Chadli: Why deserves similar praise to Kane, Eriksen

[Gaz_Gammon]

When Nacer Chadli moved to Tottenham back in 2013, he looked to be another of those classic Spurs signings – they look good but end up not living up to their price tag.

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[yusrisafri]

I love chadli. He's a top top player for us and is not given enough praise for his efforts, assists and goals.

Hope he stays on for a long time with us.

 

[Gaz_Gammon]

He has improved a great deal this season, and has scored important goals fro us. I cannot understand the criticism he sometimes gets especially when other players who came in at the same time as him appear to get a free ride.

 

[Rout-Ledge]

He has improved a great deal this season, and has scored important goals fro us. I cannot understand the criticism he sometimes gets especially when other players who came in at the same time as him appear to get a free ride.

I think it's because he cost less (perversely) and had a lower profile. The players who came in with higher price tags seem to have more good-will, probably because some people think that because they cost so much they must be good (and therefore worth persevering with).

 

[chinaman]

He is big and strong enough to make his presence felt, but he seems to be too much of a gentle giant. If he could intimidate opposing defence more, we'll score many more goals.

 

[Black]

Because Kane doesn't disappear as much as chadli.

 

[Jonesey]

He is big and strong enough to make his presence felt, but he seems to be too much of a gentle giant. If he could intimidate opposing defence more, we'll score many more goals.

Spot on. With this type of Chadli, a firing Eriksen and Lamela, Mason and Bentaleb continuing to improve we could have a very impressive midfield next season.

I confess I didn't hold out much hope for us this season given our firm in the first third of the season but we are becoming a very good team ... slowly.

We're still prone to silly mistakes and our defence let us down too too often this season - Mr Vertonghen in particular, Walker and Rose too but to a lesser extent - to allow us to win anything or, probably, to challenge for 4th place this season. But many of us sensed it would be a transitional one - the question remained whether it would be a good transitional one or a bad transitional one. At this point it's looking like the former.

And to have a few new young stars rising in the process is a bang-on Brucey Bonus.

A trophy would have been nice though.