Former Tottenham star Erik Thorstvedt ‘almost cried’ while playing in Spurs’ new stadium on Saturday.
Thorstvedt was part of a Spurs Legends team that lost 5-4 to an Inter XI in a test event at the redeveloped White Hart Lane.
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Harry Kane and co will play their first competitive match at the 62,062-seater arena when Mauricio Pochettino’s side host Crystal Palace on Wednesday.
Ex-Norway goalkeeper Thorstvedt, who played for Spurs between 1989 and 1996, told talkSPORT: “People have been waiting for such a long time for it to be finished, but once they move in against Palace, I think the wait will be forgotten.
“The problem is that maybe this stadium has become so expensive, that you might have to struggle with the debts for a few seasons.
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Erik Thorstvedt won the FA Cup with Tottenham in 1991
“But I have to say the club as a whole has moved in a great direction in the last few seasons.
“The stadium is tremendous. This massive stand behind the goal, I went towards the goal before the match and I almost cried because all of these people were just applauding you, what a feeling that was.â€
While there will likely be a celebratory feeling moving into their new home, Tottenham are in desperate need of a win.
They have lost four of their last five Premier League games, with the latest setback coming in a last-gasp 2-1 defeat to Liverpool on Sunday.
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It has seen Manchester United and Chelsea, in fifth and sixth place, respectively, close the gap on Spurs to just one point.
Thorstvedt, 56, said: “They need to play the new stadium in, a bit like they did with Wembley.
“I’m not sure that’s going to be a massive advantage for Tottenham in the beginning, but I think after having this bad spell, they know what it takes now.
“This match against Palace has a serious undertone of ‘now we need to perform, it’s not just a big party’. It’s a really important match.”
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Tottenham’s 11-year wait for a trophy is set to extend unless they win the Champions League this season. Manchester City await in the quarter-finals of the competition next Tuesday.
A 2-1 triumph over Chelsea in the League Cup final in 2008 was the last time Spurs got their hands on silverware.
And Thorstvedt, who made 218 appearances for Tottenham and won the FA Cup in 1991, believes their trophy drought could go on for another two seasons.
He said: “There’s been a big discussion about this. It would be great if they can win a trophy because it’ll mean something for the fans.
“It will happen, but it’s so tough. Look at Manchester City and Liverpool, they are super teams. It’s very difficult to compete against those teams, but Tottenham have done it on a small budget.
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“They’ve hardly spent any money at all on players. They will win something, but not necessarily next season or the season after, but within the next five years, I think it will happen because it’s been too long.
“Being in the quarter-finals of the Champions League, that’s got a value. That’s tremendous, it’s an incredible achievement and also being in the top four for a few seasons on the trot is absolutely brilliant.
“So, we need to have a good look and say ‘Tottenham are in better shape than they’ve been for a long, long time.’â€
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