2. Nabil Bentaleb:
The 19 year old Algerian struggled to a club for himself until Tim Sherwood gave him a chance to shine at White Hart Lane. Since then he has hardly looked back and despite his tender age, he possess a matured head on young shoulders. Now firmly established in Tottenham’s engine room, his performances is keeping Brazilian Paulinho out of the starting eleven, the defensive midfielder’s greatest strengths comes in his ball retention. Rarely does he give the ball away with his dynamic passing range with an average passing accuracy of 87%.
Moreover, Bentaleb is technically adept at tracking back and is more than reliable at screening the back four. His average pass lengths of 16 meters shows he is not afraid to switch possession on either side of the pitch will his long diagonal balls. Manchester United are considering a move for the Algerian in the summer, but Spurs should hold on to their prized asset of the future.