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    The Daily ITK Discussion Thread 24th July

    It's 'obvious' if you spent an undue amount of time panicking about it and drawing whatever conclusions you like from silence. The window is still open. He's had a number of his squad rewarded with new contracts. He and his staff have new contracts. Just... relax :)
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    The Daily ITK Discussion Thread 24th July

    It's posts like this that make me want to go outside and breathe. Nothing against the ITK poster, but Pochettino isn't an idiot and has been around football long enough to know that things don't always go to plan, and has been at the club long enough to know whether or not he's going to have a...
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    Hugo Lloris

    Surely Courtois is the smart purchase? Only a year left on his deal, knows the league, etc...
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    Hugo Lloris

    This is the best I can do, but using this: https://www.whoscored.com/Players/25604/Show/Hugo-Lloris and this: https://www.whoscored.com/Players/121774/Show/Ederson Ederson's pass percentage rate is 10% higher than Lloris'. In the World Cup, his pass completion rate was under 60%. Happy to...
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    Hugo Lloris

    It's not a myth. Hugo frequently kicks it head-height to a full back, and frequently misses.
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    Hugo Lloris

    I find this really interesting. I love Hugo. He's an outstanding goalkeeper but I really, really struggle with the idea that he's not somehow upgradeable. We've seen with Ederson what having a goalkeeper with fabulous distribution can add to a side. There were times when Man City were playing...
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    Jack Grealish

    You don't know we're low-balling anyone. We may have agreed to pay their asking price and that may still be the case, or it might be that with their new investment, the goal-posts have changed. Their new investors (not, notably, owners) weren't standing in the Clock End, they're businessmen from...
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    Let's All Laugh At... Let's all laugh at Liverpool thread

    Thanks for the response. I've been really impressed with Fabinho when I've seen him but can also see why others might not think he's all that.
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    Let's All Laugh At... Let's all laugh at Liverpool thread

    For me, in our system, yes - I think he's a more effective wing back if we play 3 at the back. I know Trippier was selected for England over TAA but I personally think he's a superior defender.
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    Let's All Laugh At... Let's all laugh at Liverpool thread

    I think Allison, TAA, van Dijk, Keita, Mane and Salah would all probably start for our team, although admittedly I'm working with Allison's reputation as a keeper with excellent distribution rather than anything i've observed. Keita is a monster. Would have loved him at Spurs. I'd also argue...
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    General/Non-Spurs Transfers

    At this stage, it's beyond the PL or UEFA or even FIFA, and it's the clubs themselves who have to take a stand. It won't happen. What you have now is agents deliberately advising clients to run down their contracts in order to secure moves with the same transfer fee that would be paid to a...
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    The Daily ITK Discussion Thread 24th July

    Hasn't stopped them with Sanchez and I'd argue Toby's got longer in his legs than him.
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    Lewis Cook

    There are very, very few examples of players who sign new contracts and then move within 2 or 3 months. As much as I'm not here to ITK-bash, I'd argue it's extremely unlikely.
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    Lewis Cook

    He signed a new deal 2 months ago https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44174958
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