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Victor Wanyama interview - Spurs' biggest diva, best player etc.

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Soccer AM team-mates: Victor Wanyama on Tottenham's best player, biggest diva and more


Last Updated: 23/12/17 11:54am



Tottenham midfielder Victor Wanyama tackles Soccer AM's team-mates, revealing who is the best dancer, the biggest dancer and more...

Best and worst dancer?

Eric Dier is the worst. I have seen him dancing and he is so stiff. No co-ordination, his movement is off the beat - when the music is fast he is slow and when the music is slow he is fast. The best dancer in the dressing room is Serge [Aurier], so I will tell him to give him lessons! Serge is always moving and dancing and he loves music. He does everything, even break dancing, he is like Michael Jackson, he moves very well! Before him it was George Kevin-Nkoudou but they had a dance-off and the judge was Moussa Sissoko and he picked Aurier.

Best player?

Mousa Dembele. He glides past players easily in training and in games. You know what he is going to do but you can't get the ball. He is very strong, his dribbling is very simple but you can't get the ball.

The hardman?

I'll go with Jan Vertonghen because I don't want to say myself! He has good timing and when he tackles you then you feel the impact. I am one of them, but I don't want to put myself.

The funnyman?

There are a few but I will go with Sonny [Heung-min Son]. How he dresses and how he speaks is just funny. He is always doing crazy things in the changing room. He always make the squad laugh and cheers people up. I don't have a handshake with him, I have a hug, so it is good!

The prankster?

Jan [Vertonghen] does them, and [Kieran] Trippier tries to as well. They know who to go for.

Best prank at Spurs? There was a package sent to Trippier and someone changed the name on the box and it was put down and people were kicking it. Dele Alli was kicking it and so was Trippier, not knowing it was his own box. Then the label came off the package and he was like 'oh no it's mine!'

The biggest diva?

Harry Winks [who is watching the interview behind the camera]. He comes in the morning and it starts from there. As soon as he steps into the training ground it's 'oh this, oh that…'. When he comes into the changing room everyone knows he is going to moan about something. Sometimes I am in the medical room and the physios are like 'he's there, here's trouble'.

Harry Winks: I parked in his parking space once, that's probably why he is unhappy!

Wanyama: We all have our spots and for some reason Harry just parked his car in mine. I arrived in training and I thought 'whose car is this?' I wanted to block his car with mine but I couldn't do it because he could leave from the other side! I went into the changing room and asked who parked in my spot and I saw him laughing.

Winks: I did say sorry, I didn't realise it was your space and I haven't parked there since. I am not the biggest diva either! It's probably him [pointing at Wanyama], he's secretly a bit of a diva.

Wanyama: When I go to training I don't say much or moan a lot, but him…I have been with him a lot in rehab and I see everything. Every time it's Harry's crying, 'oh this, oh that'.

Winks: I am a bit of a moaner, I'll give you that, but I'm not a diva.

Most intelligent?

Moussa Dembele. He is quite smart. He doesn't look it but he is.

Selfie-obsessed?

For sure that's Moussa Sissoko. Everywhere! In the manager allowed phones on the pitch he would take it. He is always with his phone. In the treatment room, in the ice bath, everywhere. It's crazy!

Fashion disaster?

There are a few. I will go with Christian Eriksen. Eric Dier is there but sometimes people are harsh on him. Christian has got style but he always wears black clothes every day. I don't know if he changes or not, it might be the same clothes. He always thinks he is the best-dressed guy but for me he is the worst.

Kit man's nightmare?

Dele Alli is a bit messy. I want to say him 'stop being naughty, be nice to the kit man!'

 

coys200

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Amazing they all say dembele best player. You have to feel for all his natural talent he has under achieved in his spurs career. A good player yes but the lack of end product is a shame. Got to love big vic though :D
 

Kiedis

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Seems Aurier has blended in well. Seemed quite the character at PSG as well. Good to have some of those around.
 

DCSPUR

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Amazing they all say dembele best player. You have to feel for all his natural talent he has under achieved in his spurs career. A good player yes but the lack of end product is a shame. Got to love big vic though :D
not the last 2 seasons.....this year been tough with injuries
 

Shadydan

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I love these.

Another player who says Dembele is the best player at the club, not bad for an old dog.
 

DJS

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Wanyama and Winks banter lol! :ROFLMAO::D

Interesting as they could be our first choice midfield at some point.

Really want him back.
 

Mullers

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Kane is clearly the best player at the club, he's world class. There is a number of others I'd put before Dembele actually.
 

ebzrascal

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Kane is clearly the best player at the club, he's world class. There is a number of others I'd put before Dembele actually.

It's not what you think it`s what the players think :) If Dembele was injury free I think he would be up there with David Silva for controlling the tempo of a game..
 

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Lol the part about Eriksen always wearing black is true for every Dane :ROFLMAO:. It reminds me of an african co-worker i had. He said the same thing. We thought it was the nordic demeanor and bad weather. Africans always full of life and color so i can see why he is baffled by it. Eriksen being a quiet dude from a small town in Denmark, so completely opposite how most africans are.

I just looked at what i’m wearing today. Black boots, black jeans, white tshirt and a black coat. Lol Wanyama would hate my taste :cry:
 

Shanks

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Danny Murphy even said Dembele was the best player he Ever played with and he’s played with some greats!
 

Shanks

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Very different training with people all day every day to seeing from a fans perespective on match days, but yeah I get what you mean
 

Franc

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It's quite obvious that Mousa Dembele is the most naturally gifted player in the squad, and in a room full of gifted players he stands out to his peers as the pick of them. That doesn't automatically mean his match day output is going to be the best.
 

matthew.absurdum

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It's quite obvious that Mousa Dembele is the most naturally gifted player in the squad, and in a room full of gifted players he stands out to his peers as the pick of them. That doesn't automatically mean his match day output is going to be the best.

I think every spurs players/ex-players vote for dembele for this question of who the best player is. I really hope he can back to his best for at least 1-2 seasons
 

Bulletspur

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Kane is clearly the best player at the club, he's world class. There is a number of others I'd put before Dembele actually.

Murphy must be on crack, there is no way that Dembele was better than Gerrard.
I believe what they are saying is that Dembele is a more natural technically gifted and skillful player than either Gerrard and Kane, not that he is better or have more influence than these two on match days.
 
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Mullers

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I believe that they are saying is that Dembele is a more natural technically gifted and skillful player than either Gerrard and Kane, not that he is better or have more influence than these two on match days.
Even if that's the case, I don't believe it's in anyway true. He certainly had the potential to get to that level but he fell short.
 
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