Tottenham Hotspur have had their fair share of underrated players over the years.
Indeed, Michael Carrick was an underrated midfielder during his time at Tottenham, while, Mousa Dembele was seriously underrated when he was at Spurs.
Even to this day, James Maddison believes Cristian Romero is underrated as well.
Speaking on the Off The Shelf Podcast, David Bentley has been asked to name who he believes is the unsung hero from his time at Tottenham.
Bentley played with a lot of very talented players during his time at Tottenham, but according to the midfielder, Wilson Palacios was a true unsung hero from his time at Spurs.
Wilson Palacios was an unsung hero
Bentley spoke about the £12m man and his role at Tottenham.
The former Tottenham star says that Palacios was a great player in the midfield, and he was also a brilliant presence in the dressing room, noting that everyone at Spurs respected the Honduran.
“A player you played with who you think was an unsung hero?” Bentley was asked.
“What, across the board or just at Tottenham? Just at Spurs. Wilson Palacios,” Bentley said.
“He was an unsung hero.”
“Great shout,” The host said.
“Because what a player he was in midfield.
“He was fully respected in the dressing room, but obviously everyone else got all the plaudits. He was a good guy as well.”
David Bentley’s record alongside Wilson Palacios
David Bentley says that Palacios was an unsung hero at Tottenham, but, interestingly, these two didn’t play together all that often.
Indeed, Bentley and Palacios only played 20 games in their career together, and their record in that time wasn’t brilliant either.
Interestingly, Bentley and Palacios’ 20-game spell together, was packed full of iconic moments.
Bentley and Palacios both played in the famous 9-1 win against Wigan Athletic back in 2009, while they both also played in the famous 1-0 win against Manchester City in 2010 that secured Champions League football for Spurs.
Meanwhile, they were both also on the pitch for the FA Cup semi-final defeat to Portsmouth in 2010 too, one of Spurs’ great missed opportunities.
Bentley and Palacios weren’t exactly an iconic partnership for Tottenham, but they were on the pitch for Spurs in some of the most iconic moments in the club’s recent history.
Michael Dawson also recently praised Palacios, while Jermain Defoe said he was brilliant in training.
As Bentley says, Palacios was a great underrated player for Tottenham during this period.