Spursking's striking corner
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Just read page 1 - SpursKing, you are a scouting genius:roll:
SpurSince57
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He has to be. I can't imagine that many Go Ahead Eagles games get TV airtime in Holland, let alone Norway, but still SK manages to see them! How does he do it?
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A trick with mirrors:wink:
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Is he black?
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from haiti i believe
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So this thread was restarted for Hasselbaink's nephew? Listen Spursking, I like the idea of signing a young unheard-of striker that turns into the shit, but it's not really the way Spurs work - in particular for strikers. I mean, two of the best strikers in the Premiership at the moment, Bent and Zamora (yes, they are) (and Defoe pre-Pompey), tried and failed to make an impact at WHL, and even super-Pav has struggled for 18 months.
What we do reasonably well though, is to pick up almost-there players for big money and get the best out of them, think Berba, Keane, Defoe, Carrick (I know, he was cheap), Palacios, Malbranque, Modric, Kranjcar, Bassong, Gomes. Only Lennon, King, Dawson, Bale, Huddlestone and BAE have sort of developed from "nowhere" the last ten years or so, and there certainly isn't enough patience for a young striker to come through the ranks at Spurs. It's a shame. But that's the way it is.
Edited: Come to think about it, 5 out of the first 11 is not bad at all, so I'm seriously considering whether or not we are actually quite good at it. But there is one thing common for almost all the sucess signings above: They are either British or with solid EPL experience. Only notable exceptions are two players that were highly rated by "everyone" and proven internationals in Modric and Berba, and the one player Comolli brought in that he really knew in BAE. So, I dare you, Sir, to name me the last succesful young, foreign and relatively unproven player at Spurs?
What we do reasonably well though, is to pick up almost-there players for big money and get the best out of them, think Berba, Keane, Defoe, Carrick (I know, he was cheap), Palacios, Malbranque, Modric, Kranjcar, Bassong, Gomes. Only Lennon, King, Dawson, Bale, Huddlestone and BAE have sort of developed from "nowhere" the last ten years or so, and there certainly isn't enough patience for a young striker to come through the ranks at Spurs. It's a shame. But that's the way it is.
Edited: Come to think about it, 5 out of the first 11 is not bad at all, so I'm seriously considering whether or not we are actually quite good at it. But there is one thing common for almost all the sucess signings above: They are either British or with solid EPL experience. Only notable exceptions are two players that were highly rated by "everyone" and proven internationals in Modric and Berba, and the one player Comolli brought in that he really knew in BAE. So, I dare you, Sir, to name me the last succesful young, foreign and relatively unproven player at Spurs?
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What about Jozy Altidore? He wouldn't have to have first team action, he is big and strong and can hold up the ball decent and could sub Crouch when injuried or suspended.
Yes I know he hasn't been awesome at Hull but who would be at Hull? Put Defoe in Hull's side and how many does he score? How about Crouch? He has always looked lively and in a decent side that could set some chances up for him I think he could put them away. He did a fantastic job against Spain in the Confedarations Cup I think so at some point he has shown he can score goals against top competition.
Anyway, just think he could be a cheap option that wouldn't mind sitting on the bench and filling in if we make Europe we will have plenty of games to go around and will need a big guy to play with Defoe when Crouch is hurt or suspended/rested.
Yes I know he hasn't been awesome at Hull but who would be at Hull? Put Defoe in Hull's side and how many does he score? How about Crouch? He has always looked lively and in a decent side that could set some chances up for him I think he could put them away. He did a fantastic job against Spain in the Confedarations Cup I think so at some point he has shown he can score goals against top competition.
Anyway, just think he could be a cheap option that wouldn't mind sitting on the bench and filling in if we make Europe we will have plenty of games to go around and will need a big guy to play with Defoe when Crouch is hurt or suspended/rested.
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Korsten? :violin:
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the Piqueone fella at Pompey has some good potential now that he's settling
the more I see him the more he impresses plus he fits Spurskings intense criteria of black and french
edit: just checked his wiki page and didn't realise he was 31 already
the more I see him the more he impresses plus he fits Spurskings intense criteria of black and french
edit: just checked his wiki page and didn't realise he was 31 already
