Rafa van der Vaart

NEVILLEB · Jul 23, 2015

Database said:
Fun fact:

2011-12 P W D L Record % Goals A GA Avg
With King 21 11 4 6 61.90% 25 1.19
Without King 17 9 5 3 67.65% 16 0.94
Total Games 38 20 9 9 64.47% 41 1.08

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Even more fun fact!!

2011/12

King's doctor describes him as "superhuman" and a player that has "defied science". He has no cartilage in his left knee and there is no logic to how he has played for many years. In the second part of this past season, though, King's performance levels dropped alarmingly. He hurt himself in training over Christmas and, with the benefit of hindsight, he ought to have undergone his latest clean-up operation immediately; instead, he continued to give his all and waited until the end of the season to see the surgeon.

So Kings' injury caused his performance levels to drop considerably after Christmas.

Thanks for your stats though!!!!!

TottenhamMattSpur · Jul 23, 2015

NEVILLEB said:
Even more fun fact!!

2011/12

King's doctor describes him as "superhuman" and a player that has "defied science". He has no cartilage in his left knee and there is no logic to how he has played for many years. In the second part of this past season, though, King's performance levels dropped alarmingly. He hurt himself in training over Christmas and, with the benefit of hindsight, he ought to have undergone his latest clean-up operation immediately; instead, he continued to give his all and waited until the end of the season to see the surgeon.

So Kings' injury caused his performance levels to drop considerably after Christmas.

Thanks for your stats though!!!!!

Was that in the 2nd half of the season where we lost 5-2 away to the scum and King was utterly battered?
That game, in my opinion, was the beginning of the end for him. I just saw a man that'd battled for years but was beaten that day.

monkeynick · Jul 23, 2015

All due respect to Ledleys knee but this thread is about Rafa and I miss him.

I know he's probably quite shit now but I'd still take him back even if was just modelling the shirt or serving the half time beers with the retards.

Mouse! · Jul 24, 2015

The light that burns twice as bright burns half as long - and you have burned so very, very brightly Rafa.

Mouse! · Jul 24, 2015

monkeynick said:
All due respect to Ledleys knee but this thread is about Rafa and I miss him.

I know he's probably quite shit now but I'd still take him back even if was just modelling the shirt or serving the half time beers with the retards.

Seriously?

Special brew?

RicOfPeace · Jul 24, 2015

I'd have loved him back personally even if just for a couple of years & obviously he wouldn't expect to be a starter now but what a good option off the bench for last 20 of a game needing that special something to unlock a defence.
reasonable contract with reasonable wages & imagine the learning someone like Pritchard could get off of him too!

Spurger King · Jul 24, 2015

S.Mouse! said:
The light that burns twice as bright burns half as long - and you have burned so very, very brightly Rafa.

Can't believe I didn't know he was a replicant. Suddenly it all makes sense.

$hoguN · Jul 24, 2015

One of the most talented players I have ever had the privilege of watching and a leader who rises to the big occasions.

Danners9 · Jul 24, 2015

Ahhh, those goals! I always felt he'd score given the chance, and with Bale and Modric - even Pav and Crouch - we had a proper threat. It was an exciting team. Shame his legs couldn't last more than 60 mins by the end.

Navin R Johnson · Jul 24, 2015

hughy said:
All of a sudden Harry saying "they've never had it so good..." really is too true.

Fantastic team. I miss them all.

That was the last season I never missed a game, end of an era.

fuzzylogic · Jul 25, 2015

Absoultely brilliant player. Give me 60 mins of his legs over our current squad any day of the week. Majestic

eddiebailey · Jul 25, 2015

nicdic said:
I think using this as a stick to beat AVB with is a little harsh. He even says in the article he was thinking of leaving because of personal reasons and it was being told he wouldn't be first choice that made the decision easier to make. It wasn't just AVB.

Saying he might have left anyway does not really excuse AVB for pushing him out.

eddiebailey · Jul 25, 2015

nicdic said:
No. It had everything to do with the manager concentrating more on talking himself up for England rather than actually achieving something.

If we are simplifying to one explanation or the other, King's injury is obviously the most significant. We did not play badly in most games and lost by fine margins. A fit King would have made the difference.

aliyid · Jul 26, 2015

My memory of VDV leaving (through the blurry tears) were purely his decision due to his wife hosting a TV show in Hamburg and them having marital problems. He tried to save his marriage by moving to Hamburg and it was one of the few times people praised Levy for allowing him to leave.

There were even stories of him talking about his love for Hamburg before the season even started so I think it's stretching memories a little to place the blame at AVB's door (he did a lot of things wrong but this wasn't one of them)
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2164846/Rafael-van-der-Vaart-I-love-Hamburg.html

jurgen · Jul 26, 2015

si_yidarmy said:
The last Spurs shirt I purchased was the CL investec shirt. I got the CL badge put on there and VDV 11

Loved the man

Me too, I don't normally buy shirts but I had a sneaking feeling this was indeed going to be 'as good as it gets' and unfortunately that has proved right since

Gbspurs · Jul 26, 2015

jurgen said:
Me too, I don't normally buy shirts but I had a sneaking feeling this was indeed going to be 'as good as it gets' and unfortunately that has proved right since

Must have cost you about 70 bones that one.

Geyzer Soze · Jul 26, 2015

si_yidarmy said:
The last Spurs shirt I purchased was the CL investec shirt. I got the CL badge put on there and VDV 11

Loved the man

Same here. Mines gone. I think the Mrs threw it tbh, she'd skways moan at me that I'm a grown man & shoukdnt wear football shirts

Now AIA have solved that problem for her :/

Maske2g · Jul 26, 2015

aliyid said:
My memory of VDV leaving (through the blurry tears) were purely his decision due to his wife hosting a TV show in Hamburg and them having marital problems. He tried to save his marriage by moving to Hamburg and it was one of the few times people praised Levy for allowing him to leave.

There were even stories of him talking about his love for Hamburg before the season even started so I think it's stretching memories a little to place the blame at AVB's door (he did a lot of things wrong but this wasn't one of them)
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2164846/Rafael-van-der-Vaart-I-love-Hamburg.html

100% accurate.

Lots of people have memory problems or are passionately trying to re write history.

More than Half of that team have been relegated or retired since then.

Maske2g · Jul 26, 2015

eddiebailey said:
If we are simplifying to one explanation or the other, King's injury is obviously the most significant. We did not play badly in most games and lost by fine margins. A fit King would have made the difference.

Cobblers.

14 pts in 14 games. We were consistently shit.

eddiebailey · Jul 26, 2015

Maske2g said:
Cobblers.

14 pts in 14 games. We were consistently shit.

Bollocks. To maintain the level of argument.

The point haul is a matter of record, but the performances for the most part were not shit. We just lacked that little bit extra that a fit Ledley would have given us. If Ledley had not picked up that training ground injury, there is no way that we would have finished below third.

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