Walker: Smells like team spirit

Posted Tuesday, January 05, 2016 by foxsportsasia.com

Tottenham right-back Kyle Walker believes that the current Spurs squad is the best he's played with, and has hailed their team spirit.

Spurs currently occupy fourth place in the Premier League standings after conceding the fewest goals in the league while losing just twice in the 20 matches played so far, and Walker thinks that it is an exciting time at White Hart Lane.

"As a team it's probably the best team spirit I've had, with people gelling, people knowing where people are going to run, and the gaffer and his philosophy is unbelievable," the England international said.

"Does this team have the greatest potential? Without a shadow of a doubt. It's a young team and an exciting team. It's a pleasure to play with them and train with them day in and day out because the training is just as good as the games.

"I played with [Real Madrid's Gareth] Bale, [Luka] Modric, [Aaron] Lennon in his prime, [Emmanuel] Adebayor when he was in his prime, [Louis] Saha, so I've played with some good players, but this is an exciting team and it's a pleasure to be a part of.

"We've always had a good bunch of lads at Spurs, even from when I first came here to now. We're always very welcoming, the banter's always flying but I think we're gelling together as a team. There's no-one saying they're bigger than anyone else and that's vital.

"I'm 25 now so I'm getting on a bit in this side! I think I'm the most experienced player at Tottenham in terms of games played for the club, so I try to help [the young players] as much as possible, but their football does the talking. They're not kids. Well, they are kids but they don't play like kids and it makes everything easier."