Four points behind leaders Chelsea with five games to go, Tottenham face North London rivals Arsenal at White Hart Lane on Sunday in a derby they must win to keep up pressure on the Blues.
Edman was no stranger to attacking raids himself in a career that also took in Dutch side Heerenveen, French club Rennes and then-Premier League outfit Wigan, and the former left back is a big fan of Tottenham's swashbuckling approach.
"They have never been as hot as they are now," the 38-year-old told Reuters in a telephone interview.
"They are doing a lot of things right with their own young English players, and a coach that feels red-hot. Tottenham are the most exciting team in the league in many ways."
Two of the players causing a stir are full backs Kyle Walker and Danny Rose, and Edman says they are key to Tottenham's system.
"As a full back you feel you can put pressure, create two-on-one situations, cut outside. If you are attacking on the right and move the ball to the centre, and the left back is already on his way up, it gives a dimension and a flow to your possession.
"It's about the coach's way of playing ...It's not really an English thing - it's more that (coach Mauricio) Pochettino and the team have the courage to let both full backs go forward. That is great to see," he said.
Edman arrived at White Hart Lane in July 2004 and spent a single season there, but the derbies against Arsenal left their mark.
"These matches stand out. I wasn't there a long time but you noticed that Tottenham was always something of a 'little brother' at the time, we were unlucky and Arsenal just kept winning... As a player and as a foreigner you noticed that these games are special."
The home game against Arsenal in 2004, the season after the Gunners won the league title without losing a match, sticks out in Edman's mind.
"We were beaten 5-4 - it was the year after they were the 'Invincibles', so it was something of a peak for Arsenal. You noticed from the fans that they wanted you to smash into tackles!"
Now coaching soccer at an elementary school in the southern Swedish city of Helsingborg, Edman also works as an analyst on Swedish domestic games for broadcaster CMORE, and he still keeps an eye out for his former club.
"This game can be extra valuable in terms of stressing Chelsea into a mistake in the last few rounds...," he said.
"If Tottenham drop points now and Chelsea win, it will be tough, but if they can win and Chelsea drop points, it can be close."
(Reporting by Philip O'Connor; editing by John Stonestreet)
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