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The 5 worst Tottenham Hotspur bad eggs

By Rucker Haringey

LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 10: Substitute Harry Kane of Spurs looks on from the bench during The Emirates FA Cup third round match between Tottenham Hotspur and Leicester City at White Hart Lane on January 10, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 10: Substitute Harry Kane of Spurs looks on from the bench during The Emirates FA Cup third round match between Tottenham Hotspur and Leicester City at White Hart Lane on January 10, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images) /
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NAPLES, ITALY - JANUARY 16: Vlad Chiriches of SSC Napoli during the Serie A match between SSC Napoli and US Sassuolo Calcio at Stadio San Paolo on January 16, 2016 in Naples, Italy. (Photo by Giuseppe Bellini/Getty Images)
NAPLES, ITALY – JANUARY 16: Vlad Chiriches of SSC Napoli during the Serie A match between SSC Napoli and US Sassuolo Calcio at Stadio San Paolo on January 16, 2016 in Naples, Italy. (Photo by Giuseppe Bellini/Getty Images) /

5. Vlad Chiriches

The Romanian centre back came to North London with high expectations and an eight and a half million pound tag. Unfortunately for the precocious centre back, he didn’t fit Pochettino’s idea of a Spurs player in the slightest.

Tottenham fans will remember him more for his adventurous forays forward with the ball than anything else. His play mirrored the sky-high opinion he obviously had of his own abilities.

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There was also the report that his agent viewed his move to Tottenham as a stepping stone to later move to Chelsea. While that didn’t necessarily come directly from the player, it was pretty clear he wasn’t going to be a lifer at White Hart Lane.

Chiriches might not have been the ring-leader of any bad apple group, but he certainly was a part of the crew of players making the wrong choices. That’s why Pochettino got him a ticket out-of-town with little hesitation. Perhaps he can parlay his time at Napoli to a move to Stamford Bridge or some other club that has aspirations of finishing in the top half of the Premier League this season.

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