WORLD Cup winner and Tottenham Hotspur legend Ossie Ardiles has revealed his favourite moments and given exclusive insight into what he feels is holding back the England international side.

Ardiles, who won the World Cup with Argentina in 1978, was joined by fellow ex-Tottenham stars Graham Roberts and Micky Hazard at Reid’s in Billericay as part of a special event for Spurs fans.

And the trio did not disappoint, regaling tales of their glory days and sharing shrewd insight into the state of today’s game and the current Spurs squad.

The Argentinian moved to White Hart Lane in 1978 and opened the night by picking his best game in a Spurs shirt.

Ardiles said: “With only eight games to go at White Hart Lane, a lot of people have been asking us about our best games there. There have been many and it is difficult to pick one.

“But if I had to choose, I would of course say the 1984 UEFA Cup final. To win the cup in front of our own supporters was absolutely wonderful.

“It was completely different and it won’t happen again because every cup final now is at a neutral venue so that was fantastic.”

Keith Burkinshaw was in the Spurs dugout at the time, but it proved to be his final game in charge despite his side winning the competition after a gripping penalty shoot-out.

Ardiles continued: “To change the manager at that time was a completely terrible decision and it took a long time for the club to get back to where it was.”

And it didn’t take long for the conversation to steer towards the quality of the current squad, who currently sit second in the Premier League.

Ardiles, 64, said: “The team right now are very young but Dele Alli is going to be a seriously good player. If I had to keep one player out of (Harry) Kane and Alli, I would say Alli. He is going to be a superstar.

“I rate Harry Winks very highly. He is learning all the time. He’s very young but every game he gets better. I have helped him quite a lot. I was telling Mauricio [Pochettino] how impressed I was with him and shared a few things he could do to improve.”

But, although Ardiles was a much-loved import into the domestic leagues back in the ‘70s, the former Argentinian midfielder is wary of the influx of foreign superstars that have invaded the leagues in the last few decades.

He said: “It goes without saying that the top players improve the quality of the Premier League. It would not be what it is internationally without them. Having said that, there have been far too many.

“You have to restrict them but how do you do that? I would say only in the Premier League. In the Championship and League One, you should be only English or British players.

“If you are an English player, you have to be in the first team and playing for England. You have to be playing well for the top teams.

“This is not happening here. It should be happening a lot more and it goes without saying that the England national team is suffering without that.

“If (Cristiano) Ronaldo came back everyone would be happy. The problem is when they prevent the development of home grown talent.”

The evening ended with Graham Roberts’ charity auction, including a signed Jimmy Greaves shirt that went for £800.