Will 2020 be the year of Troy Parrott? He does not even turn 18 until February and yet it already feels as if he is on the brink of a major breakthrough for Tottenham and the Republic of Ireland. This could be the year when he makes an impression in the Premier League, or even for his country at Euro 2020 if they qualify.



As ever with a talented teenager whose fame is outgrowing his experience, there is plenty of clamour already for Parrott to be more involved. So far the most we have seen of him for Spurs was 66 minutes at Colchester United in the Carabao Cup on September 24. He looked lively and missed a few half-chances but was taken off as Mauricio Pochettino chased the win, in a game Spurs lost on penalties, pushing the Argentine one small step closer to the sack.



Had Spurs gone through that night then we would have seen more of Parrott but, in reality, his only first-team appearance since then was five minutes at the end of Spurs’ 5-0 demolition of...