Spurs win title for youthful promise and being the most watchable

[doom]

That is a title winning team. Even the thought has me actually smiling - Gaz Bale behind Kane and bringing Alli and Lamela along. We will be simply destroying teams.

we may already have a title winning team - just wait until next month.

 

[Gaz_Gammon]

I have to think hat this is just a first step in setting up a summer of discontent on SC. It's a pure fantasy. This is not the way we do business under Pochettino. I think it is highly unlikely that we will make any major and expensive transfers this summer.

Assuming we finish 3rd or higher and avoid the qualifying round of the Champions League, we'll read post after post here about how "we have to strengthen", meaning "we have to buy established star players".

And then the summer will progress and we won't have signed anyone, except for some promising youth players. And people will blame Levy for "failing to capitalise", invent "splits" between Levy & Pochettino, invoke the January 2012 transfer window as a cautionary tale, bemoan our "lack of ambition" and blame the stadium development for soaking up the cash that we "would have spent" on famous, established footballers.

People will insist that "all the other clubs are improving" (which is basically impossible). By mid-August, everyone will be in a rage about everything and will be predicting that we will finish 7th and that we have missed the chance of a generation.

And it will all be a waste of breath, because that isn't how Pochettino runs a squad. He gradually builds a team and he retains his key players. Eriksen is obviously one of his key players and is moving toward signing a new contract.

The last thing Pochettino is going to want this summer is any major change in his carefully-balanced squad. He's just going to try to keep everyone together and keep working. I hope we'll sign some backup for the positions where we lack cover (striker and defensive midfield). But even those might come from the academy.

It would be very unlikely that a back up for Kane is CL ready from the academy. If we can't get Son firing on all cylinders then what chance a youngster with no PL experience let alone possibly having to play him in the CL?

In a season where we have made a record number of chances in most games yet failed to convert so many, it's quite obvious that Levy needs to support Poch in the transfer market in bringing in a striker of some proven quality. I don't think we require any more defensive midfielders but do need an improvement on Vorm.

So i would be very disappointed if we go into a potential four trophy chasing season without an established striker to help Kane carry the workload and be even more surprised if we don't have someone already in mind for a quick deal. Berahino would be my choice, PL experience a proven goal scorer and the sort of stamina that Poch demands.

 

[JimmyG2]

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Fully agree that a DM and striker are highest priority. However, what I am saying is that in some games we have looked one dimensional and struggled to break down teams. The top TEAMS have that player that can get you something out of nothing that we lack since Bale left. Liverpool have Coutinho, City - Silva, Arsenal - Sanchez, United - wait a minute... . Even the likes of WHam have Payet.

I just put this out there as a potential final piece of the jigsaw to really move the TEAM up another level and I would be willing to sacrifice Eriksen and Chadli as part of a financial package to make that happen.

You are willing to let the one man who fits your bill go?
Christian Eriksen is that man.
Vastly underated player.

 

[Smokinhotspur]

You are willing to let the one man who fits your bill go?
Christian Eriksen is that man.
Vastly underated player.

If you look at the names I mentioned: Silva, Coutinho, Sanchez, I am sorry I don't believe Eriksen is in that class even though he is a very good player. Too inconsistent, can't bang in a decent corner that beats the man at the near post half the time and can go missing in games. The Danish coach called him out for not imposing himself on games enough (given his ability) a couple of years ago and I believe that assessment still stands true.

I am talking about a world class player level which is why I started this 'Bale back' discussion . Been very interesting to hear your views as well as others on this forum.

 

[avonspurs]

You raise a very good point about the wages. However, if it was a deal that we really wanted to do then there are different ways to structure it to get the right numbers in the end e.g. a big share of shirt sales, other merchandise and image rights, fat upfront signing-on bonus, loyalty payments, other performance related incentives linked to the club's success etc...

Such a scenario would ultimately come down to how much Bale wants to return. If he has had enough of the Real Madrid circus or his family not so keen to stay in Spain, he may be willing to make some sacrifices for a return. Probably fantasy but if you don't ask you don't get and all that jazz ....

He is probably currently receiving this at Real Madrid anyway, along with a very hefty weekly salary. As much as I would love to see him back at Spurs, I can't see the figures adding up.

 

[avonspurs]

You are willing to let the one man who fits your bill go?
Christian Eriksen is that man.
Vastly underated player.

I agree. I see Eriksen in the same way that I saw Modric: a player who was underrated by many Spurs fans but whom we noticed when he wasn't there. I think Eriksen can improve further but I think some fans do him a disservice.

 

[Lifeson]

If you look at the names I mentioned: Silva, Coutinho, Sanchez, I am sorry I don't believe Eriksen is in that class even though he is a very good player. Too inconsistent, can't bang in a decent corner that beats the man at the near post half the time and can go missing in games. The Danish coach called him out for not imposing himself on games enough (given his ability) a couple of years ago and I believe that assessment still stands true.

I am talking about a world class player level which is why I started this 'Bale back' discussion . Been very interesting to hear your views as well as others on this forum.

Coutinho is the definition of inconsistent though.

 

[sak11]

I agree. I see Eriksen in the same way that I saw Modric: a player who was underrated by many Spurs fans but whom we noticed when he wasn't there. I think Eriksen can improve further but I think some fans do him a disservice.

I agree.
Eriksen, I believe, has routinely run the furthest or one of the top few out of all our players in every game... He is essential to how the team functions, and he is massively underrated.
How many players would have run the ball down like he did against Liverpool let alone get the ball to Harry in the way he did with the outside of his right boot to provide the assist?
How many players would have had the vision to hit the inch perfect pass for dele alli To score - eriksen barely looked up before making the pass. Of course, he would have anticipated that alli would make the run but he still had to make the pass.
The guy has amazing awareness and vision of what is going on around him and that is something you cannot teach on the training ground....

 

[Chris_D]

Sign up everyone for as long as possible. No need to remodel the whole squad just keep going.

 

[Gaz_Gammon]

I agree.
Eriksen, I believe, has routinely run the furthest or one of the top few out of all our players in every game... He is essential to how the team functions, and he is massively underrated.
How many players would have run the ball down like he did against Liverpool let alone get the ball to Harry in the way he did with the outside of his right boot to provide the assist?
How many players would have had the vision to hit the inch perfect pass for dele alli To score - eriksen barely looked up before making the pass. Of course, he would have anticipated that alli would make the run but he still had to make the pass.
The guy has amazing awareness and vision of what is going on around him and that is something you cannot teach on the training ground....

If who runs the furthest wins points then we need to sign this guy. This game is all about scoring goals and not middle distance running.

 

[newbie]

You can't sell Eriksen if you want to improve you keep him and sell non starters to buy a potentially better player. I don't think his had his best season but his been playing very well of late. He has it in his locker to be a lot lot better, also think with the addition of a real pace player eriksen and Lamela will look a lot better.

 

[JimmyG2]

Watch Eriksen.
Finding pockets of space, head up, often a first time pass
sees the whole picture.
Faultless? Not by any stretch.
But he has surprising pace, stamina and wonderful awareness.
He's no Dembele certainly in terms of strength
but his role is different.