Harry Winks posts heartfelt message after Tottenham lose to Wolves

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Tottenham Hotspur were beaten 3-2 by Wolves yesterday with their hopes of a top-four finish taking a substantial blow.

Steven Bergwijn opened the scoring after 13 minutes before Matt Doherty equalised on 27 minutes.

Serge Aurier gave Tottenham a half-time advantage but that was as good as it got for Jose Mourinho’s men.

Diogo Jota restored parity in the 57th minute and Raul Jiminez compounded Spurs’ misery with a 73rd-minute winner.

Tottenham were leapfrogged in the league by Wolves and are now five points worse off than Chelsea who sit in fourth.

One pleasing aspect from a Tottenham fan perspective yesterday was the decision by Mourinho to make Harry Winks the captain.

The 24-year-old is an integral part of Tottenham’s team and he took to Instagram after the game to speak of his pride.

Winks has played 133 times for Tottenham during his career, having come through the ranks at the club.

He can operate as a central midfielder or as a defensive midfielder, protecting the back four.

Despite Tottenham’s hopes of Champions League football evaporating with each defeat, Mourinho will win some plaudits for building his team around the likes of Winks.

With six England caps to his name, the youngster looks set for a bright future in the game.

Yesterday he was one of Tottenham’s best performers and the loss was in no way down to the captain for the afternoon.

It’ll be interesting to see whether Winks takes on the role more permanently in the future, although Mourinho is a manager who will want lots of leaders in his dressing room.

Winks earns £50,000-a-week at Tottenham and supporters will hope he is a mainstay in the team for years to come.