In recent years, Tottenham Hotspur Football Club have developed something of a reputation of buying a decent players and turning them in to great players. Michael Carrick, Dimitar Berbatov, Luka Modric and Gareth Bale, for example, all arrived at White Hart Lane as young players (of varying degrees) with bags of talent and even more potential, only to leave for astronomical fees after stepping up their games to new levels for the Lilywhites. However, there have been an equally large number of players who showed a certain level of promise at White Hart Lane that was never fulfilled. Whether they were complete disasters, youngsters who fell from grace or players who were very good, but could have been truly great had it not been for injuries or other extenuating circumstances - and that's what this article is going to be about. It's a shame when a player who showed so much promise doesn't reach the levels expected of them, but it's by no means a rare thing and Spurs seem to be a club where that kind of thing happens more often than most. On that note, here are ten players who didn't fulfil their potential at Tottenham Hotspur Football Club...
