Benzema for Spurs?

[Dan Ashcroft]

Rooney/Defoe partnership looked very good until Jermain got his ankle ruined.

In that one game against Ruritania?

Rooney's also got the physical game and developed into far more of a #9 with age than VdV will ever be.

 

[ajspurs]

Benzema would be brilliant, perfect in fact.

I have to admit though, I'll be surprised if we buy a striker in January. I think the return of Defoe may be something that prevents it.

Crouch is currently playing well, Pav seems to be getting better and when Defoe comes back reasonably close to January, it will feel a bit like a new striker.

I personally think despite this we still need someone in, but we have many excuses to not do so.

 

[kcmei]

i wud like a strike force of defoe/crouch/benzema/vdv

 

[brett.spurs]

In that one game against Ruritania?

Rooney's also got the physical game and developed into far more of a #9 with age than VdV will ever be.

Well VDV isn't a #9, he's a #10 :shrug:

 

[spursandbarca]

Benzema would be the perfect signing for us.

However, he seems to be more in favour under Mourinho so I can't see him leaving now, unless Madrid go for Torres or Dzeko.

Ignoring realism though, I do think a Benzema-Diarra double signing from Madrid, plus the return of Woodgate, would be the final pieces in a title challenging team.

Torres will never join reial madrid. if he leaves liverpool it will be for Barcelona.

benzema is crap i wouldnt him anywhere near a tottenham shirt

 

[PT]

Turning the tables on a couples of opinions, Crouch gets his fair share of goals, given the service provided, which is invariably to his chest.

By bringing in Rafael in the hole and emphasising width with Bale and Lennon, I'm positive Crouch is going to be key in certain situations.

 

[sloth]

We're not in a million years going to sign Benzema, so we might as well get that idea out of our heads. He'll 100% (imo) go to one of Europe's other championship challenging, mega-rich clubs.

I think we need three first team strikers and a fourth up and coming. Our three first teamers have to allow us to play different styles and line-ups. We need a more dynamic hold up guy in the Drogba, Adebayour mould.

If we manage that then we'll have two strikers that can play the hold up role in front of a five man midfield, so if one gets injured we don't have to change our system. But seeing as the five man midfield is primarily about accommodating VdV without losing defensive shape whilst still retaining Modric and Bale, if/when VdV's not available we'll also be able to switch back to a 4-4-2 with Defoe playing off one of the big guys.

 

[3Dnata]

Although I've not been too convinced by Benzema at Madrid I would wonder if he left he would blossom like the Dutch players have.
I think we need more of a Forlan type though.

 

[AngerManagement]

Turning the tables on a couples of opinions, Crouch gets his fair share of goals, given the service provided, which is invariably to his chest.

By bringing in Rafael in the hole and emphasising width with Bale and Lennon, I'm positive Crouch is going to be key in certain situations.

Crouch has a total of 8 league goals since he signed for us, anyway you look at it thus far he simply hasn't shown he is enough of a goal threat himself in our league.

 

[Bill_Oddie]

Straight swap for Keane should do it.

 

[Luka Lennon]

I've just read in the Spanish press that Harry is after Benzema, I don't beleive it as it is the sports paper Marca which love to spread rumours. On a hypothetical level though, do you think he's the striker we're missing?

in a word FUCKHELLYES!!!

will we get him I very much doubt it

 

[Dan Ashcroft]

Well VDV isn't a #9, he's a #10 :shrug:

Yep. My point was people saying Rooney and Defoe looked alright together against Hungary has no baring on a VdV-Defoe partnership, because Rooney has developed from a #10 into a #9, whereas VdV is a traditional #10.

I think we need more of a Forlan type though.

Forlan is too similar to VdV to partner him IMO. Forlan plays behind a goalscorer (Aguero/Suarez).

 

[brett.spurs]

Yes but Rooney played the #10 role in those 2 games, infact all of his games for England he plays that same role.

 

[Dan Ashcroft]

Yes but Rooney played the #10 role in those 2 games, infact all of his games for England he plays that same role.

True, but he still has his physical game and pretty decent aerial prowess/hold up play, even when sitting deeper. It's those aspects a VdV-Defoe partnership would most obviously lack, as well as prolific finishing, pace and probably understanding (due to Defoe's lack of intelligence, like happened with Berbs-Defoe).

 

[Luka Lennon]

True, but he still has his physical game and pretty decent aerial prowess/hold up play, even when sitting deeper. It's those aspects a VdV-Defoe partnership would most obviously lack, as well as prolific finishing, pace and probably understanding (due to Defoe's lack of intelligence, like happened with Berbs-Defoe).

Defoe has developed a good bit since he played with Berby and he still stuck in 18 goals playing second fiddle to the Keano Berbs partnership though in 06/07. Maybe a 442 diamond with Crouch and Defoe upfront VDV in the hole and Bale and Hutton overlapping from fullback would be a good look but then Lennon is the odd man out. A new top quality striker will be very hard to find withn our price range/wage structure.

 

[Bus-Conductor]

I agree with the notion, VDV is certainly thriving playing off Crouch but I worry about the lack of goals Crouch brings to the table.

Can we afford to have a lone striker who simply doesn't score goals?

I get what you are saying when you suggest we should upgrade him rather than Keane/Defoe/Pav (although we are yet to see how well VDV plays along side Defoe) but I suppose it's easier said that done to find a striker with Crouch's abilities who actually scores goals.

Wasn't Zlatan recently sold to Milan? surely he wouldn't be moved on so soon (not that he is in our range even if he were to move)

I don't know who else is availble who can optimise VDV's play in a way Crouch looks to be able to do whilst actually being a goal threat himself.

I would certainly like to see us try the Defoe/VDV combination although the lack of heading ability would be an issue surely. (aside VDV's salmon leap for the first goal against the Villians)

This is exactly how I feel at the moment. Someone like Ibrahimavich is the ideal - he was only loaned to Milan I think - but baring in mind how comfortable I am with the system of VDV buzzing round Crouch I'm not really overly concerned.

Upgrading Defoe/Keane/Pav would be a much easier task - we could have brought in KJH and done that - but even if we brought in Benzema, it wouldn't improve on the system we played against Villa IMO. Benzema won't feed VDV or hold the ball up for others like Crouch does.

 

[Dan Ashcroft]

Defoe has developed a good bit since he played with Berby and he still stuck in 18 goals playing second fiddle to the Keano Berbs partnership though in 06/07. Maybe a 442 diamond with Crouch and Defoe upfront VDV in the hole and Bale and Hutton overlapping from fullback would be a good look but then Lennon is the odd man out. A new top quality striker will be very hard to find withn our price range/wage structure.

I've not seen any improvement in Defoe tbh. He still only has a good 6-game run once every other season and then flatters to deceive the rest of the time. He was very poor for all but the first few weeks of last season.

Redknapp was quite explicit after the Villa game that he felt VdV behind 2 strikers didn't work, and that he'd be playing in that second striker role from now own.

 

[Luka Lennon]

I've not seen any improvement in Defoe tbh. He still only has a good 6-game run once every other season and then flatters to deceive the rest of the time. He was very poor for all but the first few weeks of last season.

Redknapp was quite explicit after the Villa game that he felt VdV behind 2 strikers didn't work, and that he'd be playing in that second striker role from now own.

spec savers has afew good deals on at minute :up:

 

[Coyboy]

Oh God, look who's back talking shite.

 

[fazza]

I guess Keane will be out at some point (if someone is willing to stump up £5m/£6m or something like that).

Not sure Benzema would sign for us. Would be a great signing though.

Seeing VDV and KJH link up well for Holland last night is making me wonder what we've missed out on there too.

I would have said the same for Van Der Vaart before the deadline fiasco but look what happened. I personally believe we will still be in the CL by January so I'd say there's a good chance it could happen.