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Spurs can learn lessons over regeneration from Southampton

garryparkerschest

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Football fans have a natural tendency to dislike their opponents, but there can surely only be respect and admiration for Southampton..

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JoeT

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One of the problems as I see it,is that, in playing those players who are 'on the bubble' so to speak, that they will really play all out until they think they have made the cut then relapse back into their previous ways.
(I think Demble was guilty of this and I have found this to be very, very disappointing.)
Spurs should try to move on Kaboul, Demble, Capoue, Soldado and Paulinho...who I just think will not make it - no matter how much the coach plays him.
Other players whom maybe we could keep and see if they can make it would be Lamela, (who will have to beat out Lennon if he comes back) and Townsend, who I fell still has the makings of a good pacey winger in him. Chadli....?{I suppose we can keep him but he must start to score more early-on }.
Up front, expect Kane to not have quite the season he is having presently..but still to be a very dangerous threat and he will need help (maybe in the form of Ings). Adebayor can hit the road and go....anywhere.
Also I think Spurs should fight very, very hard to keep our other young, talented starters; Eriksen, Mason and Bentilab and give every chance to youngsters such as Prichard, Alli and Yedlin to show what they can do.
 

Kiedis

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Hats off for Southampton, but I'd like to see them continue in the same way while working european football into the mix. For a few seasons.
 

whitesocks

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europa league will more than likely put them in the bottom half of the table next season.
Serves them right for threatening the CL places...
 

shao

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Cup final and top 6/7 (maybe 5) in a managers first season, sounds good to me.
 

bubble07

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One of the problems as I see it,is that, in playing those players who are 'on the bubble' so to speak, that they will really play all out until they think they have made the cut then relapse back into their previous ways.
(I think Demble was guilty of this and I have found this to be very, very disappointing.)
Spurs should try to move on Kaboul, Demble, Capoue, Soldado and Paulinho...who I just think will not make it - no matter how much the coach plays him.
Other players whom maybe we could keep and see if they can make it would be Lamela, (who will have to beat out Lennon if he comes back) and Townsend, who I fell still has the makings of a good pacey winger in him. Chadli....?{I suppose we can keep him but he must start to score more early-on }.
Up front, expect Kane to not have quite the season he is having presently..but still to be a very dangerous threat and he will need help (maybe in the form of Ings). Adebayor can hit the road and go....anywhere.
Also I think Spurs should fight very, very hard to keep our other young, talented starters; Eriksen, Mason and Bentilab and give every chance to youngsters such as Prichard, Alli and Yedlin to show what they can do.
Don't call me 'on the bubble' its bubble 07. Good article though.
 

Lilbaz

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Now you've all blown my ID

Don't worry an extraction team is on it's way.
It's made up of houds and a&c though, so your chances aren't great. Then even if they get you out the debrief will be, "uncomfortable".
 
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