- May 9, 2017
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Do you think it's better to wrap up dealings early and/or before the season starts? If so, how much of a difference do you think it makes?
To offer a bit of perspective, here are the players we've brought in before the start of a season during Pochettino's time in charge:
Victor Wanyama
Vincent Janssen
Toby Alderweireld
Kevin Wimmer
Kieran Trippier
Ben Davies
Dele Alli
Eric Dier
and players brought in after the start of a season:
Georges-Kevin N'Koudou
Moussa Sissoko
Heung-Min Son
Clinton N'Jie
Benjamin Stambouli
Federico Fazio
Any way you look at it, our hit-rate seems to be a lot better with early arrivals.
We all know Levy likes his deadline day discounts, and has had some success with them in the past (notably van der Vaart), but looking at the list above, is it not time to change his approach with regards to incomings?
All our top 4/title rivals have been getting business done at this point; even Arsenal look like they're on the brink of signing both Lacazette and Lemar, the latter being one of the very few targets we've been legitimately linked to. All of these players are going to have a pre-season with their team and given every chance to adapt to the system.
To offer a bit of perspective, here are the players we've brought in before the start of a season during Pochettino's time in charge:
Victor Wanyama
Vincent Janssen
Toby Alderweireld
Kevin Wimmer
Kieran Trippier
Ben Davies
Dele Alli
Eric Dier
and players brought in after the start of a season:
Georges-Kevin N'Koudou
Moussa Sissoko
Heung-Min Son
Clinton N'Jie
Benjamin Stambouli
Federico Fazio
Any way you look at it, our hit-rate seems to be a lot better with early arrivals.
We all know Levy likes his deadline day discounts, and has had some success with them in the past (notably van der Vaart), but looking at the list above, is it not time to change his approach with regards to incomings?
All our top 4/title rivals have been getting business done at this point; even Arsenal look like they're on the brink of signing both Lacazette and Lemar, the latter being one of the very few targets we've been legitimately linked to. All of these players are going to have a pre-season with their team and given every chance to adapt to the system.