Bleacher Report · May 27, 2016
Nabil Bentaleb Was Tottenham's Most Surprisingly Disappointing Player in 2015/16
Nabil Bentaleb finished the 2014/15 season as a central part of Mauricio Pochettino's exciting young squad.
Having helped the Spurs finish in a surprising fifth place, pipping Liverpool on the final day, the then-teenaged Algerian would have been expected to lead them into the new campaign.
As the midfield counterpart to fellow academy graduate-turned international Harry Kane in the Spurs' attack, Bentaleb had shown—in more than 50 appearances in his first two seasons—that he possesses the makings of a world-class player.