The Daily ITK Discussion Thread - 25th August 2013

mil1lion · Aug 25, 2013

ackie said:
What if Soldado gets injured?
We still need one up-front IMO

Like I say, if we can get a forward then great but it has to be a quality forward not just a striker for the sake of it. I think we've left it too late to take a decent striker away from someone now though. I guess there's a chance of Leandro because their window closes at a different time over there.

Lets not forget though we have Defoe and Adebayor as cover at worst which isn't a bad thing. As long as we can get Adebayor in the right frame of mind of course. We've had players seem like they have no future come back in and make a place in the squad in the past so it's possible.

wpd659 · Aug 25, 2013

ackie said:
What if Soldado gets injured?
We still need one up-front IMO

Lol we have waited this long for 1 striker u cant have two thats just gready

lol

We are looking but there are bigger fish to fry atm

EnfieldYiddo · Aug 25, 2013

Soldado's pens are really papering over the fact we're not involving him one bit. I reckon he had 20-30 touches today? Nowhere near enough. He didn't have one chance in open play today. I can't wait for us to get a player in who actually attempts through balls to him.

ackie · Aug 25, 2013

mil1lion said:
Like I say, if we can get a forward then great but it has to be a quality forward not just a striker for the sake of it. I think we've left it too late to take a decent striker away from someone now though. I guess there's a chance of Leandro because their window closes at a different time over there.

Lets not forget though we have Defoe and Adebayor as cover at worst which isn't a bad thing. As long as we can get Adebayor in the right frame of mind of course. We've had players seem like they have no future come back in and make a place in the squad in the past so it's possible.

Thought Ade was off?
LD could be a last minute.com

Gaz_Gammon · Aug 25, 2013

wpd659 said:
Let me just say on vlad we think we are there just need to confirm stuff with their owner. But should all be ok and should be done

Thats all i can say on him hope u all understand

Is the owner Russian per chance?

AUSpur · Aug 25, 2013

EnfieldYiddo said:
Soldado's pens are really papering over the fact we're not involving him one bit. I reckon he had 20-30 touches today? Nowhere near enough. He didn't have one chance in open play today. I can't wait for us to get a player in who actually attempts through balls to him.

Really think those chances will come as the squad plays together more. More familiarity = more fluid movement off the ball for everyone = more space = HAPPY SOLDIER (and fans).

dagraham · Aug 25, 2013

ackie said:
What if Soldado gets injured?
We still need one up-front IMO

Agree with this. Its a long season and if Ade leaves we definitely need someone else.

I am also amazed that anyone who had watched us could come to the conclusion that we don't need creativity. There is absolutely no point spending £26m on Soldado and not providing him with the service he needs.

We will have no excuse if we don't address these weaknesses imo as we will have money to burn with the Bale sale.

felmani26 · Aug 25, 2013

EnfieldYiddo said:
Soldado's pens are really papering over the fact we're not involving him one bit. I reckon he had 20-30 touches today? Nowhere near enough. He didn't have one chance in open play today. I can't wait for us to get a player in who actually attempts through balls to him.

But then that can be the life of a sole striker plying a lone furrow - as long as he's sharp enought to convert his chances when asked upon him then we can all be glad.

wpd659 · Aug 25, 2013

Can someone put my Vlad stuff in the RO please cant as im on iphone and its about to die

tony0379 · Aug 25, 2013

wpd659 said:
wonder if he comes on?

Hopefully we've got personal body guards on either side of him

sebcole · Aug 25, 2013

ackie said:
I personally think that Eriksen is similar to Siggs?!
But he will be a great addition.

I believe we are at the moment close to a great team and a simply tweek can lead us to top 3.
However a wrong move can lead us backward...
We have the right players.

and the right manager
and the right DoF
and the right chairman
and the right fans
and the right u21 development team
and the right training facilities

danielneeds · Aug 25, 2013

EnfieldYiddo said:
Soldado's pens are really papering over the fact we're not involving him one bit. I reckon he had 20-30 touches today? Nowhere near enough. He didn't have one chance in open play today. I can't wait for us to get a player in who actually attempts through balls to him.

It's only the first week for him! It takes time for the team to gel...

Although he is one of those strikers, he'll have games where he does nothing, and scores, and games where he does just nothing.

Bill_Oddie · Aug 25, 2013

Gaz_Gammon said:
Is the owner Russian per chance?

Worse - and you won't believe I'm not making this up. This is from The Guardian's Said & Done:

Romania: new last week from Gigi Becali, currently running Steaua from prison: 1) Agreeing by phone to sell Vlad Chiriches to Spurs for £7.5m; 2) Facing a prison inquiry over claims he used other inmates' phonecards without permission.

You meet such lovely people doing this transfer stuff, don't you?

sebcole · Aug 25, 2013

EnfieldYiddo said:
Soldado's pens are really papering over the fact we're not involving him one bit. I reckon he had 20-30 touches today? Nowhere near enough. He didn't have one chance in open play today. I can't to get a player in who actually attempts through balls to him.

Difficult as a lone striker with 2 defenders on you, hard to spot the crack to pass through. He often lays the ball of first time rather than hold it up or dribble (if there is someone to pass to) which means we have to find him again at some point in play.

phieffect · Aug 25, 2013

Becali is a regular feature of the Said & Done articles

he's completely nuts

Dr Know · Aug 25, 2013

wpd659 said:
Can someone put my Vlad stuff in the RO please cant as im on iphone and its about to die

Done, just waiting for a mod to approve

thinktank · Aug 25, 2013

Bill_Oddie said:
Worse - and you won't believe I'm not making this up. This is from The Guardian's Said & Done:

Romania: new last week from Gigi Becali, currently running Steaua from prison: 1) Agreeing by phone to sell Vlad Chiriches to Spurs for £7.5m; 2) Facing a prison inquiry over claims he used other inmates' phonecards without permission.

You meet such lovely people doing this transfer stuff, don't you?

Pure soap opera stuff. Madness.

ross the saint · Aug 25, 2013

All these people talking about signing Ozil and Mata, I'm finding it hard to disagree with you. Those two would really turn us into title challengers. There's a flaw in your plan though.

Lionel Messi at Barcelona is twice the player of either of them. If we really want creativity in the midfield, he's the guy we should be going for with the Bale money.

FFS

Some of you are making this site embarrassing

Gaz_Gammon · Aug 25, 2013

Bill_Oddie said:
Worse - and you won't believe I'm not making this up. This is from The Guardian's Said & Done:

Romania: new last week from Gigi Becali, currently running Steaua from prison: 1) Agreeing by phone to sell Vlad Chiriches to Spurs for £7.5m; 2) Facing a prison inquiry over claims he used other inmates' phonecards without permission.

Jeezzz opened a can of worms on that one...

You meet such lovely people doing this transfer stuff, don't you?

VegasII · Aug 25, 2013

Bill_Oddie said:
Worse - and you won't believe I'm not making this up. This is from The Guardian's Said & Done:

Romania: new last week from Gigi Becali, currently running Steaua from prison: 1) Agreeing by phone to sell Vlad Chiriches to Spurs for £7.5m; 2) Facing a prison inquiry over claims he used other inmates' phonecards without permission.

You meet such lovely people doing this transfer stuff, don't you?

That's funny.....haha

Levy's probably got quite a good book to write once he's retired.

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