King OR Gallas? (next season)

[Stoof]

Ironically, just found this:

http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11095/7650412/?

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Coincidentally?

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[spurdownunder]

Ledley is King of the Lane and should remain so next year. Wanna see him lift the CL trophy!

 

[Mr Pink]

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Coincidentally?

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Yes ok, coincidentally, ha!

 

[ethanedwards]

We are a better team without the current version of King, sentamentality should not be a factor. He is a train crash waiting to happen.
Thankyou Ledley and good luck.

 

[jonathanhotspur]

King's clearly fucked, he's been molly coddled for the last 4 years, give him a coaching job by all means, but we should not be depending on him as a player any more, it's ridiculous.

I certainly think we could better assign his wage budget.

This. Tired of the circus.

 

[The Watcher]

Much as it pains me to say it, I think we really saw the stationary point or redefinition of limits of Ledley King's playing career against Arsenal.

A few years ago, able to track down Robben and cleanly tackle him from behind preventing an easy goal... Now a shadow of himself - and I don't like saying it, we all know at his peak he was an absolutely amazing defender.

Give him a move upstairs, so to speak. Let him play in the Carling Cup only or as a real last resort on the bench - but he can't be first choice from next season.

With sadness I agree with this, he is in noticeable decline.
However, on a positive note it'd be excellent if he passed his badges and coached the Spurs defence for years to come. The know-how is there, the man's a genius in his field, no one other than Paul McGrath would have lasted this long with those injuries.

 

[guy]

So may people dont now a hyperthetical when slapped in the face with one!?! Jeebus

King for me even though Willy is in better form atm. We need to keep both though IMO

 

[beats1]

How about play Gallas in the PL and King in the CL

 

[InOffMeLeftShin]

Better scenario, we don't waste £15m on Vertonghen (who isn't nearly as good defensively as Vermaelen and I think will struggle in England a little) and use that money on someone else like a striker. Then we keep Kaboul and Caulker (yes he is good enough) as regular starters, Gallas (when fit is inspirational), King (even when not fit is inspirational) and Dawson. Caulker is U21 so wouldn't take a spot in the 25 anyway so we'd only be using 4 spots for central defenders and we'd have still improved on this seasons defensive options.

 

[ravo]

King on a pay-as-you-play and coaching contract. Gallas on a one year extension.

 

[Andy]

looking at another side of it, if we let both go which one would get snapped up first and by a team in the top four?or top ten? i could see king going to a top four side and playing 15 games in a season in the league for a side like man city. Gallas would probably end up at somewhere like Liverpool.
King is the better player and lets not judge it on the one off Arsenal game where he was unfit eh?

 

[phil]

looking at another side of it, if we let both go which one would get snapped up first and by a team in the top four?or top ten? i could see king going to a top four side and playing 15 games in a season in the league for a side like man city. Gallas would probably end up at somewhere like Liverpool.
King is the better player and lets not judge it on the one off Arsenal game where he was unfit eh?

I'm sorry but King is not being judged on his performance against Arsenal. Over the past two seasons our best defensive partnership has been Gallas and Kaboul. We look a lot more solid with Gallas playing and he spends a lot more time (visibly) organising and encouraging the rest of the team.

Both players are in decline but Gallas is playing at a higher level than King. I think that Caulker would learn a lot from playing alongside Gallas. If we buy Vertonghen, I'd be tempted to keep both King and Gallas but sell Dawson, Bassong and Khumalo.

 

[Kingstheman]

We are a better team without the current version of King, sentamentality should not be a factor. He is a train crash waiting to happen.
Thankyou Ledley and good luck.

All it will take is a match away to a club who play 'rugby' and he's retired in one foul.

Don't want to see that picture.

 

[rabbikeane]

Don't want to see King forced out and joining another club,
hopefully he's wise enough to retire when it's time.

 

[vegassd]

I don't think King will ever leave the club, and I'm quite happy with that situation.

Releasing Gallas would free up a squad place and a fair chunk of the wage bill so he would be the one I would ditch. But only if we do sign a new (and good) CB in the Summer.

 

[tototoner]

King

 

[yido_number1]

We dont need to release anyone ... if anything it will be Dawson who is worried... Doesnt Gallas have another year left any way?

 

[JUSTINSIGNAL]

Gallas has another year left on the 2 year contract he signed in the summer.

 

[WestBelfast Spurs]

Gallas but put Ledly on pay roll as a coach

 

[Rout-Ledge]

In this scenario, Gallas. Kaboul, Caulker, Dawson, Gallas (if we decide to gamble on throwing Caulker in at the deep emd).