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PSG have the money for Luka though. Worser league but money talks.
SadlerTHFC said:
Just spunked £100m on Thiago Silva, Moura and Ibrahimovic. Have already signed Lavezzi as well to add to those.
Not sure he would want to go there either tbh. It's Real or nowhere in my eyes and I really don't think they will cough up the cash. Would any of us be that gutted to see him stay really?
Sigurdsson was ineffectual, in fact he's been anonymous in the friendlies apart from popping up by surprise with a couple of goals. His touch has been awful. Completely unimpressed so far. The goal against New York was nice though.
If we are going to play a front three we need technically gifted players that are supremely comfortable with the ball, that is not Jenas, Livermore or even Sandro, it's Modric/Moutinho, Parker and Van Der Varrt (Sigurdsson as alternative).
Vertonghen has given away two cheap goals and has looked out of sorts so far, some nice runs this time.
We need Ade too.
If we are going to play a front three we need technically gifted players that are supremely comfortable with the ball, that is not Jenas, Livermore or even Sandro, it's Modric/Moutinho, Parker and Van Der Varrt (Sigurdsson as alternative).
Vertonghen has given away two cheap goals and has looked out of sorts so far, some nice runs this time.
We need Ade too.
Was anyone really expecting us to beat Valencia away?
A narrow defeat (even with Modric, Adebayor, etc) would be what we'd expect if we were playing them in Europe - that's why all European games are over two legs........home advantage counts a lot
A narrow defeat (even with Modric, Adebayor, etc) would be what we'd expect if we were playing them in Europe - that's why all European games are over two legs........home advantage counts a lot
Appearances in pre-season so far.
Update: Including Spurs vs Valencia
Goalkeepers
Friedel - 4
Cudicini - 3
Gomes - 1
Button - 2 (Spurs XI)
Archer - 2 (Spurs XI)
Miles - 1 (Spurs XI) (on-loan at Bishop's Stortford)
Defenders
Walker - 6
Naughton - 6
Vertonghen - 6
Kaboul - 5
Assou-Ekotto - 5
Bassong - 4
Dawson - 4
Gallas - 4
Smith - 3 + 1 (Spurs XI)
Khumalo - 0 (on-loan at PAOK)
Rose - 0 (at Olympics)
Caulker - 0 (at Olympics)
Stewart - 4 (Spurs XI)
Ekong - 4 (Spurs XI)
Hall - 4 (Spurs XI)
Veljkovic - 3 (Spurs XI)
Barthram - 3 (Spurs XI)
Byrne - 2 (Spurs XI)
Fryers - 1 (Spurs XI)
Midfielders
Sigurdsson - 6 (2 goals)
Jenas - 6
Livermore - 6
Carroll - 6
Lennon - 6
Townsend - 6
Bale - 5 (2 goals)
Huddlestone - 5
Bentley - 5
van der Vaart - 2
Pienaar - 1 (sold to Everton)
Parker - 0 (injured)
Sandro - 0 (at Olympics)
Modric - 0 (cunt)
Falque - 1 (1 goal) + 2 (Spurs XI)
Mason - 4 (1 goal) (Spurs XI)
Munns - 4 (Spurs XI)
Gomelt - 4 (Spurs XI)
Pritchard - 4 (Spurs XI)
Bentaleb - 3 (Spurs XI)
Bostock - 2 (1 goal) (Spurs XI)
Ceballos - 2 (Spurs XI)
Parrett - 2 (Spurs XI)
Gallifuoco - 1 (Spurs XI)
Fredericks - 1 (Spurs XI) (on-loan at Brentford)
Luongo - 1 (Spurs XI) (on-loan at Ipswich)
Nicholson - 0 (injured?)
Forwards
Kane - 6
Defoe - 3 (1 goal)
Dos Santos - 0 (at Olympics)
Coulibaly - 1 + 3 (2 goals) (Spurs XI)
Lancaster - 0 (injured)
Obika - 0 (injured?)
Dawkins - 0 (on-loan at San Jose Earthquakes)
Monday, 16th July 2012
Spurs XI vs Kingstonian (A) Kingsmeadow Stadium
Spurs XI (4-2-3-1): Miles (Archer, 46); Byrne, Hall, Veljkovic (Ekong, 68), Stewart; Bentaleb, Gomelt; Pritchard (Barthram, 58), Mason, Ceballos (Munns, 58); Bostock.
Won 2-1: Goals - Mason (50), Barthram (69), McCollin (penalty, 84).
Wednesday, 18th July 2012
Spurs vs Stevenage (A) Lamex Stadium
Spurs - 1st half (4-2-3-1) - Cudicini; Walker, Dawson, Kaboul, Naughton; Jenas, Livermore; Lennon, Bentley, Pienaar; Kane.
Spurs - 2nd half (4-2-3-1) - Friedel; Walker (Smith, 62), Gallas, Vertonghen, Bassong; Jenas (Huddlestone, 62), Carroll; Lennon (Falque, 62), Sigurdsson, Townsend; Kane (Coulibaly, 62).
Won 2-0: Goals - Sigurdsson (55), Falque (88).
Saturday, 21st July 2012
Spurs Development Squad vs Como (A) Stadio Sinigaglia, Como
TOTTENHAM (4-3-3): Button; Byrne, Hall, Veljkovic, Stewart (Ekong); Bentaleb (Munns), Luongo, Pritchard (Barthram); Falque, Coulibaly, Mason (Gomelt).
Drew 0-0
Tuesday, 24th July 2012
Spurs vs LA Galaxy (A) Depot Centre, Los Angeles
Tottenham: Cudicini, Walker (Naughton 66), Kaboul (Dawson 66), Vertonghen, Bassong (Assou-Ekotto 46); Townsend (Lennon 46), Livermore (Huddlestone 73), Sigurdsson (Carroll 75), Bale (Bentley 73); Van der Vaart (Jenas 35); Defoe (Kane 66).
Drew 1-1: Goals - Bale (18), Lopes (29).
Friday, 27th July 2012
Spurs Development Squad vs Middlesbrough (N) Penina, Portugal
Spurs: Button, Byrne, Hall, Velkjovic, Fryers, Mason, Bentaleb, Pritchard, Parrett, Falque, Coulibaly. Subs: Stewart, Gomelt, Munns, Ekong.
Lost 5-0: Goals - Bailey (1st half), McDonald (67), Main (68), Park (71), Halliday (pen 90).
Saturday, 28th July 2012
Spurs vs Liverpool (N) M & T Bank Stadium, Baltimore
Spurs (4-2-3-1): Friedel; Naughton (Walker, 46), Gallas (Vertonghen, 75), Kaboul (Dawson, 63), Assou-Ekotto (Bassong, 63); Jenas (Smith, 83), Livermore (Huddlestone, 63); Lennon (Carroll, 71), Sigurdsson (Bentley, 63), Bale (Townsend, 46); Kane.
Drew 0-0
Tuesday, 31st July 2012
Spurs vs New York Red Bulls (A) Red Bull Arena, New York
Spurs (4-2-3-1): Gomes; Walker (Naughton, 60), Dawson, Vertonghen (Gallas, 46), Assou-Ekotto (Bassong, 83); Huddlestone (Jenas, 46), Livermore (Carroll, 61); Lennon (Smith, 83), Sigurdsson (Kaboul, 83), Bentley (Kane, 46); Bale (Townsend, 74).
Won 2-1: Goals - Cooper (penalty, 8), Bale (59), Sigurdsson (64).
Saturday, 4th August 2012
Spurs XI vs Northampton (A) Sixfields Stadium
Spurs XI (4-2-3-1): Archer; Smith, Ekong, Hall, Stewart; Bostock (Gomelt, 75), Parrett (Gaulifuoco, 75); Fredericks (Pritchard, 63), Mason, Ceballos (Munns, 63); Coulibaly (Barthram, 75).
Won 3-1: Goals - Bostock (5), Coulibaly (51, 57), Langmead (90).
Sunday, 5th August 2012
Spurs vs Watford (A) Vicarage Road
Lloyd Doyley’s Testimonial
Spurs (4-2-3-1): Friedel (Cudicini, 46); Naughton (Walker, 46), Kaboul, Gallas (Vertonghen, 46), Assou-Ekotto; Jenas (Sigurdsson, 46), Livermore (Bentley, 79); Carroll (Huddlestone, 66), Lennon, Bale (Townsend, 75); Defoe (Kane, 66). Unused subs: Bassong, Dawson.
Won 1-0: Goal - Defoe (55).
Thursday, 9th August 2012
Spurs vs Valencia (A) Mestalla Stadium, Valencia
Spurs (4-2-3-1): Friedel; Walker (Naughton, 77), Gallas, Vertonghen, Assou-Ekotto; Jenas (van der Vaart, 61), Livermore (Carroll, 88); Lennon, Sigurdsson (Kane, 80), Bale (Townsend, 77); Defoe.
Lost 2-0: Goals - Jonas (18); Feghouli (76).
Friday, 10th August 2012
Spurs XI vs Southend United (A) Roots Hall
Kick Off: 19:45 BST
Update: Including Spurs vs Valencia
Goalkeepers
Friedel - 4
Cudicini - 3
Gomes - 1
Button - 2 (Spurs XI)
Archer - 2 (Spurs XI)
Miles - 1 (Spurs XI) (on-loan at Bishop's Stortford)
Defenders
Walker - 6
Naughton - 6
Vertonghen - 6
Kaboul - 5
Assou-Ekotto - 5
Bassong - 4
Dawson - 4
Gallas - 4
Smith - 3 + 1 (Spurs XI)
Khumalo - 0 (on-loan at PAOK)
Rose - 0 (at Olympics)
Caulker - 0 (at Olympics)
Stewart - 4 (Spurs XI)
Ekong - 4 (Spurs XI)
Hall - 4 (Spurs XI)
Veljkovic - 3 (Spurs XI)
Barthram - 3 (Spurs XI)
Byrne - 2 (Spurs XI)
Fryers - 1 (Spurs XI)
Midfielders
Sigurdsson - 6 (2 goals)
Jenas - 6
Livermore - 6
Carroll - 6
Lennon - 6
Townsend - 6
Bale - 5 (2 goals)
Huddlestone - 5
Bentley - 5
van der Vaart - 2
Pienaar - 1 (sold to Everton)
Parker - 0 (injured)
Sandro - 0 (at Olympics)
Modric - 0 (cunt)
Falque - 1 (1 goal) + 2 (Spurs XI)
Mason - 4 (1 goal) (Spurs XI)
Munns - 4 (Spurs XI)
Gomelt - 4 (Spurs XI)
Pritchard - 4 (Spurs XI)
Bentaleb - 3 (Spurs XI)
Bostock - 2 (1 goal) (Spurs XI)
Ceballos - 2 (Spurs XI)
Parrett - 2 (Spurs XI)
Gallifuoco - 1 (Spurs XI)
Fredericks - 1 (Spurs XI) (on-loan at Brentford)
Luongo - 1 (Spurs XI) (on-loan at Ipswich)
Nicholson - 0 (injured?)
Forwards
Kane - 6
Defoe - 3 (1 goal)
Dos Santos - 0 (at Olympics)
Coulibaly - 1 + 3 (2 goals) (Spurs XI)
Lancaster - 0 (injured)
Obika - 0 (injured?)
Dawkins - 0 (on-loan at San Jose Earthquakes)
Monday, 16th July 2012
Spurs XI vs Kingstonian (A) Kingsmeadow Stadium
Spurs XI (4-2-3-1): Miles (Archer, 46); Byrne, Hall, Veljkovic (Ekong, 68), Stewart; Bentaleb, Gomelt; Pritchard (Barthram, 58), Mason, Ceballos (Munns, 58); Bostock.
Won 2-1: Goals - Mason (50), Barthram (69), McCollin (penalty, 84).
Wednesday, 18th July 2012
Spurs vs Stevenage (A) Lamex Stadium
Spurs - 1st half (4-2-3-1) - Cudicini; Walker, Dawson, Kaboul, Naughton; Jenas, Livermore; Lennon, Bentley, Pienaar; Kane.
Spurs - 2nd half (4-2-3-1) - Friedel; Walker (Smith, 62), Gallas, Vertonghen, Bassong; Jenas (Huddlestone, 62), Carroll; Lennon (Falque, 62), Sigurdsson, Townsend; Kane (Coulibaly, 62).
Won 2-0: Goals - Sigurdsson (55), Falque (88).
Saturday, 21st July 2012
Spurs Development Squad vs Como (A) Stadio Sinigaglia, Como
TOTTENHAM (4-3-3): Button; Byrne, Hall, Veljkovic, Stewart (Ekong); Bentaleb (Munns), Luongo, Pritchard (Barthram); Falque, Coulibaly, Mason (Gomelt).
Drew 0-0
Tuesday, 24th July 2012
Spurs vs LA Galaxy (A) Depot Centre, Los Angeles
Tottenham: Cudicini, Walker (Naughton 66), Kaboul (Dawson 66), Vertonghen, Bassong (Assou-Ekotto 46); Townsend (Lennon 46), Livermore (Huddlestone 73), Sigurdsson (Carroll 75), Bale (Bentley 73); Van der Vaart (Jenas 35); Defoe (Kane 66).
Drew 1-1: Goals - Bale (18), Lopes (29).
Friday, 27th July 2012
Spurs Development Squad vs Middlesbrough (N) Penina, Portugal
Spurs: Button, Byrne, Hall, Velkjovic, Fryers, Mason, Bentaleb, Pritchard, Parrett, Falque, Coulibaly. Subs: Stewart, Gomelt, Munns, Ekong.
Lost 5-0: Goals - Bailey (1st half), McDonald (67), Main (68), Park (71), Halliday (pen 90).
Saturday, 28th July 2012
Spurs vs Liverpool (N) M & T Bank Stadium, Baltimore
Spurs (4-2-3-1): Friedel; Naughton (Walker, 46), Gallas (Vertonghen, 75), Kaboul (Dawson, 63), Assou-Ekotto (Bassong, 63); Jenas (Smith, 83), Livermore (Huddlestone, 63); Lennon (Carroll, 71), Sigurdsson (Bentley, 63), Bale (Townsend, 46); Kane.
Drew 0-0
Tuesday, 31st July 2012
Spurs vs New York Red Bulls (A) Red Bull Arena, New York
Spurs (4-2-3-1): Gomes; Walker (Naughton, 60), Dawson, Vertonghen (Gallas, 46), Assou-Ekotto (Bassong, 83); Huddlestone (Jenas, 46), Livermore (Carroll, 61); Lennon (Smith, 83), Sigurdsson (Kaboul, 83), Bentley (Kane, 46); Bale (Townsend, 74).
Won 2-1: Goals - Cooper (penalty, 8), Bale (59), Sigurdsson (64).
Saturday, 4th August 2012
Spurs XI vs Northampton (A) Sixfields Stadium
Spurs XI (4-2-3-1): Archer; Smith, Ekong, Hall, Stewart; Bostock (Gomelt, 75), Parrett (Gaulifuoco, 75); Fredericks (Pritchard, 63), Mason, Ceballos (Munns, 63); Coulibaly (Barthram, 75).
Won 3-1: Goals - Bostock (5), Coulibaly (51, 57), Langmead (90).
Sunday, 5th August 2012
Spurs vs Watford (A) Vicarage Road
Lloyd Doyley’s Testimonial
Spurs (4-2-3-1): Friedel (Cudicini, 46); Naughton (Walker, 46), Kaboul, Gallas (Vertonghen, 46), Assou-Ekotto; Jenas (Sigurdsson, 46), Livermore (Bentley, 79); Carroll (Huddlestone, 66), Lennon, Bale (Townsend, 75); Defoe (Kane, 66). Unused subs: Bassong, Dawson.
Won 1-0: Goal - Defoe (55).
Thursday, 9th August 2012
Spurs vs Valencia (A) Mestalla Stadium, Valencia
Spurs (4-2-3-1): Friedel; Walker (Naughton, 77), Gallas, Vertonghen, Assou-Ekotto; Jenas (van der Vaart, 61), Livermore (Carroll, 88); Lennon, Sigurdsson (Kane, 80), Bale (Townsend, 77); Defoe.
Lost 2-0: Goals - Jonas (18); Feghouli (76).
Friday, 10th August 2012
Spurs XI vs Southend United (A) Roots Hall
Kick Off: 19:45 BST
I read a lot of comments saying : Vertonghen isnt as good as Ledley ...
What is that supposed to mean , do we really think that someone that has arrived in a club a mere month (give or take) ago coming from the dutch league is going to be as good as the man we all see as one of the best defenders to have ever donned that llilywhite shirt ?
Give him time , if he fails so be it but compare him with the current defensive partners not with the man we'd all give our backside virginity to.
What is that supposed to mean , do we really think that someone that has arrived in a club a mere month (give or take) ago coming from the dutch league is going to be as good as the man we all see as one of the best defenders to have ever donned that llilywhite shirt ?
Give him time , if he fails so be it but compare him with the current defensive partners not with the man we'd all give our backside virginity to.
Re: Steveomgage & other pre-season friendlies
People actually said this? :walker:Belgian Spur said:
Thelonious said:
Yup , i read it on here already but on twitter and fb i have seen that comment made. Spurs is often seen as a stepping stone club without the pressure of the real big clubs but thats BS , we are amongst the most critical kneejerking fickle fans around. Coming to spurs and carying a pricetag is not coming to the relaxing club where you can evolve to the next level , that would be Fulham.
Re: Steveomgage & other pre-season friendlies
:avbfacepalm: I didn't know JV was supposed to be as good as Ledley
:avbfacepalm: I didn't know JV was supposed to be as good as Ledley
Vertonghen not as good as Ledley
Ronaldo not as good as Messi
Ronaldo not as good as Messi
we weren't great by any stretch of the imagination. We weren't awful either, however I seem to remember a few years back when we beat Roma 5-0 in a friendly match to then follow that up with our worst ever start in the Premier League. Last night was an opportunity for everyone to make mistakes and to learn from them. We do need an adebayor/adebayor like striker though