KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT UNDER POCHETTINO

MAURICIO POCHETTINO take a bow. His investment in youth and his bold decisions are a credit to him. We are often told that foreign bosses have no interest in developing English players, but Pochettino does. Kyle Walker-Peters played at right back against Newcastle in place of the departed £54million Kyle Walker, and that is the EIGHTH English youngster Pochettino has selected since becoming Spurs manager in 2014. It should inspire other talented kids to look at Tottenham and the pathway they have to the first team. It was something I looked for at Crystal Palace and before that at Newcastle, but our underbelly wasn’t strong enough. At Southampton I played Adam Lallana, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and James Ward-Prowse. The fans want to see ‘their own’ come through, but nobody has had quite as much success as Pochettino. And he has Harry Kane up front too (who was blooded by Tim Sherwood). The eight picked by Pochettino: Eric Dier, Dele Alli, Harry Winks, WalkerPeters, Josh Onomah, Anton Walkes, Marcus Edwards and Shayon Harrison. We can all see Dele is a superstar, but I like Winks a lot, too. The boy can play.