS/ GOALS
English
ALL-TIME
2018/19
0/0
Tough-tackling defensive midfielder who made his first-team debut against Tranmere in the FA Cup this January.
KANE
10
HARRY
Forward
POSITION
D.O.B
28/07/1993
NATIONALITY
18/14
UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE APPS/ GOALS
English
ALL-TIME
2018/19
8/5
Struck four goals in Spurs' first four games, but has been out since suffering an ankle injury against City.
GROWING THREAT
Finding ways to win without Harry Kane has added a cutting edge to Spurs’ steely resolve
If the best teams are those who find different ways to win, then Mauricio Pochettino’s Tottenham Hotspur belong in that bracket.
Not so long ago, pundits would question their prospects in the event of injury to their talisman, Harry Kane, yet for all his influence -
dropping deep and both creating chances and scoring himself – Spurs have proved themselves a team with a varied playbook.
Heung-Min Son scored in four straight wins during Kane’s absence in the winter, then struck in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League quarter-final against Manchester City, with Kane having departed injured. Goals from Son, Fernando Llorente and Lucas Moura in the second leg at City and the semi-final against Ajax highlighted both their versatility and character – and showed too how Spurs, and Pochettino, have adapted to the greater demands of the UEFA Champions League.
Just over a year ago, they squandered a lead against a more experienced Juventus side at Wembley to go out in the round of 16. This season, Pochettino made a masterly substitution at half-time in the second leg at Ajax, replacing Victor Wanyama with Llorente, whose hold-up play totally unsettled the young Ajax defenders, and allowed Spurs to bypass their midfield and achieve a stunning victory.
Pochettino’s tactical repertoire includes 4-2-3-1 and 4-4-2 formations, though he also deploys a back three at times. And if the Argentinian favours a slow, patient build-up from the back, with Christian Eriksen, Dele Alli and the rejuvenated Moussa Sissoko not only dropping deep to collect but also pressing high with the full-backs to create numerical advantages all over the pitch, Spurs pose a danger from everywhere.
