So how would you explain the fact that Clive has subbbed him in virtually every game?
Magical moments, awful quarters of an hour?
But thats my point.
He may well not be ready (although, i think he is), but one day he will be. And we need to make sure that when that day comes, its in a Spurs shirt (or at the least, he is loaned out somewhere, but still a spurs player).
That clip shows skill, beating players, wicked through-balls, shots and great runs.
The thing is, we won't know how good he really is OR if he is ready or not unless the guy gets a chance to prove it!
We only seem to loan out the ones we want to get rid of (O'Hara was on the verge of getting cut by Jol, it was Ramos who saw something in him when he returned).
I think in some round about way we actually agree. He is a player with a lot of raw talent, but unless it can be channelled into the right areas then he will never make it. I'm all for letting him go out on loan to some league one side so that he can learn to graft a bit. But whether that will happen I'm not sure. We only seem to loan out the ones we want to get rid of (O'Hara was on the verge of getting cut by Jol, it was Ramos who saw something in him when he returned).
subbed in virtually every game? i think he has played 5 times and been subbed twice........ there goes your theory.
what do you make of robbie keane being subbed so much this season, he got player of the year but hey i guess that makes him shit right?
its called TACTICAL DECISIONS, you know, something that managers are paid to do. if clive feels that taarabt is not performing and wants to try something different he will sub him, same for ramos and keane
if you hate him, just say so
Wow, one bad "substitute performance"???
What happened his debut Vs. West Ham? He save us from the jaws of a draw and won us the game. Sure Berby had to convert, but still.
Watch him on YT and you'll see how gifted he is. Don't deny
how rare that is. To Come to a new country at 17 and change a game away from home, on his debut, in the "hardest league in the world". He is gifted.
And I blame management for not unravelling this gem.
And yes, YT, for once, does provide a 100% accurate account, because it documents pretty much all his playing time, from the St Patricks game to the Newcash game. - Which is a sign of something - It shows how little we've actually played him - and you guys wanna axe him?
The reason why he's so contreversial is everyone knows he has talent, but no one has seen enough of him.
Forget the reserves, a loan spell with WBA or any other low league team is all he needs. You'll see.
O'Hara was on the verge of getting cut by Jol, it was Ramos who saw something in him when he returned.
He played a couple of times didn't he? and well, he was woeful.
By all accounts he has been woeful in the reserves too, so on what grounds should he be gracing the hallowed WHL turf? because he can stepover?
He did show what he can do and that's not very much at the moment. He has bags of potential, but he needs to ply his trade either on loan or in the reserves before making the step up. Lennon already had 30+ games for Leeds under his belt when he came to us and could link up, Taarabts vision & passing is atrocious and selfish.
I'd send him to Palace next season. First class youth coaching, plus Neil Warnock. We'd see what he was made of then. Looks a potentially great player but needs to want it more, rather than thinking he has already got it.
Palace are supposed to be chasing Mark Yeates. Yeatsey and Trabant in the same team would not be good for the blood pressure...
Sorry, but did you watch the entire video??
Let me start by saying, this is video footage from ONE game only, against Derby and he was brought in something like the 70th minute, right?
Now, aside from those first couple off passes, he did a lot of bloody good in that 20 minutes he was on. Amazing skill, killer runs and as the video clips progresses, he started to put in some decent balls too! Not to mention, he tracked back a lot!
He was on for 20 minutes for petes sake. No one else in our squad can do what he can. Simple. If that is the worst vid you could get of him, imagine what his best is like... Don't make me search...