Harry Redknapp believes no player from the current Tottenham Hotspur squad would get into the Spurs side when he was manager.
Redknapp took over a Tottenham team from Juande Ramos in late October 2008 that was bottom of the Premier League table and finished 8th that same season, having also reached the League Cup final. That season was the last one in which Tottenham lost 15 league matches, with only nine under Redknapp.
The current team had their 15th loss in the Premier League on Sunday against Fulham at Craven Cottage and still have nine games to go. Perhaps unsurprisingly, then, Redknapp believes the best XI from his time at the club is better one-to-eleven than the current crop.
During an interview with WeAreTottenhamTV , he chose between the past and present players. Heurelho Gomes got the nod over Guglielmo Vicario, as did Vedran Corluka in place instead of Pedro Porro.
Picking between Cristian Romero and Michael Dawson was one Redknapp found difficult, describing the former as "a bit crazy" and "unreliable" who "gets sent off" and "kicks people". He did, though, plump for Romero before later changing his mind.
There was less deliberation over having Ledley King instead of Micky van der Ven. Redknapp was also quick to go for Benoit Assou-Ekotto over Destiny Udogie.
The midfield also picked itself for him, with Scott Parker over Rodrigo Bentancur, Luka Modric ahead of Dejan Kulusevski and Rafael van der Vaart beating out James Maddison. Further forward, Gareth Bale got the nod over Son Heung-Min, as did Aaron Lennon instead of Brennan Johnson and Jermain Defoe in front of Dominic Solanke.
After his final selection, Redknapp said: "Sorry, Michael Dawson; I'm putting Michael Dawson back in; sorry, Michael; Michael's back in; I can't leave him out; I love Michael Dawson. I'm having all my XI; I don't want the other team."