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    The Race For 4th 3.0

    Admit it SP, if that were Liverpool getting reamed by Fulham you'd be rushing to RAWK to lol at the meltdown :wink: I admit I'm happy with any sort of 3 points, but it's useful to know that we have to keep on our toes or end up with those sorts of performances. Instead of thinking how average...
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    Surprise signings

    I know Remy was a RWF last season, but this season he's been leading the 4231 for Marseille, generally with Gonzalez behind him and Valbuena on the right. Hoilett has played almost entirely on the left wing for Blackburn this season, though it's reputed that he can play across the field...
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    The Race For 4th 3.0

    Conversely you could say that we robbed Fulham, and going by that performance we'd never even make top 6, much less top 3. And if we had one half against Stoke - well, they had the other. I'm not going to think about placements until March or so, well after the Jan window is over. It's easy...
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    Surprise signings

    Wasn't Bassong rubbish at LB for Newcastle, before doing well in the center? If we do bring in a LB though, I guess that's it for Danny. We may as well buy another youngster with more potential of challenging BAE for first-team action. As for a really big surprise signing - nothing would...
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    The Race For 4th 3.0

    I would reserve my opinions on Pool until Suarez finishes his 8-game ban and we see what they do in January. In fairness to them, if they scored the four penalties they've missed so far they'd be in the top four by now. With Gerrard they may finally start scoring against the crap teams...
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    Surprise signings

    Everton - Barkley and Gueye; Coleman's regressed of late, after all that talk of him being the next Bale...but Barkley is the real deal. Villa - Bannan Wolves - Steven Fletcher WBA - Shane Long Blackburn - Formica, Rochina, Hoilett on the cheap Swansea - Vorm Newcastle -...
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    4-2-3-1 Formation

    Musings over our 4-3-3 Actually, Norwich played a diamond without wingers: From Holtamania's match report (great read, very complimentary to us) From one of the commenters: They never tried to play wingers who subsequently were drawn to the center. They never tried to play wingers...
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    Harry Kane and Ryan Mason have agreed to join Championship side Millwall on loan.

    I don't think you have to be world-class on loan to succeed (eg. Cleverly). I think that you can be unlucky on your loans and unable to get game time, but that's not the end of your career here if you show the right mentality and possess enough talent. Loans are just a good way to get a feel...
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    Luka expects to be at Spurs till the summer

    I am sure that Modric always saw us as a stepping stone and that was partly how we (Comolli) convinced him to come to us in the first place - to do a Berbatov. I have never felt that he had a connection to us the way even VdV has, though this is as much an issue of personality. I don't like...
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    Spurs Players here on this forum.

    I know for a fact Darren Bent has seen these messageboards. No wonder he was so desperate to leave :rofl:
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    Would you swap Modric for Mesut Özil?

    We wouldn't be able to play Ozil in a midfield two, but in a three it's possible: Sandro ---- Parker Ozil----VdV----Bale ----Adebayor----- (Ozil and VdV interchanging with Walker providing the width down the right. With VdV injured/resting, Ozil would move in the center and probably...
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    Champions

    There's no point in asking whether we can or can't. The important thing to ask is how we do it. That means buying well in Jan, preparing tactically for every game, managing the squad so that players don't get tired, etc. These are things we can do, not just say, or think. Confidence...
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    Star signing

    I think we can do better than Rose, though that's harsh on the young lad when he hasn't played much. Interestingly enough, Harry's had some kind words to say about 21-yo Jordan Rhodes recently: Not exactly a "star name", but after missing out on Wickham, perhaps we're still on the...
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    Bale as a striker?

    I think "Bale as striker" is more a 'far-out' option to take when the alternative is Pav, than an actual suggestion. Hopefully we will get Ade cover soon so we won't have to resort to that, but it's a possibility. In that apocalyptic striker-less scenario I guess VdV could operate as a sort...
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    Bale, Sandro, Caulker and Walker.Who has the biggest potential?

    Caulker, if he is indeed the next Ledley King. We never lose with King starting, so if Caulker = King then once he comes into the side we may never lose again Eek
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    ***Match Ratings v Norwich***

    I think Harry takes a really different approach to attacking versus defending players...it's like he has two diametrical categories in his mind, one skillful/technical/attacking, the other physical/hardworking/defensive. Remember the way he bollocked Sandro last season for getting forward? And...
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    Bale as a striker?

    Bale has scored some great goals by making deep runs into the center. He has a good understanding with Ade, who plays out wide as much as centrally. With his improving small-space game and solid finishing, I see Bale as a wing forward with license to roam, though not a CF or striker who plays...
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    Star signing

    He's started 9 games in the league and 6 in the CL for Madrid, I really don't think he going to leave in Jan. I wish we'd stop wasting time on signings like Tevez, he doesn't want to stay in England and there is no chance in hell City would be willing to loan yet another good player to us at...
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    Star signing

    Just because we want Tevez doesn't mean we have a chance in hell of getting him. I'd rather see us go for a relative unknown like United did in buying Hernandez, rather than a marquee player whose wages/fees we can't afford. We should be scouring the Bundesliga right now.
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    Is it important we buy in January?

    I've seen some lovely little touches and passes from Ruiz, and he does like to drift wide, but it worries me how powderpuff he seems to be. Some of his "challenges" are almost Pav-like, and he only gets 23 passes/game compared to Ade's 37. (Ade is pretty much in a striker's league of his own...
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