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Nicolò Zaniolo

djhotspur

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I just don’t know how you fit them both in the team as primarily they both play the same position. If you were looking at another RWF to replace Lucas say Zaniolo is not that player.
He played 42 games last year and contributed 17 goals / assists. I was expecting fewer games given the commentary on here
Yes but he did that mostly in the 3rd tier of Europe, did barely anything in the league and has huge attitude issues.
 

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Judging by the depth of knowledge on ability and fitness that is being shown in this thread, it really surprises me that Fabio didn’t look to SC when recruiting his team.

I will go back to something again conte wants him….that’s enough for me

makes me laugh conte doesn’t pick player…Spurs meltdown he isn’t being backed…conte picks player…spurs meltdown player is shit….let’s just leave it to the professionals shall we before making judgement
 

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Before I commit to catching up on multiple pages of (no doubt, very well thought-out, completely rational) arguments, could someone tell me if this is this season's "Deki Kulusevski is too slow for the Premier League" debate?
No… because deki actually had very good out put in the league before he was played out of position by juve. Deki actually has a very good footballing brain and no issues about his mentality. This kids only skill is his dribbling and even that is done at the detriment of his team like Moura
 

HildoSpur

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Some shocking opinions being expressed here. I don't think I have ever seen such negatively about a possible signing. Also the lack of knowledge about this guy is hilarious. Repeatedly being compared to Moura and ignoring the fact that this guy is actually an attacking midfielder who has been asked to play on the RW which probably isn't his best position. Conte obviously rates him. He was one of the biggest prospects in Europe only a few years ago so the potential is huge. Yes the injuries are a concern but he played a full season last year.

This does remind me of the Kulu is crap and too slow thread in which people just jumped on a narrative with obviously no actual knowledge of the player.
 

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anyone who doesn't see he is potential top quality player is utterly deluded (aftv level deluded). I get it you are scared because of his injuries but:
1) it ain't your money spurs are spending
2) he featured in 42 games last year
3) bringing in another "fully fit" top level expensive player won't give you any guarantee he don't get badly injured in the future
 

Clark28

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  • Big lad, yet still agile and good on the ball. Hard to dispossess.
  • After watching a lot of last season's highlights, his assist numbers should have been higher. There were numerous times he put the ball on a plate to be finished but Abraham et al. completely butchered the shot (some were literally missed tap-ins). Put Harry/Sonny on the end of those passes and the numbers go up. Per 90 stats below support this. Kulu would register an assist for every 3.1 chances he created. Zaniolo would only get an assist for every 14 chances created.
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  • Saw some decent deliveries when swinging in corners from the right.
 

Finchyid

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Lol well look at the comments by every single manager who have managed him…. So yeah those who know him have all said he has a crap attitude.
That’s 2 Jose and Fonseca…
So we should trust other managers judgement should we??? maybe we shouldn’t have signed spence then
 

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And (yet) another thing.

People are worried about his injury record. Fine. But i'm sure any deal will reflect any concerns, if indeed there are any. Then we have people worrying about his attitude. Largely guesswork, for all we know that might have been resolved. Finally, if Conte think he can manage him and by that I mean coach and mentor him in such a way as to maximise his undoubted talent, then why not?

ANY transfer carries a risk. This one maybe a little more so but that's being over dramatised in the fight to be 'right'. Fucking hell, it might not work, it might be a roaring success, if Conte thinks there's a player in there and can get it out of him, if the player will improve the squad, then what's the problem? That it won't work? Given the recent successes they've had have they not earned the right?

If we spend a few quid on him it's a 'risk' that's seen as acceptable by the club. It won't break us. Worry not about the finances, leave that to those who actually know. You'll still get your pocket money at the end of the week ;)

Haha, this sensible posting shizzle isn't for me, you don't deserve it :hungry:

Your mums...........ahhhhh that's better
 
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Finchyid

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And (yet) another thing.

People are worried about his injury record. Fine. But i'm sure any deal will reflect any concerns, if indeed there are any. Then we have people worrying about his attitude. Largely guesswork, for all we know that might have been resolved. Finally, if Conte think he can manage him and by that I mean coach and mentor him in such a way as to maximise his undoubted talent, then why not?

ANY transfer carries a risk. This one maybe a little more so but that's being over dramatised in the fight to be 'right'. Fucking hell, it might not work, it might be a roaring success, if Conte thinks there's a player in there and can get it out of him, if the player will improve the squad, then what's the problem? Given the recent successes they've had have they not earned the right?

If we spend a few quid on him it's a 'risk' that's seen as acceptable by the club. It won't break us. Worry not about the finances, leave that to those who actually know. You'll still get your pocket money at the end of the week ;)

Haha, this sensible posting shizzle isn't for me, you don't deserve it :hungry:

Your mums...........ahhhhh that's better

problem is AC some seem to think he has no talent at all…which does strike me as odd, how can a 23 yo play at one of Italys top clubs and be capped by Italy?
 

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Our manager made a judgement call that Victor Moses would be good enough to play in a title winning team, as far as I’m concerned he can sign who he wants, i trust his judgement implicitly
 

yawa

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problem is AC some seem to think he has no talent at all…which does strike me as odd, how can a 23 yo play at one of Italys top clubs and be capped by Italy?

Some of that will come from the Maddison rumours breaking earlier and for most he’s certainly a down grade to him.
 

Trix

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Conte believes he has the potential to be one of the very best, he also believes he's been badly mismanaged and used poorly when he's been played. The injuries are a concern and any deal we might do will certainly need to reflect this, and at the moment the financials aren't working. It's all a bit complicated as far as negotiations are concerned. FP is speaking to Roma, and his agent was at HW yesterday. We think there is a deal to be done(and we'd certainly like to) but what that deal will look like I'm not sure. I don't see at this stage Madison happening but I think this one has a better than average chance IMO.
 

Finchyid

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Some of that will come from the Maddison rumours breaking earlier and for most he’s certainly a down grade to him.
I would prefer Maddison but we don’t know if it’s a choice between the two. It could be we get both who knows…but suggesting that a player who has represented one of the worlds best national teams has no talent is clearly wrong….like imo the sensible ones say, if conte wants him and feels he can work with him then that’s enough for me
 
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