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Goalkeeper: Hugo Lloris



For those who were at Tottenham in 2012, their first memory of Lloris was as a shy 25-year-old initially playing second fiddle to Brad Friedel.



But after a couple of strong performances in the Europa League, he took over in goal and has been the club’s No 1 ever since.



Michael Dawson was part of Spurs’ defence at the time, and speaks in awe about Lloris’s quality and the way he changed the game with his ability to sprint off his line. “His distribution, his saves, the way he came and claimed the ball was something else,” Dawson told The Athletic. “He was like a sweeper the way he came out and cleaned up.”



Lloris may...