Christian Pulisic

[absolute bobbins]

Since when does Mourinho decide which bids the club accept or reject?

Since never, these things are just using the writers frames of reference. They all report to once person and then assume a football club is run in the same way

 

[Luka Van der Bale]

Given what Hercules has said this morning about the Martial deal, whilst it’s very possible we’ll sign him I certainly don’t think it falls into the realms of ‘very likely’.

Surely we’ve got our answer now? Pulisic is Herc’s ‘very likely’.

 

[Japhet]

Given what Hercules has said this morning about the Martial deal, whilst it’s very possible we’ll sign him I certainly don’t think it falls into the realms of ‘very likely’.

Surely we’ve got our answer now? Pulisic is Herc’s ‘very likely’.

Herc did say back in the Jan window that we had something special lined up for the Summer which had great commercial value. I thought then, with the NFL/American tie up that Pulisic ticked the boxes. Fingers crossed.

 

[Scissors&Tape]

It would be tough for anyone here to gauge in absolute terms the commercial value of Pulisic joining Spurs. But his relative value would be immense, as he would make Spurs THE foreign club that kids (and their parents) latch on to as soccer grows in popularity here in the States. Spurs don't have to be as popular as the NY Yankees or the Dallas Cowboys - they just have to be more popular than the other top six EPL teams they are actually competing with, so they have more money than them to spend on quality players. Spurs already have an attractive style of play and ethos, which is why I decided to support them -- having a future star in Pulisic on the squad would be one more reason for the casual American fan to jump on the bandwagon.

 

[Amnesiac503]

It would be tough for anyone here to gauge in absolute terms the commercial value of Pulisic joining Spurs. But his relative value would be immense, as he would make Spurs THE foreign club that kids (and their parents) latch on to as soccer grows in popularity here in the States. Spurs don't have to be as popular as the NY Yankees or the Dallas Cowboys - they just have to be more popular than the other top six EPL teams they are actually competing with, so they have more money than them to spend on quality players. Spurs already have an attractive style of play and ethos, which is why I decided to support them -- having a future star in Pulisic on the squad would be one more reason for the casual American fan to jump on the bandwagon.

This is very true, we love our sports stars over here. Coupled with the fact that the Premier League is now very accessible (and watched) here in the US, could be a huge move for us.

 

[dtxspurs]

This is very true, we love our sports stars over here. Coupled with the fact that the Premier League is now very accessible (and watched) here in the US, could be a huge move for us.

Spurs with Pulisic still wouldn't become bigger than the rest of the big English clubs.

 

[Hotspurious]

Spurs with Pulisic still wouldn't become bigger than the rest of the big English clubs.

Disagree. It wouldn't happen overnight but Spurs would certainly put distance between them and City or Chelsea in the (US market) who don't have great support anyway. Man Utd, Arsenal, and Liverpool have stronger support but if Pulisic became a star and stayed with Spurs for 5-7 years, Spurs could eventually catch all but United particularly if Arsenal continue to struggle. Support for Chelsea and City is very recent and very plastic in the US as one might imagine. Liverpool supporters tend to be older, and Arsenal fans tend to be hipsters. Man United sort of cut across all demographics. That's my read on it it here in DC.

 

[Davo99]

My guess is we’d want Pulisic to come in on the right and either Sessegnon if Fulham aren’t promoted, or then push for Martial if they are.

 

[Amnesiac503]

Spurs with Pulisic still wouldn't become bigger than the rest of the big English clubs.

I'm not saying we would become "bigger" necessarily. What I'm saying is, as it continues to grow in the United States it will help drive fans towards the club. Most "fans" of the big clubs decided to jump on that train a long time ago, whereas people who are actually attracted to the sport will be drawn to us. The Premier League will not stop growing in the US.

 

[Hotspurious]

I'm not saying we would become "bigger" necessarily. What I'm saying is, as it continues to grow in the United States it will help drive fans towards the club. Most "fans" of the big clubs decided to jump on that train a long time ago, whereas people who are actually attracted to the sport will be drawn to us. The Premier League will not stop growing in the US.

Exactly. If the US market was already mature and static, then Pulisic wouldn’t have that much of an effect. Indeed, Tottenham wouldn’t be targeting US fans at all. However, the PL has just scratched the surface and soccer fans in the US are young.

 

[synththfc]

Think there's better out there that we should be aiming for.

That being said, I wouldn't be disappointed if we ended up with him at all

 

[raymundo-iow]

Hes the one player i thought we eould get for a few seasons now. Has established himself in bundesliga now and with our nfl connection it makes a lot of sense marketing wise.

Being harsh as i know son has been good for us but i see pulisic as an upgrade of any of our wide players, (moura,son,lamela) and could see a front 4 of kane, pulisic, dele, moura (or martial)

I know sons korean following he brings to spurs but i just feal some games he is like a headless chicken and nothing sticks yet the next game hes unplayable. He will soon have to do national service unless they win soon so his value will be dropping

 

[gavspur]

The game against Dortmund at Wembley this year, he terrified me every time he got the ball.. Very quick, close control, great movement and can pick a pass. I’d be delighted if we signed him.

If it’s a decision on picking two of the four that are Pulisic, Bale (long shot?), Martial, and Sess, they are all going to be expensive. It’s obv that we are looking at adding pace to the front line. I’d guess if we managed to get either Martial or Bale (doubt it would be both of them due to fee AND wages) then our being creative for CM could result in us getting Cristante - who to me looks like a cheaper version of Jorginho - it’s a gamble tho, I believe not all are convinced by him according to itk.

So adding pace and trickery to our attack, and a forward passing DM seems to be where we’re focusing. Which is probably why we’d be open to Dembele, Wanyama, and Lamela being sold. We have Dier as the enforcer if needed (also drops in to the back 4), so a passing DM could really help open teams up for us, especially with added pace.

 

[Hoddtastic72]

Hes the one player i thought we eould get for a few seasons now. Has established himself in bundesliga now and with our nfl connection it makes a lot of sense marketing wise.

Being harsh as i know son has been good for us but i see pulisic as an upgrade of any of our wide players, (moura,son,lamela) and could see a front 4 of kane, pulisic, dele, moura (or martial)

I know sons korean following he brings to spurs but i just feal some games he is like a headless chicken and nothing sticks yet the next game hes unplayable. He will soon have to do national service unless they win soon so his value will be dropping

Sonhas been immense for us, and at times he's been unplayable. If we sold him it would be a big mistake. I think any top 6 side would have him in their squad

 

[Japhet]

Difficult to see where Pulisic fits in, especially now that we have Moura. Maybe he would work at 10 with Eriksen dropping back into CM. Lamela would then be pretty much surplus to requirements which would be a shame. Hard choices to be made.

 

[TheVoiceofReason]

I’m on the fence on this one. Is Pulisic good enough to sell Lamela for? I’m not asking if he is better, just whether he is developed enough to warrant selling a player we already know can contribute to the team.

 

[tiger666]

Hes the one player i thought we eould get for a few seasons now. Has established himself in bundesliga now and with our nfl connection it makes a lot of sense marketing wise.

Being harsh as i know son has been good for us but i see pulisic as an upgrade of any of our wide players, (moura,son,lamela) and could see a front 4 of kane, pulisic, dele, moura (or martial)

I know sons korean following he brings to spurs but i just feal some games he is like a headless chicken and nothing sticks yet the next game hes unplayable. He will soon have to do national service unless they win soon so his value will be dropping

In what way is he an upgrade on Son? Son is pretty much nailed on double figures scorer every season. Pulisic has never got near that. Son is criminally underrated on here. I'd take this guy over Lamela maybe, not Son.

 

[Ossie'sAardvark]

This guy looks fabulous on You Tube. Fair amount of highlights also. Is he a consistant performer, does anyone know?

 

[Hans Gruber]

Honestly I think buying both Martial and Pulisic would be overkill. We're struggling to give our attacking mids game time as it is. And it's even worse when we play a back three, which is still in my opinion our best formation when our wingbacks are on song.

That potentially only leaves 2 spots for the AMF roles, & I can't see Poch willingly dropping Eriksen or Alli any time soon, which would mean some matches where we have Martial, Son, Lucas, and Pulisic all on the bench, and that's even if we do end up offloading Lamela. In truth they probably wouldn't all even make the bench as you'd only then have 3 spots for the rest of the team.

And for those that suggest Eriksen and Alli would automatically be moved back into the CM roles, that just feels like fantasy football style team building to me where you sod the defense and just shoehorn as many attackers into the side as humanly possible. We've only seen it in one or two games, and both in a 5-3-2 when we were playing on the counter, so even there there's no room for all these forwards. There's been suggestions that Poch could be switching to a 4-3-3, but that feels like conjecture and it's a big financial risk to be taking on an entirely untested formation. I can't see it happening.

 

[Derryank]

My absolute dream summer signing. I hope that @Hercules 'watch Germany' comments are directly tied too Pulisic.

Christ, seeing this kid walk out in Lily White in our new stadium, followed by an NFL game...the US market would be in Dreamland for advertising and marketing opportunities... particularly with Nike!

Dream signing.