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Skipp's looked quick and tidy every time for the 1st team. He moves the ball quickly, and frankly I'd have preferred him to start the last few rather than Vic who is so far off the pace it's embarrassing.Thought Skipp and Walker-Peters both showed yesterday that they could have handled more games throughout the season, and had they done so perhaps we wouldn't have had so many muscular injuries to key players.
Maghoma played the final 12 minutes of the last pre-season game, against Girona.Good news - think it reflects players who will be eligible for E u19 's in due course - but great to see Harvey White (CM/CM) and J'Neil Lloyd Bennett (winger/striker) in particular join Luis Binks (CB) and Paris Maghoma (CM/AM) in the E u18 squad.
All could feature in pre -season, even for just a few minutes - I think White and Maghoma did last pre-season
Maghoma played the final 12 minutes of the last pre-season game, against Girona.
White, along with the rest of this season’s scholarship intake, is yet to appear in a match-day squad, friendly or competitive.
Of the 4 Spurs players in the latest England Under-18s squad, only Harvey White has trained with the first team somewhat regularly, therefore I’d expect he’d be the only one of them to appear in pre-season.
Incoming first year goalkeeper, Isak Solberg:
Spurs seal first signing of the summer as Norwegian teen puts pen to paper
The club have made a new signing for the future this weekwww.football.london
I assume so, which I found odd. I think both TLT and TO are highly rated so I wonder how we'll find enough games for them, plus the second years and Dev Squad keepers.Interesting - there were rumours about him some 6 months ago. Also interesting that Ole's mate has pushed him to Spurs and not ManU - maybe a realisation of the change in status of both clubs ?
Does this mean we will have 3 GK's in new First Year as we seem to have Timothee Lo'Totula and Tobi Oluwayemi as well ?
I assume so, which I found odd. I think both TLT and TO are highly rated so I wonder how we'll find enough games for them, plus the second years and Dev Squad keepers.
Imagine the sense of favouritism this could create...Agree. Usually the u18's is solely for Academy Years 1 and 2 so I guess that having only Kacper Kuylowicz in this season's Year 1 means its 4 GK's for one u18 place, which is common when both years have 2 GK's each.
Still tough to see how more than say 2 of the 4 are going to get playing time next season unless one is loaned out ?
And with Solberg getting both a 2 year scholarship and a one year pro he seems to be one who will get playing time ?
Maybe Whiteman is being promoted to 3rd choice 1st team and we are releasing De Bie, Austin and Freeman with 2 of the 4 playing U23?Agree. Usually the u18's is solely for Academy Years 1 and 2 so I guess that having only Kacper Kuylowicz in this season's Year 1 means its 4 GK's for one u18 place, which is common when both years have 2 GK's each.
Still tough to see how more than say 2 of the 4 are going to get playing time next season unless one is loaned out ?
And with Solberg getting both a 2 year scholarship and a one year pro he seems to be one who will get playing time ?
Maybe Whiteman is being promoted to 3rd choice 1st team and we are releasing De Bie, Austin and Freeman with 2 of the 4 playing U23?
Just read this profile of Jovic (just bought be Real Madrid for £50m) on the ESPN site :
''Jovic isn't particularly strong or fast, but he has a natural feel for making the right moves in the box and a habit for finishing with calm and precision. He's also tenacious, happy to hunt down balls, hassle defenders and create opportunities with his relentless work rate.''
And Jack Roles came to mind. Not the same class, but surely the same description ?
OK, but he explicitly wasn't comparing him?Jovic is massively talented and that description does him no justice at all. Seen him play about 40 times this season alone. He is very strong, and while he is no Mbappé pace-wise, he is faster than Kane. Excellent technique and touch. Deadly in and around the box with either foot (his goals are spread out evenly between the two; teammates have been quoted saying you can't tell in training which is his stronger foot). Comparing him to Roles is an insult to Jovic, but the bigger insult is the description, which admittedly sounds a bit like our Jack.