Tottenham defender approaches derby against Arsenal with a steely resolve his grandfather’s wisdom helped forge

Pedro Porro is searching for the right words in Spanish, the ones that best convey what has driven him and, as so often, he leans on the wisdom of his grandfather, Antonio, the biggest influence on his career. “He always had three sayings,” the Tottenham full-back says during a break in preparations for Sunday’s home north London derby. “Vista larga. Paso corto. Mala leche.”

The first means “long view” or “big picture”, the second “short steps” and they are fairly self-explanatory in terms of what is needed on a life journey. The third is more problematic and has everyone reaching for Google to translate, Porro included. Yet “bad milk” is open to various interpretations.