IT IS hardly surprising, but when Tottenham Hotspur’s great teams and players are discussed, the conversation rarely moves beyond 1951 and 1961. The latter’s achievement, the then-hallowed double, would be something of a millstone round the neck of the club and its long-serving manager, Bill Nicholson, but 10 years on, Spurs did manage to rekindle some of the lustre of old and put together a team that could look Danny Blanchflower’s side in the eye. Admittedly, Spurs never won the league, but they picked up two Football League Cups and the first ever UEFA Cup in between. With a little more consistency, they might have achieved more, but between 1970 and 1972, Spurs played some great football and had some excellent players in their…