Tottenham's 5 least effective signings

[Simmo]

Not sure if pointless is the best word, but my five biggest flops:

5. Fazio (may as well have kept Dawson, similar age).
4. Paulinho (Attitude stinks, very occasional good display)
3. Holtby (not for the want of trying)
2. Soldado (Unlucky but lazy, cant hit a barn door)
1. Baldini (nuff said, without him this thread wouldnt exist. Get him out)

Lamela & Chadli narrowly escape, due to their recent resurgance under Poch (credit to him).

Credit to Poch? Well he is playing them but Chadli wasn't as tragic as was made out last season but also had a nasty injury and it was his first season here. Lamela was crocked.
I'll give Poch credit when he deserves it but not for two fully fit players in year 2 looking a bit better than year 1.

 

[Cogito]

Not writing anybody off Dat Guy, just questioning why we spent £10m on him when Rose was being used as 1st choice left-back. Like I say, it's addressing the recruitment and utilisation of talent acquired, not the players themselves.

O.K. the OP seems to have disappeared. And this post is in direct contradiction to his original post. Ignore the troll. Just about everyone on this forum - myself included - would rather not have Baldini anywhere near WHL. And just about everyone on this forum recegnizes the waste of £80+ we got for Bale. We needed a CB, a quality midfielder and a hit man. We got Soldado.....
And regarding last Sunday, Chiriches was a definite improvement over Dier at RB, anyone would have been a better choice than Dembele, Fazio was like Kaboul, a disaster waiting to happen and Davies was at least as good as Rose.

 

[Aussie Ardiles]

£16.5 million on two half measure CB's (based on performance so far) is a bit shit

Instead of spending it all on Musacchio ochfacepalm:

 

[Tim Clement]

Evening all,
Agree with my 'Tottenham Hotspurs' 5 Least Effective Signings' piece on Bleacher Report? It looks at Spurs' recruitment process over the last three transfer windows.
Appreciate it if somebody could post a link to it as I'm new to the forum.
Great to see Davies finally get a chance today, barely noticeable which is a nice change for a Spurs full-back.

 

[Juicy Sushi]

Holy recency bias Batman!

Some on that list might belong, but others are nowhere near the top 5 of our worst. Rebrov, for example?

 

[Tim Clement]

Very good pleb!

 

[Sanchez18]

Please be more detailed with your feedback. Perhaps it's lacking the correct application of commas?

Im not clicking on the link to give the views for ads. Ive read previous articles from there and im often laughing at them. You surely cant believe bleacher report is a reputable paper for soccer/football.

For your list - Chiriches has played shit this year, disregarding today. But last season he looked very, very good. I disagree that he was our fifth worst signing.

Ben davies hasnt had a chance to play that often because Rose has been so good. When he has played it hasnt been stellar, but it hasnt been bad. Although I disagee with Soldado, I can see the rational. I completely disagree with Lamela. He has shown that he has incredible potential and that he is also a inexperienced 22 year old. You cant judge him on an injury ridden season and half of a season of playing. Paulinho I agree.

 

[Tim Clement]

That's the point of the article Sanchez. The signings exemplify the recruitment process.

 

[Sanchez18]

For those who prefer not to read the article but are still commenting on it, here's a note I put on the opening slide:
"*I’m wary of using the term “least effective” as opposed to "worst," as it would be unfair to directly critique the talents of players who have had to adapt to a new league in such a tumultuous environment. Essentially, it serves to question the recruitment process rather than those recruited."

Again...

Then why the fuck arent you writing an article on how bad Baldini/Levy/Scouting/Recruiting is rather than abusing the players, who you are wrong to abuse.

 

[Sanchez18]

That's the point of the article Sanchez. The signings exemplify the recruitment process.

Ok sure, so the recruitment of a competitive LB is bad business? I disagree. The recruitment of a CB when Dawson was aging and Kaboul was hurt was bad business? I disagree. The recruitment of a 21 year old 20 goal scoring winger who could replace Townsend and Lennnon is bad business? I disagree. The recruitment of a 28-9 year old 20 goal scorer for five straight seasons is bad business? I disagree.

 

[AaronLenin]

I would not make a list to start, whether it is "least effective" "worst" or another equivalent term. most of these players have been diabolical, and occasionally decent, in their own way and deserve to be evaluated on their merits. It is insulting to me personally that the unique frustration of a Ciriches marauding run and a Soldado errant header should be compared. COYS

Not writing anybody off Dat Guy, just questioning why we spent £10m on him when Rose was being used as 1st choice left-back. Like I say, it's addressing the recruitment and utilisation of talent acquired, not the players themselves.

he was the only left back at the club. imo you present this fact in a way that obscures crucial details

 

[Juicy Sushi]

If you read the article you'll see it's our worst signings in the last three transfer windows - in other words from the Bale money.

Don't think that all of that was the Bale money. Paulinho was requested by AVB to play alongside him, not replace him. Same with Soldado.

And why focus on the last three windows? It's such an arbitrary window when we've got magnificent examples of bad choices stretching back decades.

 

[Juicy Sushi]

Not writing anybody off Dat Guy, just questioning why we spent £10m on him when Rose was being used as 1st choice left-back. Like I say, it's addressing the recruitment and utilisation of talent acquired, not the players themselves.

Because about 10 million is the going rate for a competent left back in the Premier League. It's a hard position to recruit for, and you can't really afford a drop-off, talent-wise since fullbacks have become possibly the most important positions in contemporary football.

There were a lot of smarter arguments to make than Davies.

 

[Juicy Sushi]

For those who prefer not to read the article but are still commenting on it, here's a note I put on the opening slide:
"*I’m wary of using the term “least effective” as opposed to "worst," as it would be unfair to directly critique the talents of players who have had to adapt to a new league in such a tumultuous environment. Essentially, it serves to question the recruitment process rather than those recruited."

Also, "worst" is a much better headline word for clickbait.

 

[Jayc1]

Doesn't this break some forum rules? He's literally made an account just to self advertise himself. Sin bin vote him?

 

[Juicy Sushi]

Doesn't this break some forum rules? He's literally made an account just to self advertise himself. Sin bin vote him?

I can't see a reason not to. This was spam. Spurs-related, but spam none the less.

 

[Fidel Castro]

Ok sure, so the recruitment of a competitive LB is bad business? I disagree. The recruitment of a CB when Dawson was aging and Kaboul was hurt was bad business? I disagree. The recruitment of a 21 year old 20 goal scoring winger who could replace Townsend and Lennnon is bad business? I disagree. The recruitment of a 28-9 year old 20 goal scorer for five straight seasons is bad business? I disagree.

Sounds like top 4 here we come.

 

[BentalebWho]

Bentley is in there somewhere.

 

[alijamieson]

Sigurdsson, Dempsey, Zeki Fryers ?
Regardless of what Gilfy is doing now, he didn't come close to showing that at us.

 

[dmarchantthfc]

Gilberto.