Takehiro Tomiyasu

[Aphex]

Let's be honest our defence needs a total revamp, so this kid will go some way to starting that refresh.

Aurier, Doherty, Dier, Sanchez and Davies are all expendable. I know we won't sell all of them, but if we could we should.

We need a summer a bit like when we signed Erik Edman, Naybet, Paramot etc.

A whole new defence in one window and it worked out well.

 

[Timbar]

A revamp yes…. But does every defender we sign have to be a right sided player?! FFS we been crying for a left sided CH for years now!

 

[rossdapep]

A revamp yes…. But does every defender we sign have to be a right sided player?! FFS we been crying for a left sided CH for years now!

He can play LCB and he can play it comfortably by the looks of it. Saw some clips where he confidently carried the ball out of defence and played passes into the channel. Being right footed in a LCB position didn't seem to be an issue either in regards to defending as I saw clips where he was aggressive and beating attackers yo the ball, reading situations well.

Obviously thats a small pool of footage but you can often tell when a defender has issues with this as they look awkward position wise, as well as carrying the ball out. He didn't. Seemed quite assured

 

[spursfan77]

Let's be honest our defence needs a total revamp, so this kid will go some way to starting that refresh.

Aurier, Doherty, Dier, Sanchez and Davies are all expendable. I know we won't sell all of them, but if we could we should.

We need a summer a bit like when we signed Erik Edman, Naybet, Paramot etc.

A whole new defence in one window and it worked out well.

We also did it under Poch when we bought trippier, Wimmer and alderweireld in 2015. That worked out well too.

 

[Snarfalicious]

Couple more updates saying we are negotiating with Bologna for him. Romano just tweeted about it.

 

[CantSmileWithoutYou]

We need a summer a bit like when we signed Erik Edman, Naybet, Paramot etc.

No we don't. They were all shit, apart from Edman's 45 yard screamer against Liverpool (still in my top 10 goals scored by spurs)

 

[GMI]

Always been a big fan of Japan

Thought Quiet Life was a great song.

Yeah Japan were great.....until Jorge Mendes got involved in their business.

 

[topper]

Yeah Japan were great.....until Jorge Mendes got involved in their business.

Yep, I'll second that emotion

 

[Roberts84]

No we don't. They were all shit, apart from Edman's 45 yard screamer against Liverpool (still in my top 10 goals scored by spurs)

Naybet coached Ledley throughout each game in his first season and massively improved him as a player.

 

[BringBack_leGin]

No we don't. They were all shit, apart from Edman's 45 yard screamer against Liverpool (still in my top 10 goals scored by spurs)

We were a bit scattergun that summer but it did bring us Robinson and Carrick (even Ziegler and Pedro Mendes who both had their contributions). The following January also saw us sign Dawson, so we definitely got value from Arnesen’s business.

Plus, Atouba was worth the entry fee just to see what stupid shit he’d do next!

 

[lis spur]

Always been a big fan of Japan

Thought Quiet Life was a great song.

Great post combining two loves of my life!!!!

 

[Yiddo100]

 

[spids]

Let's be honest our defence needs a total revamp, so this kid will go some way to starting that refresh.

Aurier, Doherty, Dier, Sanchez and Davies are all expendable. I know we won't sell all of them, but if we could we should.

We need a summer a bit like when we signed Erik Edman, Naybet, Paramot etc.

A whole new defence in one window and it worked out well.

I think just moving on two of those would be good, three would be an excellent window. But, if the next manager is Nuno and he is going to use his favoured 3-4-3 then I would keep Davies (at worst great cover at LCB) and Doherty (a proven RWB in Nuno's system).

 

[spids]

A revamp yes…. But does every defender we sign have to be a right sided player?! FFS we been crying for a left sided CH for years now!

Vertonghen only left last summer.

 

[THFCSPURS19]

I can't find any article or tweet from a Sky Italia journalist which says this?

 

[delawarespur]

Think this could turn out to be a fantastic addition after I’ve done some more scouting and research.

 

[BringBack_leGin]

Write ups of this kid are very promising but I can’t decide if he’sa right back or a centre back.

Sounds very Ivanovovic/ Corluka.

 

[YB123]

I think just moving on two of those would be good, three would be an excellent window. But, if the next manager is Nuno and he is going to use his favoured 3-4-3 then I would keep Davies (at worst great cover at LCB) and Doherty (a proven RWB in Nuno's system).

RWB
Signing
Doherty

RCB
Tomiyasu
Toby

CB
Signing
Tanganga

LCB
Rodon
Davies

LWB
Regi
Sessegnon

 

[spids]

Write ups of this kid are very promising but I can’t decide if he’sa right back or a centre back.

Sounds very Ivanovovic/ Corluka.

Maybe he's a RCB in a back 3 to replace Sanchez?

 

[BringBack_leGin]

RWB
Signing
Doherty

RCB
Tomiyasu
Toby

CB
Signing
Tanganga

LCB
Rodon
Davies

LWB
Regi
Sessegnon

I really like this, but I’d swap Tanga and Toby, I think Tanganga is really suited to that hybrid role as a wide centre back, while Toby was always better in the middle of the three when Pochettino was in charge due to his passing ability, and now that his legs aren’t quite there any more I suspect even more that he’d enjoy playing that Beckenbaur libero role of playmaker from the back.