The very presence of the snarling, gnarling masked man stiffened Tottenham for this test of resolve against Wigan at the JJB, wrote Clive Tyldsley in The Daily Telegraph today.
Spurs Head Coach Martin Jol paid tribute to Edgar Davids after the 2-1 win on Saturday: "He wants to prove something to everybody but Edgar Davids doesn't have to do that because he's maybe the biggest player in England, if you think about his silverware."
Pat Jennings has paid tribute to his friend and former team-mate George Best, who sadly passed away on Friday afternoon.
"What people don't realise is that he was a box to box player, not just a winger or the great entertainer. That is what set him apart from other greats, his work rate and willingness to chase back, to dig in when it was needed.
"The other thing was that you couldn't kick him off the ball or bully him out of a game. In fact, he thrived on that. He would always come back when I had the ball and say 'give it to me' and then go and beat the defenders who were trying to kick him - it was his way of making them feel smaller.
"The great shame was that he didn't grace the World Cup Finals and I thought he deserved that stage during the tournaments in 1982 and 1986."