Dier - "Alli will go to Madrid... On holiday"

Alli has no intention of leaving Spurs

Anyone who has played team sports will know how important team spirit is. To be the best team you can be you need to socialise together rather than have players turn up, play and leave. I remember as a teenager our side was comprised of one teacher, one taxi driver and us sixth formers.

We had a brilliant few years, got to a Kent Cup Final, went on a football tour, all together in a minibus each year, training every week and stayed together as a group after that and after games, also on a Saturday and many of us played together on a Saturday afternoon as well.

Cricket was no different, again the social side being important for building those key relationships within a team and the desire not to let anyone down.

It was those values at a higher level that we needed to introduce to professional sport, building a bond between the players that would make it harder for a player to leave. I got abuse for it of course but just look now at the team spirit we have.

Players do not want to leave, they have to be convinced to go, Chadli, Mason, Carroll are example.

Victor Wanyama was interviewed and he remarked upon it.

"The team spirit here is unbelievable. We kept on fighting even though we weren't playing to our level."

Kyle Walker - "Tottenham Till I Die"