I am not selling my Johnson to anyone
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I posted his EPL highlights from last season somewhere back up the page...... About as reassuring as you're gonna get.
One of the best things Ange has genuinely done is to phase this guy out
it's not personal good guy etc
but purely football - not good enough
You don't get to do a lot of that when you are pushed up high and have the oppo squeezed into their third.
For whatever reason I’ve watched a fair amount of Forest last year.
I saw Johnson play well in some games. I know what he’s about. Or at least what I think he’s about.
If they play him as a speedy #9 that runs behind, I can see the plan, maybe.
If he’s a winger I just don’t get it.
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Increasingly looking like Brennan Johnson is happening, so I wish the lad all the best. I hope I got the wrong impression of him.
Counter-attacking vibes for me........
As I said earlier today..... Once teams start to sit off (which they will), I fear we'll need something different.
This is my issue too. With Jose or Conte, yes absolutely someone who could pelt 100mph up the wing would have been a godsend both in terms of attacking on the break, and also getting us up the field when under lots of pressure. However under Ange, with a much more possession-based style of football (thank god), how often are we going to really make use of that pace? Is he a particularly intelligent footballer? (Not needed at all by Conte, who really just wanted repetition learning robots with no brain, but crucial for all 11 in Ange's system). Seems a very strange one to me... :/
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My fear is that we squeeze the opposition into their half and most of what makes this kid good is no longer relevant.
Perhaps the thinking is that the fear of his pace and a counter attack will keep opposition from trying to counter press and push us back.
I'm really not that opposed to Johnson, but the £50m price tag is really offputting. We're Spurs, not City or Chavs, we can't afford to write that £50m off if he's a dud.
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For rent then???
I'll try to broker a deal for you, but I reckon a loan with an obligation to buy (with a maximum usage clause) is the best I can get you.
I get slight Berahino deal vibes from this Brennan Johnson news. I reckon it’ll go down to the wire and who knows if it happens or not.
If Ange wants him of course we should get him, but for what he’s going to cost I honestly don’t know is he going to give us enough in an attacking sense.
The fact that we seemingly aren’t going for a new striker is as crazy as it is negligent.
Richarlisons first 3 games of the season, as well as his entire history as a Premier League striker should show that he is in no way fit to replace Harry Kane.
If Ange wants him of course we should get him, but for what he’s going to cost I honestly don’t know is he going to give us enough in an attacking sense.
The fact that we seemingly aren’t going for a new striker is as crazy as it is negligent.
Richarlisons first 3 games of the season, as well as his entire history as a Premier League striker should show that he is in no way fit to replace Harry Kane.
Some food attributes and not going to be an amazing player yet you’re happy for us to spend £50M on him. Are you crazy! We can’t afford to Siena that much on someone who is gonna be just ok. Look at the £60M spent on our current #9? A player fir that amount has to be a starter.
We of.c should be spending that money on a quality CB and CF not someone who is gonna be just ok!
Why are you so obsessed with net spend?
And you're counting Porro / Kulu twice
And you're not allowing for any transfer fees we get for outgoing players between now and next weekend.
Jeez. You really are an oddball
Come on you saying his gonna score sane rate as sterling or even Bowen. Apart from few games end 22 season his offered bugger all. Are you seriously saying you’d have him over say Bowen. Who remember cost spam £18M. I’d take Bowen has great pace, reasonably skilful and cab finish.
Good post! Some people are just blind and don’t want see the real picture. Yday in the first half if we had someone who could even jog fast and had decent right foot we would have gone more than one up.