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Gylfi Sigurdsson stars for Swansea but ex-Tottenham man not needed back

There's an odd bout of revisionism happening at Tottenham when it comes to Gylfi Sigurdsson.

Two-and-a-half years on, some Spurs supporters are suddenly indignant he was allowed to leave the club, fuelled in part by a candid claim by their manager.

"I think after he moved to Swansea and we saw his development, he was a perfect player for us. It's a shame," Mauricio Pochettino said of Sigurdsson before Spurs hammered Swansea 5-0 in December. The 27-year-old was subdued as a False No.9 that day but it's easy to see where Pochettino is coming from.