Ranking Tottenham’s 10 best players this season: Paulinho shines for Spurs, while Soldado misses out

9) Michael Dawson

For many seasons, Dawson has been Spurs’ unheralded star, and again this term he’s gone about his business in an unfussy but effective manner. Spurs have one of the best defensive records in Europe, and Dawson’s not done too much wrong in the 11 matches he’s started.