For the first time this season, I actually trusted our midfield from a defensive point of view. Zokora has done really well and Im glad he's improved and it's good he provides capable depth. But Palacios knows where his position is and what his job is. He won the vast majority of that midfield battle........and he can clearly hit a ball too!

I thought the same about his performance at Bolton but there was enough there to give some hope. Against Arsenal he certainly played very well.
His failure to score ,or assist, at Wigan,his relative inexperience made me doubtful that he was the saviour we have been praying for.
I'm not one for saviours in any case as it puts too much pressure on the shoulders of new players to Tottenham. I prefer the team to play well together and to incorporate the individual skills in the overall scheme.
This is one of the reasons that Jenas is so underated by many.He performs a vital role in the team,mainly fetching and carrying, linking, being available, and laying off the ball quickly. Occasionally he produces something outstanding but that is not what he is there for.
Palacios seems very self contained and workmanlike. He does what is necessary without fuss and could be just what we need. He might release Jenas to a certain extent from defensive duties and enable him to link up with Modric.
But lets not get on his back too quickly like we have with Modric and Pavlyuchenko. Its not their fault that we are in dire straights.

I thought Palacios was excellent on Sunday. He's a class above Zokora (tackles without giving away free kicks, can run with the ball without ending up in a deadend and can shoot). Also seemed to work well with Jenas and be really confident on the ball.

Not so convinced about Modric on the left but what options have we got?

Typical overhype that goes with a new spurs signing. Roy Keane? A long way to go for those comparisons.....

Have a lot of hope for him but won't go shouting about it after 2 performances that were, admittedly, very good. He's a good age and has a good manager, hopefully the spurs 'rot' won't set in and he will maintain his progression. Lets hope himself and Keane can inspire the rest of the squad to push on (and not the other way around).

The reason it worked is that he interchanged with Keane if need be, roaming into central positions and making our central midfield a three-man one with only Pav upfront. It's good as it means defenders don't know who they need to be marking.

Luka on the left can work, provided he has Keane in front of him in attack. It simply wouldn't work with Bent.

Ridiculous.

Let's not get carried away. A good game on Sunday yes, but we need to see him for the rest of the season before we make any judgment

Midfield of Lennon/GDS - Modric/Ohara - Palacios/Zokora - Bentley/Jenas

Did you actually read the article and not just the headline? The author stated it was a tongue-in-cheek comparison to Keane and that only time will tell if Palacios is able to develop into a world class player.

Lennon/Bentley- Jenas/Ohara - Palacios/Zokora - Modric/GDS/Taarabt

Denilson is pony.

I thought that was Tony Adams.:grin:

No, he's "Donkey"

i love him, i said to all those who doubted he's exactly what we need and his performance against arsenal showed that. obviously he needs to do that consistently but i feel he will. with more of a physical presence in the centre of the park, players like modric and bentley will really have a chance to shine. i'm so happy we signed him because he completely dominated the midfield on sunday, he let no-one get past him all game. he looks really hungry and like a real leader in midfield aswell.

lets not get carried away, but on sunday wilson was a beast in the DM role. and if he can produce that consistently home and away, then what a player we will have

He looked class but they were playing with an extra man in midfield so lets reserve jugement

We looked better before they had a man sent off..

The epitaph to too many Spurs results over the years.