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Very smart business. Delighted with it.
Cheap, proven, worked with poch and in a position we need strength.
Cheap, proven, worked with poch and in a position we need strength.
All class...
Victor Wanyama has posted a heartfelt goodbye message toSouthampton fans following his move to Tottenham.
Speaking on his website, he said: “I write to you with a heavy heart to announce that I will be leaving Southampton Football Club. As you can imagine it is very emotional for me to say goodbye to the club that gave me the chance to be the first Kenyan to play in Premier League.
“Firstly, I would like to thank the most important part of every club, the fans. I want to reassure you that any “quotes” you have read about in the media before my move was announced are false. I would never disrespect you by talking to the media before I have talked to you guys.
“It took a while for me to win you all over but I can truly say that with your support and affection I have grown as a player and a person….We are nothing without you. I will never forget my time in Southampton Football Club, I will keep club forever in my heart.”
Victor Wanyama has posted a heartfelt goodbye message toSouthampton fans following his move to Tottenham.
Speaking on his website, he said: “I write to you with a heavy heart to announce that I will be leaving Southampton Football Club. As you can imagine it is very emotional for me to say goodbye to the club that gave me the chance to be the first Kenyan to play in Premier League.
“Firstly, I would like to thank the most important part of every club, the fans. I want to reassure you that any “quotes” you have read about in the media before my move was announced are false. I would never disrespect you by talking to the media before I have talked to you guys.
“It took a while for me to win you all over but I can truly say that with your support and affection I have grown as a player and a person….We are nothing without you. I will never forget my time in Southampton Football Club, I will keep club forever in my heart.”
Love that! Much better than what Saints chanted, I will not bother to post thiers.
Great signing. He is going to be very useful in our most crucial part of the season.
If Wanyama and Dier team up I can see Dier getting forward more, making him a more complete player. Maybe wishful thinking but Poch did say we don't like to put players in a box (as in no limits)
So Benteleb is pretty much gone?
I presume Nabil will move into the number 8 spot considering his youth career he played further forward and he still has plenty of space to grow, he was one of the shining lights the season before last and if he gets working hard again, I reckon he will have a bigger part to play this season, I can see it being the end for Carrol and/or Mason however
It may well be that Bentaleb can now flourish if he's freed from the shackles of filling in at CDM, as you're saying.
Rotating him with Dembele could give him a second wind with us.
(Though I do hope the ITK about his attitude wasn't accurate)
It could indeed.
Anyone seen any news on Bentaleb (and Eriksen) potentially going to the Olympics? If you're correct in the above, having Bentaleb away for the first few matches would be a real blow.
Also means - if he's going to the Olympics - that we'll hear something sooner rather than later if we're looking to sell, as he'll surely not want to be in Rio while trying to find a new club.
I feel like he'll free up Dier to bomb forward more freely, while the two would form a wall against tougher opposition. Very good signing at a great price and so early in the window too!
