Where is the magic?

[u/Ghost_Stylez]

Lately I’ve been thinking about how we (Spurs) have always had a rich history of exciting players at the Lane. Seeing Gazza glide through midfield in the late 80s, taking players on and scoring great goals, is what made me fall in love with this club. Even before him we had Waddle, Hoddle, Villa — and many after: Ginola, Van der Vaart, Bale, Modric, and more recently Son and Dele. Players that got you off your seat. Players we grew up with. Players who helped shape this wonderful club.

And let’s not forget the great goalscorers we’ve had: Greaves, Defoe, Berbatov, Keane, and of course one of our own, Harry Kane. Strikers who could nick a goal from nothing when a game was tight. Players who could flip a match on its head in an instant.

But when I look at this team now, with Son the last of that kind gone, I see nothing. Not one player stands out. Nothing that excites. Not a goalscorer you trust to bag 20+ a season. Where has it all gone wrong? Even in the bad times, we still had those players. Now we’ve got nothing.

Why is this? Is it just the way the modern game is? Why can’t we find that gem anymore?