Mauricio Pochettino and the Tottenham Hotspur Squad’s Christmas Wishlist

Unbelievably, we are already only a couple of games short of the halfway point of the 2016-17 Premier League season.

Tottenham Hotspur are in a situation where they are better off points-wise than a year ago but also facing a more daunting challenge establishing themselves firmly in the title hunt—London rivals Chelsea and Arsenal among those looking in good shape

By the time they reach the close of the Christmas period, they and we should have a better idea of how their prospects are looking.

Manager Mauricio Pochettino and his squad will be doing their utmost to ensure they are favourable. In the meantime, few fans would begrudge them some festive cheer…well, depending how they get on in their final pre-Christmas Day fixture against Burnley anyway.

Now, Bleacher Report has not seen the Tottenham players’ individual wishlists for Santa Claus (or perhaps they all do Secret Santa for each other), but the following suggestions would probably go down well if delivered on.

Some are bit more manageable than others here that are going to have to be belatedly fulfilled in the new year, if at all. But what else do footballers who can afford most things ask for?

With less than a week’s shopping left to the big day, here are a few ideas for the Spurs team. Feel free to offer your suggestions for these and other players in the comments selection below.

Dele Alli and Eric Dier: Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Robots

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Dele Alli and Eric Dier’s friendship, bromance or whatever you want to call it, has been a popular side story to Tottenham’s on-pitch exploits. The club have certainly capitalised on it with frequent videos involving the two on social media and YouTube.

It is not all quizzes and Mario Kart races, though. There is a dark streak to their banter and friendly rivalry, as demonstrated by Dier’s cheeky clip of Alli’s head as the latter was interviewed following Spurs’ win over CSKA Moscow (see video above).

“He’s going to regret that,” Alli remarked after, ideas of revenge clearly already brewing in his mind.

By now it may well have been acted upon. The oneupmanship could be escalating as we speak, affecting innocent bystanders, too.

The Christmas season is about goodwill to all men, but you cannot change nature.

With that in mind, the ideal gift for these two is surely the classic game Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Robots. This competitive tension valve will allow them to let off some aggression in a fun, controlled way, largely keeping the peace.

As for what these two will be getting each other, do not be surprised if Dier gets acting lessons for Alli after the midfielder’s blatant dive against Swansea City, fooling no-one except referee Jonathan Moss (to be fair, he also expressed interest in an acting career in a recent Soccer AM interview). For Dier himself, Alli could get him some mittens and a nicely woolly hat for the bench-warming the utility man may be set to do depending on Pochettino’s tactical whims.

Danny Rose and Kyle Walker: Running spikes

“You can see that they get a lot more freedom when we play with the five like we did tonight,” Jan Vertonghen told Tottenham’s official website after the use of Danny Rose …

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