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They have plenty of potentially solid players, but yes, are seriously lacking proven goals. Its the wrong fit manager for the available talent. Somebody should be able to craft a decent spine from: Tarkowski/Keane/Holgate, Doucoure/Allan, Gomes/Dele, and Calvert-Lewin, but it'll never be Lampard.
We are one midfielder away from having what we need.
The right midfielder and the last piece of our jigsaw for now.
Find it or find him to more specific, and I think with a good start to the season, we are 100% in the title mix..
I sense a quiet confidence.
The right midfielder and the last piece of our jigsaw for now.
Find it or find him to more specific, and I think with a good start to the season, we are 100% in the title mix..
I sense a quiet confidence.
Oh, I think they know it. I was at the Everton loss to Woolwich in Baltimore, and in the first half when it was mostly starters, Everton looked like a favorite for relegation. They could barely get the ball across midfield (and it’s not like Woolwich was doing anything special). The fullbacks were especially bad, the MF couldn’t progress the ball, and the Fs didn’t create anything the way Richarlison can.
He was the only thing that kept them up last year.
I don’t hate Dwight McNeil, but signing him isn’t going to save them from relegation. If any of the teams moving up from the Championship are semi-competent this season, I don’t see how Everton‘s time in the top flight continues.
Who’s going to be watching and keeping an eye on Portsmouth constantly this season?
And Preston...
I get what you are saying and despite being one from the camp that would see him moved on I can agree with most what you are saying.
I think one reason is related to his position in club. Until January he was our 3rd choice attacking player and purely on ability front he is not good enough for that. Not even close in fact. As 3rd option his contribution to goal creation has not been up to required level with just 16 assists in EPL over 7755 minutes - he has created one goal over 5,4 full 90-minute appearance. Quite contrary - he was where our attacks went to die - either heavy touch, running between number of defenders or just inaccurate pass/cross. Now when we have Kane, Son, Kulu, Richarlison in front of him, as 5th choice attacker he is more acceptable option to have.
Notion that Conte loves him So much is very questionable, considering since his arrival he has brought in 2 players so Moura could be used less in attacking position (+ brought 1 in and having total 3 RWBs to use ahead of Moura in this position).
I agree that we could do lot worse (but also bit better) in terms of squad player. His attitude has been top notch and I believe he is one that helps to keep team spirits up. Just from ability wise he does not offer as much as needed + at being 30, he is unlikely to improve.
Thing I can’t get my head round with Lucas is that he has all the attributes that would make you think he’d be a good impact sub. Yet I struggle to recall many games where he’s come on and played well. Definitely plays a lot better when he starts - which is a shame given he’s unlikely to get many starts
I'm not sure it's worth pondering the deeper mysteries of Lucas. He's with us one more season. Let's use him as backup ST and occasional RW, and call it a day.
Leeds causing problems in Tottenham deal as Tanganga 'demands' surface
LEEDS UNITED may have inadvertently disrupted Tottenham's summer transfer plans.
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LEEDS UNITED may have inadvertently disrupted Tottenham's summer transfer plans.
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Leeds United may have made life difficult for Tottenham in their effort to offload out-of-favour defender Japhet Tanganga to AC Milan. The Rossoneri are unable to shift their full focus onto concluding a deal for Tanganga until they nail down Leeds target Charles De Ketelaere, but negotiations for the Belgian are stuck due to the Whites' mammoth offer.
Tottenham have four players Roma may accept in Zaniolo swap deal
Depay ‘makes transfer decision’ amid Man Utd and Tottenham links
Leeds' interest in De Ketelaere was confirmed by manager Jesse Marsch last week and while their £31.5million bid met Club Brugge's valuation, the player himself favoured AC Milan. But the Whites have seemingly set a benchmark that the Italian side can't match, with £27.5m reportedly as high as they are prepared to go.
It remains to be seen whether the Belgian outfit will cave into the will of their young marksman, and while Milan are pouring all of their effort into hauling the deal over the line, Tanganga's move from Spurs has failed to progress.
According to Gazzetta dello Sport, the 23-year-old has 'promised himself' to Milan but is keen to see the deal done by the end of the week. Ultimately, Milan may have to pick their priority or take on the difficult challenge of spinning two plates at once.
Leeds causing problems in Tottenham deal as Tanganga 'demands' surface
LEEDS UNITED may have inadvertently disrupted Tottenham's summer transfer plans.
LEEDS UNITED may have inadvertently disrupted Tottenham's summer transfer plans.
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Leeds United may have made life difficult for Tottenham in their effort to offload out-of-favour defender Japhet Tanganga to AC Milan. The Rossoneri are unable to shift their full focus onto concluding a deal for Tanganga until they nail down Leeds target Charles De Ketelaere, but negotiations for the Belgian are stuck due to the Whites' mammoth offer.
Tottenham have four players Roma may accept in Zaniolo swap deal
Depay ‘makes transfer decision’ amid Man Utd and Tottenham links
Leeds' interest in De Ketelaere was confirmed by manager Jesse Marsch last week and while their £31.5million bid met Club Brugge's valuation, the player himself favoured AC Milan. But the Whites have seemingly set a benchmark that the Italian side can't match, with £27.5m reportedly as high as they are prepared to go.
It remains to be seen whether the Belgian outfit will cave into the will of their young marksman, and while Milan are pouring all of their effort into hauling the deal over the line, Tanganga's move from Spurs has failed to progress.
According to Gazzetta dello Sport, the 23-year-old has 'promised himself' to Milan but is keen to see the deal done by the end of the week. Ultimately, Milan may have to pick their priority or take on the difficult challenge of spinning two plates at once.
What a silly article.....
Nothing at our end hinges on Japh and the reference to Depay (and Utd) doesn't connect with anything else in the article either.
The story here is that Leeds may pip AC to CDK....... My word; are we really that click worthy all of a sudden.....????
Leeds causing problems in Tottenham deal as Tanganga 'demands' surface
LEEDS UNITED may have inadvertently disrupted Tottenham's summer transfer plans.
LEEDS UNITED may have inadvertently disrupted Tottenham's summer transfer plans.
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Leeds United may have made life difficult for Tottenham in their effort to offload out-of-favour defender Japhet Tanganga to AC Milan. The Rossoneri are unable to shift their full focus onto concluding a deal for Tanganga until they nail down Leeds target Charles De Ketelaere, but negotiations for the Belgian are stuck due to the Whites' mammoth offer.
Tottenham have four players Roma may accept in Zaniolo swap deal
Depay ‘makes transfer decision’ amid Man Utd and Tottenham links
Leeds' interest in De Ketelaere was confirmed by manager Jesse Marsch last week and while their £31.5million bid met Club Brugge's valuation, the player himself favoured AC Milan. But the Whites have seemingly set a benchmark that the Italian side can't match, with £27.5m reportedly as high as they are prepared to go.
It remains to be seen whether the Belgian outfit will cave into the will of their young marksman, and while Milan are pouring all of their effort into hauling the deal over the line, Tanganga's move from Spurs has failed to progress.
According to Gazzetta dello Sport, the 23-year-old has 'promised himself' to Milan but is keen to see the deal done by the end of the week. Ultimately, Milan may have to pick their priority or take on the difficult challenge of spinning two plates at once.
The bolded bits are links to other articles/information that is outside of the main article, I'm guessing anyway, think if you click on the link you would get a more coherent read...
Not that I think it is anything more than pure speculation anyway, but the Depay bit isn't meant to be related to the main article.
True, but even though we always talk about it, I don’t actually think he’s really been used as a sub.
He tends to just sit on the bench, as cover.
Alasdair Gold reveals three positions in which Spurs are still looking at 'opportunities' - Spurs Web - Tottenham Hotspur Football News
Alasdair Gold has revealed that Tottenham Hotspur are still looking for opportunities in three positions this summer – attacking midfielder, striker, and centre-back. Instead of their modus operandi of waiting until late in the transfer window to make key additions, Spurs have been proactive...
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Instead of their modus operandi of waiting until late in the transfer window to make key additions, Spurs have been proactive this summer and have addressed most of the squad’s weaknesses well before the start of the new campaign.
The North London club have already brought six players through the door in the form of Ivan Perisic, Fraser Forster, Yves Bissouma, Richarlison, Clement Lenglet and Djed Spence.
The Evening Standard’s Dan Kilpatrick reported last week that Tottenham are now focused on moving on their deadwood and added that the club are still on the lookout for a creative midfielder and a centre-back.
Meanwhile, Fabrizio Romano has told GiveMeSport that Fabio Paratici continues to be on the lookout for market ‘opportunities’.
Gold has now said something similar, stating that Tottenham could look to bring in a striker, an attacking midfielder and a centre-back, depending on player sales.
The journalist said on a Q&A on Football.London: “Spurs’ focus right now is on getting players out of the door but they are still looking at opportunities for attacking midfielders and strikers, as well as another centre-back depending on who departs.
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I think part of the reason why Conte has experimented with Moura at right-wing-back is because of the possibility that Spurs could bring another forward through the door (potentially Zaniolo).
One would also expect the club to sign another centre-back if Tanganga and Rodon depart but it is unclear at this point who our target is likely to be, particularly with Bremer joining Juventus.
Lo Celso with only a handful of appearances where he completes 90 minutes in PL matches in two and a half seasons, yet he is fit enough to play in (and star to some degree) almost all Argentina matches in the same time period, shows that whilst fit enough to start a decent number of PL matches none of Spurs managers felt he was making much influence on matches and was therefore substituted absolutely should tell you precisely what his attitude to Spurs was. And it stinks.
Not a lawyer and not renowned for my punctuation, but thanks for the agree !
