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David Bentley says £12m player was so underrated when he was at Tottenham
Tottenham Hotspur have had their fair share of underrated players over the years.
Indeed, Michael Carrick was an underrated midfielder during his time at Tottenham, while, Mousa Dembele was seriously underrated when he was at Spurs.
Even to this day, James Maddison believes Cristia🐟n Romero is underr𝓡ated as well.
Speaking on the Off The Shelf Podcast, David Bentley has been asked to name who he beli🔯eves is the unsung hero from his time at To𒅌ttenham.
Bentley played with a lot of very talented players during his time at Tottenham, but according to the mid🎐fielder, Wilson Palacios was a true unsung hero from his time at Spurs.
Wilson Palacios was an unsung hero
Bentley spoke aඣbout the man and his role at Tottenham.
Thꦍe former Tottenham star says that Palacios was a great play🦹er in the midfield, and he was also a brilliant presence in the dressing room, noting that everyone at Spurs respected the Honduran.
“A player you played with who you think wa🔴s an unsung hero?” Bentley was asked.
“What, across the board or j🔴ust at Tottenham? Just at Spurs. Wilson Palacios,” Bentley said.
“He was an unsung hero.”
“Great shout,” The host said.
“Because what a player he was in midfield.
“He was fully respected in the dr꧂essing room, but obviously everyone else got all the plaudits. He was a good guy as well.”
David Bentley’s record alongside Wilson Palacios
David Bentley says that Palacios was an unsung hero at Tottenham, but, interestingly, these two didn’t🎶 play together all that often.
Indeed, Bentley and Palacios only played 20 g𒅌ames in their career together, and their record in that time wasn’t 🅷brilliant either.
| Tottenham’s record when David Bentley and Wilson Palacios played together | |
|---|---|
| Games | 20 |
| Wins | 9 |
| Draws | 3 |
| Losses | 8 |
Interestingly, Bentley and Palacios’ 20-game s𓆉pell together, was packed full of iconic🧸 moments.
Bentley and Palacios both played in the famous 9-1 win against Wigan Athletic back in 2009, while they both also played in the famous 1-0 win against Manchester City in 2010 that secured Champions League footbaꦐll for Spurs.
Meanwhile, they were both also on the pitch for the FA Cu🐼p semi-final defeat to Portsmouth in 2010 too, one of Spurs’ great missed opportunities.
Bentley and Palacios weren’t exactly an iconic partnership for Tottenham, but they were 💫on the pitch for Spurs in some of the most iconic moments in the club’s♛ recent history.
Michael Dawson also recently praised Palacios, while Jermain Defoe said he was brilliant in training.
As Bentley says, Palacios was a great underrated player for Tott༒enham during this period.