Roberto Soldado

[EJWTartanSpur]

I like Negredo and think he would be a good purchase at the right price, but Soldado is the better player for me. Negredo is good all round, but Soldado is a stone cold killer usually - great movement, good technique, decent pace and has some very consistent ice in his boots. The comparison to Benzema is one of the worst comparisons I've ever come across.

 

[InOffMeLeftShin]

He scored against Sociedad tonight, but overall not a very good game from him.
Meanwhile, Banega is in good form, constantly looking for an opportunity, he covers a lot of ground, he's making good passes.

Would take Soldado and Banega double signing in a heartbeat.

 

[ButchCassidy]

Spurvert ‏@spurvert

20 May​

Heard a whisper we're looking in Spain for a few players @neileatson @ryantegan you heard anything lads?


Jay (ryantegan) ‏@ryantegan
@spurvert @neileatson yep! Valencia and Barcelona


Care to fill us in Ryan? If Valencia don't make CL is Soldado back on our radar?

 

[The Scarecrow]

Soldado may very well be the best striker we have a realistic opportunity to sign. 25, 27 and 27 goals in his three seasons in Valencia says it all. He's a better option than Villa IMO, but of course less glamorous.

 

[BringBack_leGin]

Soldado may very well be the best striker we have a realistic opportunity to sign. 25, 27 and 27 goals in his three seasons in Valencia says it all. He's a better option than Villa IMO, but of course less glamorous.

He's my first choice but I don't know if he'll leave Valencia, where he's very happy, without an offer from a CL team. I hope I'm wrong as he'd be perfect for us.

 

[ryantegan]

Spurvert ‏@spurvert

20 May​

Heard a whisper we're looking in Spain for a few players @neileatson @ryantegan you heard anything lads?


Jay (ryantegan) ‏@ryantegan
@spurvert @neileatson yep! Valencia and Barcelona


Care to fill us in Ryan? If Valencia don't make CL is Soldado back on our radar?

Whether they qualify or not. We will make a move I think. Agents have made us aware of his desire to come to the PL.

Could be a ploy for a better contract. We've been here before

 

[Antilokhos]

Article in the Guardian:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2013/may/22/tottenham-leandro-damiao-roberto-soldado

Tottenham Hotspur hope to demonstrate their ambition remains intact despite a failure to reach next season's Champions League by renewing their efforts to sign the Brazil forward Leandro Damião and seeking to pair him with Valencia's Spain international Roberto Soldado.
The pursuit of both strikers, coupled with the confidence that Gareth Bale will sign new terms to remain at White Hart Lane for at least another season, would satisfy the manager, André Villas-Boas, who has called for the club to "raise the bar again" before next season. They missed out on the top four this time despite amassing an impressive 72 points.
The Portuguese said in January that Leandro "fits the profile" of a potential recruit and attempts were made during the winter window to secure their long-standing target. Tottenham enjoy a close relationship with the 23-year-old's club, Internacional, whose president, Giovanni Luigi, suggested this month that Spurs had resumed dialogue over a move for a player who has 16 caps. A price of around £16m has been mooted, with the Brazilian club apparently now braced to lose the player to the Premier League.
Securing his signature would represent something of a coup, though the desire to play him alongside Soldado is particularly eye-catching. The Spain forward, who would have commanded a fee close to £30m a year ago, has been watched by Spurs scouts this season as he has maintained his impressive form at the Mestalla. He could be available for nearer £20m should Valencia fail to qualify for the Champions League.
The 27-year-old started his career with Real Madrid but after a productive spell at Getafe, has thrived at Valencia after joining as a replacement for David Villa. He has 27 goals in all competitions this season. Spurs had also expressed an interest in the Queens Park Rangers forward Loïc Rémy, though it remains to be seen if that will be maintained with the player on bail following his arrest on suspicion of rape, a claim he denies.
The Spurs chairman, Daniel Levy, hopes to construct a team around Bale with the Wales international, who is happy to remain at White Hart Lane, expected to sign improved terms that will keep him at the club for next season at least. There will be a buy-out clause inserted which could lead to him moving abroad should an offer in excess of £50m be received next summer; though, by then, Tottenham hope they will have secured passage into Europe's elite competition.
Bale, who scored his 26th club goal of the season in the 1-0 defeat of Sunderland on Sunday, has expressed his frustration at the club's failure to reach the Champions League. "It was obviously great to sign off with a great goal in the last minute, but circumstances made it hard to celebrate," he said.
"To miss out on our objective [Champions League qualification] is very disappointing. It was great to get the win but the clouds just came over and made it a little bit duller, but it's something we have to learn from, we are a young squad, and we will take it into the future."
Bale is due to play for Spurs against Jamaica in a friendly in the Bahamas on Thursday.
There will be significant outgoings at Tottenham, too, with a number of senior players effectively available for transfer. Their number include the England internationals Scott Parker and Tom Huddlestone, as well as Emmanuel Adebayor, who managed only five league goals all season following his permanent move from Manchester City. William Gallas, 35, will leave under freedom of contract.

 

[tobi]

It can't be a new contract, he signed a new five year deal last summer.

 

[ButchCassidy]

Article in the Guardian:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2013/may/22/tottenham-leandro-damiao-roberto-soldado

Surely we wouldn't sign two new 15m+ strikers in the same window unless Daniel has had a lobotomy... neither seem like much of a wide forward so we'd have to play a 4-4-2 which doesn't sound like AVB much. What a meltdown this place would have if it happened though.

 

[Snarfalicious]

Yeah, Damiao and Soldado in the same window... Sure.

 

[CJMurray]

Tried to remove the bias here, but don't you think it would be a good move for him?

Any top striker that looks at us must see the potential there and that we're so clearly lacking up front. If I were a top striker looking at Spurs and seeing a team with Bale, Sandro, Lloris, Vertonghen, Lennon etc.. I'd be thinking that I could go in there and take the club to another level.

That said, i'd imagine that players look at the pay cheque before the team they'll be playing for nowadays.

 

[EnfieldYiddo]

Yeah, Damiao and Soldado in the same window... Sure.

Snarf, you're my man to go to regarding players I'm not familiar with.

I've only seen Soldado a handful of times. That being said, can you give me a bit of an insight into what he is like? I've always perceived him as a very hum drum player; in the sense that he's a jack of all trades and master of none. Possibly me just being cynical combined with my lack of knowledge on him, I just can't get excited about him.

 

[ButchCassidy]

Whether they qualify or not. We will make a move I think. Agents have made us aware of his desire to come to the PL.

Could be a ploy for a better contract. We've been here before

Thanks Ryan! You should put this in the RO so the ITK thread can discuss something besides spunk biscuits. I'd do it but you deserve the rep.

 

[only1waddle]

Snarf, you're my man to go to regarding players I'm not familiar with.

I've only seen Soldado a handful of times. That being said, can you give me a bit of an insight into what he is like? I've always perceived him as a very hum drum player; in the sense that he's a jack of all trades and master of none. Possibly me just being cynical combined with my lack of knowledge on him, I just can't get excited about him.

He is an exceptional finisher, instinctive with great movement, deadly in the box. I would say Negredo is jack of all trades.

 

[EnfieldYiddo]

He is an exceptional finisher, instinctive with great movement, deadly in the box. I would say Negredo is jack of all trades.

Possibly could be him I'm recollecting, I find the similarities in names and nationality very confusing for my little brain

 

[Misfit]

I would love Soldado. More than Villa.

 

[ButchCassidy]

Here's a look at him:
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Imagining him linking up with Bale has me salivating already.

 

[only1waddle]

I would love Soldado. More than Villa.

Let's start kidding ourselves early and go for both

 

[Misfit]

Been one of a small gaggle on here pimping him for the last few seasons now. He's a little dynamo.

 

[Snarfalicious]

Snarf, you're my man to go to regarding players I'm not familiar with.

I've only seen Soldado a handful of times. That being said, can you give me a bit of an insight into what he is like? I've always perceived him as a very hum drum player; in the sense that he's a jack of all trades and master of none. Possibly me just being cynical combined with my lack of knowledge on him, I just can't get excited about him.

Absolutely unbelievable finisher. He's a pure target man that knows how to make runs off the last defender's shoulder and is also adept at finding space in the box. He's not extraordinarily tall but he's got great leaping ability and knows how to attack balls in the box from all positions in front of the net. He will always look to score the goal and he's a striker that plays with a ton of confidence in himself to convert chances.

That being said, he's not great at playing others into advantageous positions. He's not a guy that's going to charge forward with the ball at his feet and really put defenders on their heels as a result. He plies his trade by finding the openings and relying on others delivering him the ball. He's also really strong on the ball and once it comes to his feet he's usually good at keeping possession to find the opening or playing to others to attempt to find more space while off the ball. But, what he lacks in creativity on the ball, he makes up for his intelligence off of it. I think that would be a big reason why AVB would love him. He's just fantastic at finding space in and around the box or by catching defenders sleeping. And, if he gets a clean shot on goal, chances are he's going to score.

Valencia Season: 39 matches, 27 goals, 6 assists, 105 shots, 52 shots on goal (49.5% accuracy).

For reference:

Edinson Cavani Season: 39 matches, 38 goals, 5 assists, 179 shots, 80 shots on goal (44.7% accuracy)

Robin Van Persie Season: 48 matches, 30 goals, 8 assists, 168 shots, 78 shots on goal (46.4% accuracy)