Archie Grey believes Tottenham have a primary alternative to finish their 17-year watch for silverware by profitable the Europa League this season.
Regardless of a difficult home marketing campaign – which sees Spurs sitting thirteenth within the Premier League and eradicated from each home cup competitions – European success stays a practical goal.
Many bookmakers presently fee Tottenham as favourites to raise the Europa League trophy, with their last-16 conflict in opposition to AZ Alkmaar set to start subsequent week.
Grey, 18, has been a standout performer in what has been a tough season for Spurs. His efforts had been recognised on Thursday when he was named Males’s Younger Participant of the 12 months on the London Soccer Awards.
Talking after receiving his award, Grey opened up the membership’s prolonged trophy drought, which dates again to their 2008 League Cup triumph.
“It isn’t one thing we converse of as a result of we all know the chance that we’ve obtained is golden, particularly within the Europa League, with the squad we’ve obtained and folks getting back from accidents, we all know we will change that [trophy record],” Grey mentioned.
Archie Grey has been named Younger Participant of the 12 months on the London Soccer Awards
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“We’re simply specializing in the subsequent sport and being carried away. That [winning the Europa League] is certainly the purpose however we’re not getting carried away. It’s the Europa League subsequent sport however we’re simply taking it every sport at a time.”
Since making the change from Leeds United final summer time, Grey has made 35 appearances, usually enjoying out of place as a center-back reasonably than in his most well-liked midfield function.
The England under-21 worldwide additionally praised the affect of membership captain Heung-Min Son, crediting him with serving to him settle in at Spurs.
“He’s undoubtedly a world-class participant and as an individual, he’s most likely one of many nicest guys I’ve ever met,” Grey added.
“Ever since I first moved to the membership, he at all times sat down and had breakfast with me each morning which for a brand new participant on the membership – you have a look at gamers like Sonny, Madders [James Maddison], all of them within the squad to be truthful – you wouldn’t actually anticipate them to exit of their method to converse to the brand new 18-year-old who’s simply come from a Championship membership.
“To be truthful to them, they’ve helped me settle in very well and everybody has been wonderful with me.”
