Laura Woods
π€ SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
And this is from 1998.
Spurs fans will remember this well.
This is how the league table looked at the time, and we'll see that in just a minute.
That is the man that we're going to be discussing, JΓΌrgen Klinsmann.
He made a return to the Premier League when Spurs were in a particularly precarious position.
They were just a few points above the relegation zone and they needed his goals and his inspiration.
And it happened.
What sort of a player, Andy, let's come to you first.
Let's talk about what sort of a player he was.
They were two points clear of the relegation zone at the time.
I mean, the fans absolutely loved him.
To come back in and did what he did, Alan, at that particular time, is just amazing.
It's not often that these returns happen to the Premier League, Jolyon Lescott.
What is it really for a player as well to come back and go back to an old side and
put in inspirational performances that make a difference and actually, you know, cement yourself even further as a cult hero, as a legend of your club.
What is it perhaps that is in your head when you think, okay, I will make that return back?
Because it doesn't always go well, does it?
Absolutely.
We can look at the league table because I mentioned it earlier on.
This is how they were looking and it's so strange for young Spurs fans to be looking at this now at the position that their club was once in, 17th in the league table.