While Tottenham were (not very) busy being tormented - and blunted - by Celtic's youth team and reserves, a forgotten man was busy making a name for himself on the international scene in the Gold Cup.
Juande Ramos signed Giovani Dos Santos from Barcelona for what looked to be a great bargain at £5 million, especially after the young wing wizard had hit a La Liga hat-trick in his last appearance for 'els culers'.
After initially suffering an injury that kept him sidelined for a couple of months, Dos Santos found it hard to work his way into new manager Harry Redknapp's plans, despite a couple of encouraging, albeit fleeting - performances in the UEFA Cup.
Dos Santos was desperate to get some footballing action that he took up a loan offer from 'The Tractor Boys' Ipswich Town (a far cry from the adulation he received from 96,000 Catalans), where he impressed with a few classy goals and MOM performances.
This week, he was crowned Player of the Tournamnet in the Gold Cup, after leading his national team, Mexico, to the title with three assists and two goals.
With Tottenham struggling offensively against weakened Barcelona and Celtic in the Wembley Cup and with few alternatives arising on the left flank, it is surely high time that Harry let Gio express himself in a Spurs shirt and stake his claim for a first-team spot.
This may mean selling Jermaine Jenas to Aston Villa or Inter Milan and lining up in a 4-2-3-1 formation, which may look like this when everyine is fit:
Cudicini
Corluka
King
Woodgate
Assou-Ekotto
Palacios
Huddlestone
Lennon
Modric
Dos Santos
Crouch
So...is there room for Dos Santos in the Spurs team or did Redknapp signing Defoe in the New Year signal the end for the luckless Mexican starlet?
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