Ledley King: This is What Spurs Are Missing & How I Played Premier League Football Without Training

In this exclusive interview, Tottenham Hotspur icon Ledley King chats to Clutch 9 regulars Glenn Murray and James Collins. With Spurs mired in a difficult run and facing significant pressure, Ledley identifies what he believes is the "biggest problem" currently haunting the squad.

King discusses the urgent changes needed to restore the club's identity and the missing ingredients required to get the team back to competing at the top of the Premier League.

The legendary former captain also opens up about the "insane" reality of his playing days, specifically the five-year period where he famously stopped training altogether to manage his chronic knee injuries. Ledley provides a raw, emotional look at the physical and mental toll of "bone-on-bone" pain, describing the solitary hours spent in the swimming pool while his teammates were on the grass.

He reveals the incredible mental resilience it took to step onto the pitch every Saturday and perform at an elite level against the world’s best strikers without a single minute of weekday preparation.Shifting to his post-playing career, Ledley reflects on his fascinating time as an assistant coach under Jose Mourinho.

He shares behind-the-scenes stories of how "The Special One" recruited him mid-haircut and what it was really like to work within Mourinho's meticulous system during that rollercoaster 2020/21 campaign. Finally, King assesses England’s chances at the upcoming 2026 World Cup, offering a defender’s perspective on whether the current Three Lions crop has the defensive steel to finally bring football home.

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