Ekotto

[daryl]

Some harsh comments on benny from some on here. Take a chill pill.

id love too,the problem is, bennys already eaten them all,LOL

 

[E17yid]

id love too,the problem is, bennys already eaten them all,LOL

Disco's munched all the biscuits. That's why he don't know who we're playing half the time.

 

[Reado]

I don't think it helps with Bale playing more centrally too. He always seemed to link up with him fairly well and was more often than not the 'out ball' from Ekotto from LB. With Bale more central, and the replacement left-winger (who ever it is) not being a natural wide player, Ekotto doesn't have that outlet down the line that he used to.

Just a suggestion.

 

[Gbspurs]

I don't think it helps with Bale playing more centrally too. He always seemed to link up with him fairly well and was more often than not the 'out ball' from Ekotto from LB. With Bale more central, and the replacement left-winger (who ever it is) not being a natural wide player, Ekotto doesn't have that outlet down the line that he used to.

Just a suggestion.

Makes sense.

Just don't think that regardless AVB "gets" him like Harry did and I'm pretty sure he is a goner.

 

[HotspurFC1950]

He has never been good.

The amount of goals he has cost us from making needless and stupid errors, and yet he is popular because he says 'LOL' on the internet and has an afro.

The only thing he's missing is a red nose to go with his afro, fucking clown.

This except last paragraph.

 

[chrissivad]

Spurs boss has no plans to replace Assou-Ekotto


Spurs’ head coach has fielded a few different players at left-back this season, with Assou-Ekotto, Kyle Naughton and Jan Vertonghen all occupying the role at various stages.
Assou-Ekotto started the first three games of the campaign but then missed four months due to a knee injury – and when he returned he struggled to hold down his spot in the side.
The Cameroon international started 15 of Spurs’ last 25 games, with Naughton and Vertonghen continuing to take turns in the full-back slot.
That has prompted speculation that Tottenham might cash in on 29-year-old Assou-Ekotto this summer and sign a new left-back – but Villas-Boas has poured cold water on the rumours.
“We finally have Benoit back so, apart from the fluid that he has on the knee, he was involved in all of the fixtures since he got back,” said the head coach.
“He’s an extremely important player for us. We have Danny Rose coming back and Zeki Fryers so we have to make the best decision [for next season].”

http://www.tottenhamjournal.co.uk/t...as_no_plans_to_replace_assou_ekotto_1_2212667

 

[brasil_spur]

I don't think we'll replace Ekotto, I think we can genuinely say to Rose that he has a strong chance to become the first choice LB. With Fryers as the young one with an outside chance to break through as back-up.

Whilst in theory selling Ekotto right now would bring us in good money, I doubt Levy will let us spend anymore overall on incomings this summer and as such just isn't a big enough priority for us right now with Rose back IMO.

 

[BringBack_leGin]

Anybody who listened to Ekotto and AVB during the second half of the season already knew this. No way would he sell the guy, and if he really didn't rate him he wouldn't have started him against City or in our final, crunch match. In fact, he played him in all the important games. I fully believe that the games he didn't appear were purely down to the injury for the most part, and occasionally tactics (Vertonghen v Stoke RFC). Yes, Benoit had a poor season, but after 4 successive great seasons I think he should be cut the benefit of the doubt and next season, with Rose/ Fryers, be given a clean slate to compete.

He's one of those players, like Lennon, who has flaws but is actually very hard to improve on as a side outside of the Champions League with a strict wage structure, and are still very good players and certainly not in 'must upgrade areas'. We get that creative midfielder and that centre forward and then other areas can be inspected if possible, but left back is certainly more than healthy enough.

 

[Kendall]

With Dempsey, Adebayor, Defoe, Walker, Parker, Lennon, Assou-Ekotto and Naughton all having such shit seasons, it's a wonder we got to 72 points!

 

[Shanks]

Personally I've never rated Benny that highly and often wondered why he was so popular amongst Spurs fans.

But, this year, he has been injured and hasn't really had much support on the left. Hoping Rose can come back and push for a spot, I have a feeling a quciker left back (and RB) will be used as 'wing' backs more so next year.

 

[talkshowhost86]

Spurs boss has no plans to replace Assou-Ekotto


Spurs’ head coach has fielded a few different players at left-back this season, with Assou-Ekotto, Kyle Naughton and Jan Vertonghen all occupying the role at various stages.
Assou-Ekotto started the first three games of the campaign but then missed four months due to a knee injury – and when he returned he struggled to hold down his spot in the side.
The Cameroon international started 15 of Spurs’ last 25 games, with Naughton and Vertonghen continuing to take turns in the full-back slot.
That has prompted speculation that Tottenham might cash in on 29-year-old Assou-Ekotto this summer and sign a new left-back – but Villas-Boas has poured cold water on the rumours.
“We finally have Benoit back so, apart from the fluid that he has on the knee, he was involved in all of the fixtures since he got back,” said the head coach.
“He’s an extremely important player for us. We have Danny Rose coming back and Zeki Fryers so we have to make the best decision [for next season].”

http://www.tottenhamjournal.co.uk/t...as_no_plans_to_replace_assou_ekotto_1_2212667

Good news. If AVB is happy with Benni then that's one fewer position that we need to be buying in.

If he was playing with the after-effects of an injury then that might explain some of his poorer performances (in the same way Dembele had a few poor games whilst carrying an injury), and it doesn't sound like AVB has any over-arching issues with Benni.

I think we've all jumped to conclusions because Benni is so laid back and AVB seems to like players who work hard, but I think Benni works harder than he's given credit for. He gets up and down the left very well and his defending is better than many people thing.

Him and Rose give us good options on the left and leaves us money to spend elsewhere.

 

[PMS]

I think bringing in a young right back to compete with Walker is more of a priority than chasing a left back.

 

[BringBack_leGin]

I think bringing in a young right back to compete with Walker is more of a priority than chasing a left back.

Adam Smith

I don't think our defence needs to be touched.

Lloris Archer Friedel
Walker Naughton Smith
Kabou Dawson
Vertonghen Caulker
Ekotto Rose Fryers

With both Kaboul and Vertonghen able to cover full back on their respective sidesm, and Fryers able to cover centre back too. At most we might sign either an old experienced centre back (but then why release Gallas) or a very young hot centre back (but in Caulker, Fryers and even Veljkovic, that seems like slight overkill), but if anything I think we could do with selling Naughton so that Smith, who is a superior player, can have a decent stab at winning the position.

 

[Main Man]

Adam Smith

I don't think our defence needs to be touched.

Lloris Archer Friedel
Walker Naughton Smith
Kabou Dawson
Vertonghen Caulker
Ekotto Rose Fryers

With both Kaboul and Vertonghen able to cover full back on their respective sidesm, and Fryers able to cover centre back too. At most we might sign either an old experienced centre back (but then why release Gallas) or a very young hot centre back (but in Caulker, Fryers and even Veljkovic, that seems like slight overkill), but if anything I think we could do with selling Naughton so that Smith, who is a superior player, can have a decent stab at winning the position.

There is no justification for Smith to be in our first team squad next season ahead of Kyle Naughton, let alone challenge Kyle Walker for a first team spot!

None whatsoever.

This isn't Football Manager.

 

[BringBack_leGin]

There is no justification for Smith to be in our first team squad next season ahead of Kyle Naughton, let alone challenge Kyle Walker for a first team spot!

None whatsoever.

This isn't Football Manager.

There is justification in that he has done exceptionally well wherever he's been for a number of years, Naughton has been absolute tosh and when your other right back is very solidly first choice, the chances of signing someone first team ready to be the other right back is almost impossible. Nothing football manager whatsoever about my post. It's simply logic. You have one entity that might be good, one that certainly isn't, so if presented with the choice you go with the one who might be good, not the one who certainly isn't. This approach can apply to career choices, romantic choices, culinary choices, the list goes on.

 

[Main Man]

There is justification in that he has done exceptionally well wherever he's been for a number of years.

Absolute myth.

He had two very successful loan spells at Bournemouth and MK Dons.

He then had a disastrous spell at Leeds in which they couldn't give us him back quick enough followed by his spell at Millwall, where he started off promisingly then struggled to get in their team.

Kyle Naughton at his age had been voted in to the Championship Team of the Season. TWICE.

 

[talkshowhost86]

There is justification in that he has done exceptionally well wherever he's been for a number of years, Naughton has been absolute tosh and when your other right back is very solidly first choice, the chances of signing someone first team ready to be the other right back is almost impossible. Nothing football manager whatsoever about my post. It's simply logic. You have one entity that might be good, one that certainly isn't, so if presented with the choice you go with the one who might be good, not the one who certainly isn't. This approach can apply to career choices, romantic choices, culinary choices, the list goes on.

From the little I've seen of Smith he's okay at best but certainly not ready to step up to a team with top 4 aspirations.

As for Naughton, I don't know whether he suffered from playing in different positions this season, but he was genuinely terrible at times.

Considering that Walker's defensive credentials are shaky at best, I do wonder whether we'll be looking at a right back in the Summer. I'd love to see us have a go for Micah Richards if he's available. Having said that I suspect AVB is happy with Walker and if we do go for a right back it'll be 'one for the future' (again).

 

[BringBack_leGin]

From the little I've seen of Smith he's okay at best but certainly not ready to step up to a team with top 4 aspirations.

As for Naughton, I don't know whether he suffered from playing in different positions this season, but he was genuinely terrible at times.

Considering that Walker's defensive credentials are shaky at best, I do wonder whether we'll be looking at a right back in the Summer. I'd love to see us have a go for Micah Richards if he's available. Having said that I suspect AVB is happy with Walker and if we do go for a right back it'll be 'one for the future' (again).

I genuinely think this is Smith. When I was a regular at kiddy games (long time ago now admittedly) he was so intelligent, had pace, really contributed. Defending will only improve with the experience of having to defend against good players, but going forward he's potentially superb, a real footballing right back.

 

[Babylon22]

no point wasting any money on defenders with rose and kaboul returning.

 

[sloth]

Good news. If AVB is happy with Benni then that's one fewer position that we need to be buying in.

If he was playing with the after-effects of an injury then that might explain some of his poorer performances (in the same way Dembele had a few poor games whilst carrying an injury), and it doesn't sound like AVB has any over-arching issues with Benni.

I think we've all jumped to conclusions because Benni is so laid back and AVB seems to like players who work hard, but I think Benni works harder than he's given credit for. He gets up and down the left very well and his defending is better than many people thing.

Him and Rose give us good options on the left and leaves us money to spend elsewhere.

I disagree, it's not good news at all. BAE has many strengths, but his weaknesses are preciselt the ones that undermine AVB's preferred way of playing. There's no room for him in an AVB side as far as I'm concerned!