Good Wednesday and welcome all to your Djed Spence hoddle.
It’s remarkable how we’ve gotten here, isn’t it. Just a few years ago Spence was relegated to being called a so-called Club Signing by a former manager at Tottenham Hotspur Football Club.
He was loaned out to Rennes.
He was loaned out to Leeds.
He was loaned out to Genoa.
And then, to Ange Postecoglou’s enormous credit, he was given a chance to be incorporated into the first team. That has since culminated in his first cap for England’s national
team.
For an extra Spursy bonus, here’s Harry Kane handing Spence’s first cap to him:
I honestly forgot Kane was around when Spence was first brought into the club, and it’s a rare sigh to see Kane become visibly emotional in this sort of public setting. Maybe he knows better than most, at least to us Spurs fans, the challenging road to et from childhood ambition to International Club Reality.
I didn’t get around to watching England’s 5-0 win against Serbia on Tuesday (maybe those of you who did watch could fill a guy in), but I noticed Spence was brought on with about 20 minutes or so to go in the game. And it was incredible to see.
Of course, the Europea League winner took to instagram after the game. He called it “arguably” the proudest day of his life.
The man’s been through a heck of a lot since joining Spurs. I couldn’t be happier for him.
Fitzie’s track of the day: Tarkovski, by BODEGA
And now for your links:
The Standard: “Tottenham: Micky van de Ven reveals moment from Europa League final win that fans still thank him for”
BBC: “Finest England night leaves Tuchel with selection dilemmas”
