Fernando Llorente

Everlasting Seconds · Jan 30, 2018

So we may be selling Llorente the back up striker, we might not have a back up to said back up, and it may be to just about anybody but Chelsea. That sounds more or less like a normal transfer window to me.

Basil Brush · Jan 30, 2018

Everlasting Seconds said:
So we may be selling the back striker Llorente, we might not have a back up to said back up, and it may be to just about anybody but Chelsea. That sounds more or less like a normal transfer window to me.

We have never done our striker transfers well at all.

Just lucky that Harry is one of our own.

Everlasting Seconds · Jan 30, 2018

Basil Brush said:
We have never done our striker transfers well at all.

Just lucky that Harry is one of our own.

We've never signed a striker who actually worked out long term since signing Defoe the 2nd time.

Basil Brush · Jan 30, 2018

Everlasting Seconds said:
We've never signed a striker who actually worked out long term since signing Defoe the 2nd time.

And we have an extremely long list of failures.

Ossie'sAardvark · Jan 30, 2018

Archibald&Crooks said:
If we sign a striker I will personally walk naked through Tesco's, with a stick of celery stuck up my bum, exposing myself to old ladies and wearing nothing but a batman mask.

Again.

Why only if "we sign a striker"?

Archibald&Crooks · Jan 30, 2018

Ossie'sAardvark said:
Why only if "we sign a striker"?

Because I'd prefer not to have to do it

The court order has only just expired from the last time.

Dan Stallworthy · Jan 30, 2018

We can't let Llorente go without a replacement. We would be fucked if Kane got injured, even more so if Son picked up an injury at the same time we would literally have no one up front.

Maybe if we actually had a player that could cross the ball, exepct Trips, Llorente would be useful.

TEESSIDE1 · Jan 30, 2018

whitelanefever said:
Might not mean anything other than looking however Maxi Gomez Celta Vigo has been watched in last four games by Spurs

10 goals in 20 games? They only signed him last summer albeit for peanuts. 21 year old, 20 games or not they’d want a decent sum.

Basil Brush · Jan 30, 2018

whitelanefever said:
Might not mean anything other than looking however Maxi Gomez Celta Vigo has been watched in last four games by Spurs

I have no idea who Gomez is but appreciate your post.

You obviously know something?

Danners9 · Jan 30, 2018

2hrs ago the Telegraph said it would be 17m and now they are saying 25m. Inflation is fast these days!

Basil Brush · Jan 30, 2018

Danners9 said:
2hrs ago the Telegraph said it would be 17m and now they are saying 25m. Inflation is fast these days!

We are talking about Daniel.

brendanb50 · Jan 30, 2018

Dan Stallworthy said:
We can't let Llorente go without a replacement. We would be fucked if Kane got injured, even more so if Son picked up an injury at the same time we would literally have no one up front.

Maybe if we actually had a player that could cross the ball, exepct Trips, Llorente would be useful.

100% agree on both points. The fact he hasn't shown much for Spurs makes me think we don't need to replace him with much but we need to replace him if he goes.

One of my continual gripes has been the latter point though - we knew what he was good at when we signed him, yet we don't play to his strengths. Newport was case and point - spent the first half under pressure, trying to play up from the back against a hard pressing team on a poor pitch - why not play it long to FL and play off him for 15-20mins, take the sting out of their game and relieve the pressure? Nope, we kept doing the same.

When we've brought him into games, we haven't put more balls in the box, or transitioned play quicker to him (and then off him) so why put him on??

If we don't want to change styles then we need an option who works like Kane. Maybe not as well but with the same style.

whitelanefever · Jan 30, 2018

TEESSIDE1 said:
10 goals in 20 games? They only signed him last summer albeit for peanuts. 21 year old, 20 games or not they’d want a decent sum.

They had a deal to sell him to China agreed & it fell through.. think it was around 20ml euro mark but some weird things going on with tax ratest over there..Your man Bakambu bought out his own contract for 40 ml & new rules anything over 5ml is subject to 50% tax

Gassin's finest · Jan 30, 2018

Son is our striker backup to Kane if Llorente goes.

FWIW i think Llorente is fine, but we don't ever play the sort of football that utilises a target man.

midoNdefoe · Jan 30, 2018

I cant help but feel that any dealings with Chelsea are of the time-wasting ilk. As in running down thier time by feigning interest in a deal...

whitelanefever · Jan 30, 2018

Basil Brush said:
I have no idea who Gomez is but appreciate your post.

You obviously know something?

All I know is they are watching him every game

Japhet · Jan 30, 2018

Danners9 said:
2hrs ago the Telegraph said it would be 17m and now they are saying 25m. Inflation is fast these days!

I'd PMSL if they paid that.

tiger666 · Jan 30, 2018

Dan Stallworthy said:
We can't let Llorente go without a replacement. We would be fucked if Kane got injured, even more so if Son picked up an injury at the same time we would literally have no one up front.

We'd be fucked anyway, Llorente is useless for us.

Basil Brush · Jan 30, 2018

For those saying we won't replace Llorente, here is a theory.

Son replaces Llorente as our back up striker.

Then Lucas (moura) replaces Son as our right side pace off the bench.

So in essence Lucas replaces Llorente.

Just a theory.

brendanb50 · Jan 30, 2018

Gassin's finest said:
Son is our striker backup to Kane if Llorente goes.

FWIW i think Llorente is fine, but we don't ever play the sort of football that utilises a target man.

Agree Son can play there but i prefer his movement around a main striker. Just my opinion of course but often starting him central seems to lessen his impact (less space to move/come onto the play?). You'd think this is what Llorente was for - to play people in the 3 behind him who have that movement to play off him but we don't seem to do that.

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