This is what the manager said before Sunday's FA Cup tie against Villa. "For me, football is about the collective, all feeling part of success and failure, too. You have to give the team a balance over 10 months we’re in competition. All the players are important, some play more than others, but if they are at Tottenham, they can play in every game.”
Imagine for a moment how tough it’s been individually for Ben and his fellow full-back Kieran Trippier as Danny Rose and Kyle Walker continue to excel.
Below: Watch Ben's goal in the Villa highlights
Yet both are ultimate professionals, both give everything every day on the training pitch to be ready when they are called upon – and when they are called upon, they deliver.