It will almost certainly need operating on at some point. I don't think Poch wants him to have an OP before the summer as were challenging on 3 fronts and we need options.
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Ryan Mason
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It will almost certainly need operating on at some point. I don't think Poch wants him to have an OP before the summer as were challenging on 3 fronts and we need options.
ringo
Tim Sherwood
I always think this is one of the things people overlook when they think about the wonderful life professional football players have. While I'm sure there is a lot of good stuff, not least being able to earn a good living from doing something that you enjoy, a lot of footballers have to endure numerous operations, scans, anesthesia, injections, physio and rehab. Coupled with all the ongoing wear and tear, it must take its toll mentally and physically.
Gutter Boy
Tim Sherwood
I'm due my 5th op soon and have a full medical record of scans, physio, sprains etc. and have never earned a penny from the game!
Contact/impact sport is actually very bad for your body, but obviously very good for your heart and internal systems.
Spur of the moment
Frederic Kanoute
What a statement to make him captain last night. Must have been a big shock to the likes of Grimsbyid. 
Especially considering he has been out for so long. Of course he was a bit rusty last night, the occasional misplaced pass was only to be expected, but he was full of running and as feisty as ever. Good lad.
It's like Poch is saying, you don't have to be supremely talented to be an important part of the team but if you are prepared to die for the cause, you're my man.
He clearly also feels Ryan has the leadership qualities, something none of us have particularly commented on I don't think.
Well done Ryan, well done Poch.
Especially considering he has been out for so long. Of course he was a bit rusty last night, the occasional misplaced pass was only to be expected, but he was full of running and as feisty as ever. Good lad.
It's like Poch is saying, you don't have to be supremely talented to be an important part of the team but if you are prepared to die for the cause, you're my man.
He clearly also feels Ryan has the leadership qualities, something none of us have particularly commented on I don't think.
Well done Ryan, well done Poch.
Spur of the moment
Frederic Kanoute
Yeah both of those for sure. Eriksen was incredible last night, the amount of running he put in, unbelievable. But maybe he's a bit quiet in the changing room, not really cut out for captaincy. Alder was his usual awesome self, have to say I'm a bit surprised he did not get the nod. All the more cudos to Mason really.
parklane1
Vic Buckingham
I agree about Eriksen he was terrific last night and I agree that he seems to be a bit shy/quite and not captain material. As for Mason I am still not convinced by him and making him captain was strange ( imo).
I might be the only one, but it's brilliant that in what has been the most enjoyable season in recent memory, we've had four ex-Academy Players wear the armband at different points this season. Mason, Kane, Rose, and Walker have all gotten to experience that feeling, and it must be especially amazing for Kane and Mason, who are from Spurs families. Long may it continue.
Was walker in the academy?
Spur of the moment
Frederic Kanoute
Not sure we can claim Walker as ex-Academy but I still like the cut of your jib. Seems Poch is deliberately fostering a sense of pride, identity and leadership. Or maybe it's the other way round, ie he's simply validating and rewarding these inate qualities.
Baleforce
Ron Henry
he was in someone's
Eh, maybe not. Rose, possibly not either, but they were young players who kinda came up the ranks. I wouldn't be surprised to see Dier with the armband in the next year or two either.
Glenda's Legs
Les Ferdinand
Can't remember about Walker. I think Rose went into the Academy when he joined, but he was probably already 17 or 18 or so at the time. So maybe not a "true" academy product in terms of being there for his whole development, but had his final stages of development at the club. I think Poch is rewarding or recognising longevity and loyalty, and this must give the players a real boost of confidence but also, perhaps more importantly, a sense of responsibility for the team performance as a whole.
Walker was bought and loaned back to Sheffield United. He then came into the first team squad IIRC, before loans to QPR and Villa, after which he established himself in the first team.
Rose was bought for £1m at age 16/17 and was in our academy for a little while, but not really a product of it.
SpurMeUp
Jimmy Cantrell
Giving the captaincy to the likes of Walker, Rose, Mason who are 24 or 25 is a smart move. It is effectively saying, lads, you now need to mature, show responsibility. It should up their game. They are no longer young men, in this team, they are senior players, and they will develop into that role now imo. Clever move from Poch when it could have gone to Vorm or Toby etc.
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milo
Jack L. Jones
I think that it is just because Poch does not place a lot of importance on who is captain