That about sums up your post.
Recency bias.
VdV had two good seasons with us and Klinsmann half that. His best season was, arguably, his first at Monaco if not earlier but that’s tangential.
Tony Galvin, Chris Waddle and Steve Archibald were more successful and had greater longevity for Tottenham. Chris Hughton was our best left back since Knowles. Perryman and Mabbutt had far better Spurs careers than either Klinsmann or VdV.
You never said Eriksen was better than Ardiles but by considering that former for Spurs greatest team and not the latter, you heavily implied it.
Chivers scored more goals for Spurs than either Teddy or Defoe. Bobby Smith was better than all of them. Lineker and Clive Allen — one immortal season — arguably as good.
I doubt that Anderton, Defoe nor Sherringham would get near a Tottenham XI.
As soon as Spurs career and contribution comes into play (rather than how good player X was at their peak, however briefly), a LOT a modern names fall way down the pecking order....... Quickly rendering it the 51 & 61 mob + absolute goats.