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EJWTartanSpur

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Did anyone drag over Valencia Yids post from the Sissoko thread ? Could mean anything really

"Not quite. But have heard nothing regarding Sissoko.......Hot in Madrid though"
 
panoma

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Have a feeling we have stalled with reporting Eriksens contract and the signing of Pau and GKN for today just to try and please the fans.

If so thats borderline insulting. How thick do they think we are

Starting to get sick of Daniels tricks
 
Bobbins

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WalkerboyUK said:
Not even convinced that "N'Koudou replacing Chadli" guarantees us anything more than Chadli offered.
He could take 18 months to adjust - or he could admittedly slot straight in. He could be completely hit and miss.
Sure, that's the risk with any player, but as it stands, I consider it a like for like switch.
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The problem with Chadli is his form fell off a cliff. The problem with saying we've replaced him with an unknown is as you say - we've no idea how good he is/will be, how long he will take to adjust etc.

The other side of it is that Chadli could've just been suffering a temporary loss of form and this season could've come back as the guy who scored hatfuls the season before last and was one of the first names on the team-sheet.

It's this idea of shipping out players who aren't utterly perfect and constantly on mega-form I don't like. Poch seems to have absolutely zero capacity for standards dropping (unless it's Kane), which simply isn't practical in sport.
 
SpartanSpur

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jurgen said:
Rebrab commented earlier about mainly going for players with established prices and release clauses.. is there anyone out there who'll be our potential Charlie Adam?
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Probably just means paying £25m+ for Sissoko to get him ahead of Everton. Not sure of any other links that may involve release clauses or asking prices. Maybe Zaha if Palace get Wilshere and Lookman.
 
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Derryank said:
Couldn't agree more! However...we don't have the resources....ah, why bother. If you haven't gotten it by now.

Wanyama is an upgrade on all of the midfielders that have lelt...come to the light. It's a happier place

COYS!
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We were 2 players short last season. We've filled those needs while then gettind rid of 2, potentially 3 players who played a ton of minutes last year while bringing through Winks. We're still 2 players short.
 
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This is all about Levy not wanting to spend £50 on buying his son FIFA 17.
At the moment he can turn to him and tell him FIFA 16 is more than adequate because it's got the same starting XI.
 
mil1lion

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DiamondLites said:
Better start playing these youngsters then, all very well clearing the decks to play Winks, but then proceed to persevere with the painfully clunky Dier-Wanyama axis
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To be fair I think it makes absolute sense to start the season with the experience of Dier and Wanyama together. I don't think Poch wants to throw the youngsters in at the beginning of the season. I think once we're up and running at our usual level we'll see more of the likes of Winks starting games. I expect he'll start against Gillingham for example.
 
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DeadleyLedley said:
It's not only about debating whether we have strengthened, it's about whether the squad has improved compared to our rivals. The answer to that is an emphatic no. Chelsea, City, United (and even Arsenal) have all improved their options significantly. Given all our outgoings it could be argued we've actually got less options now than we did last season.
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But we should be proud that the PL Club is the most successful at making money on player sales over the last 5 years. Can any club compete with Spurs on that count? No. As long as we're top of one league (this one in particular) we shouldn't be too concerned at our PL position. After all if we finish out of the top four this season we'll have some quality players asking for a move and Levy is a master at extracting huge sums on player sales. We'll be even more unassailable in the money league. Didn't ITK say at some point that the stadium build would not impact player acquisitions? I really believe that one.

And net spend zero shouldn't be taken as an indication of a lack of ambition by the Club to field a competitive squad this season - it should be taken as a firm indication that Spurs is a well-managed club.

Hurrah for Daniel Levy! I'm sure that Pochettino is cheering the loudest of us all...
 
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Cavehillspur

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MarkyP said:
I don't think anyone doubts the incomings we have made are an upgrade on players released.
I think the issue surrounds squad depth - and the ability of players to step up in case of injury / fatigue / rotation.
Its not like we can play "weakened" sides in the CL group stages like we did in the Europa.
We would also hope for decent cup runs in both domestic comps. If Poch feels the likes of Winks, Onomah etc can step up and make an impact when needed, great.
I just think there is legitimate concern from most that if we get an injury crisis or suspensions to certain players (e.g. Dembele and Alli) like we saw at the end of the season, do we have the quality in depth to deal with it, in what is possibly going to be one of the most competitive PL season's for some time.
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This. Good post.
 
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Bet Eriksen's relieved!

"Congratulations on signing your new contract, Christian, you're such an integral part of the team...

P.s. We've just bid for Isco..."
 
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Bobbins said:
The problem with Chadli is his form fell off a cliff. The problem with saying we've replaced him with an unknown is as you say - we've no idea how good he is/will be, how long he will take to adjust etc.

The other side of it is that Chadli could've just been suffering a temporary loss of form and this season could've come back as the guy who scored hatfuls the season before last and was one of the first names on the team-sheet.

It's this idea of shipping out players who aren't utterly perfect and constantly on mega-form I don't like. Poch seems to have absolutely zero capacity for standards dropping (unless it's Kane), which simply isn't practical in sport.
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Mmm good points raised i actually think this and our transfer dealings may cost us a place or two in the table.
The concern is a lot of the team may well be flogged to death this year with the lack of depth.
 
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yankspurs said:
We were 2 players short last season. We've filled those needs while then gettind rid of 2, potentially 3 players who played a ton of minutes last year while bringing through Winks. We're still 2 players short.
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So if we're where we were last season, why is everyone so catatonic with rage, depression and a general sense of impending doom?

Last season was okay no?

Yes yes others have strengthened but for Jebus' sake people need to get a grip. It's genuinely sad how some people react.
 
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