Hmm. No guessing what the content of the Press Association release was on Sunday then :lol:


Nice articles though Geez. Thanks for those. I don't get to read the british papers from here.

The Hudd

I feel ashamed, short sighted and stupied, while most of the fans were raving about the Hudd, I thought he was, you know, ok,

I wasn't over impressed, he never seemed to make much of an impact in games, yes, he could pass well, but I just didn't get it. I had been rattling on about how much we missed Carrick, after each game passed, I talked about how we missed him and his ability to knit us together, then.......

It clicked, I wittnessed the true skills of the Hudd monster!!

Now before, I get too carried away, he isn't quite there yet, but by god he is on his way, 19 years old, jesus...

Its about bloody time, but isn't it great to be a Spurs fan!

COYS

it is great to be a spurs fan. Hudd what a great prospect you got to give it to the white hart lane team they can find them lennon the mighty dawsan etc

God I'm pleased he's starting to be recognised by the masses as a rock in the middle of the park. I've been saying we should give him a run of games for ages and finally it appears the suspension of Didier and Jenas ' injury will grant him that. This kid really could be a permanent fixture in the England side in a couple of years and we have him!!!!!

Anyone got a link to the goals from Sat?

Glad Jol has stuck with Hudd, when this kid plays we dont lose! get him on a long long contract asap.

Not sure about the above comment on "mighty" Dawson, yes he's good but he's a bit prone to mistakes and does hit the ball long a lot, no doubt he'll improve with time but i reckon he needs some serious competition for his place to push him on further.

My mates are calling this guy the " The Black Hoddle" they think he got the potential to be a legend

When I think of Huddlestone. I forget Carrick ever played for us. I like when we play at home it doesn't matter where Huds gets the ball the crowd all shout "Shooooooooooot" lol.

GDG..Cheers for the info mate, goals were awesome.

I'm trying not to get over-enthusiastic: he's only young and will take some time to develop further. Though we've won every game he's started it has tended to be against poorer opposition. Jol's criticisms are important. He's quiet, not as much of a 'battler' as we need for a holding midfielder, sometimes gives up when he loses the ball, gets caught in possession from time to time, he's big (less mobile, perhaps more vulnerable to injury) and could improve his positioning. He is a big talent lacking in enough experience; for example he takes risks when he shouldn't. Then again he has improved significantly since pre-season and, at 19, will improve with more experience. But this is never guaranteed. He needs to develop more before he faces the top teams.

The comparison to Carrick is interesting and in this respect he may need a physical battler with a good engine by his side, just as Carrick needed Davids or Tainio in the first half of last season. Zokora seems to be the man to do this for Huddlestone: a battler, aggressive, never stops running and good going forward. Tainio needs to get more form back for the big games and I really don't know about Jenas, though, like last season he may come into his own in the second half.

But Hudd's already better than Carrick in the rapidity of his decision-making, his one touch passes, his vision, and the incisiveness of his attacking passes. The comparison to Hoddle is not overstretched in this regard, though he will need to develop in a different direction as a holding midfielder, particularly in his judgement of the balance of risk and opportunity.

Let's see what happens...

SPURS FOR ZIDAN!!

I feel the opposite to kingyid as I've, of course, been the biggest voice in the pro tom lobby sine he joined us. How did I KNOW he was going to be such a legind I hear you cry? Well an admixture of sources always contribute towards my jugements, from george burlys raving about him, his loan at wolves, his u-21 performances. Really I feel he should've played more games. If Jol had played him away at sunderland last year we'd be in the champions league now - and as jol seems to admit he should've played against the scum last week.

Surely the KAisermunster to be in for every game during zokoras absence; yet even with the return of Jenas and Zokora he's still the most important CM we have and is less and less in need of protection.

I say over the next couple of years he may well grow into Englands most important player. The KAisermunster!!

Hudd is rapidly becoming one of our best players....I just hope all the press attention doesn't throw him off form slightly!

It's brilliant at the moment when he gets the ball within 30 yards and everyone at the Lane screams for him to shoot....he gets all excited and obviously desperately wants to score for the fans again after his goals against Port Vale.

I think playing Hudd at the Scumirates could have been disastrous for his confidence; he's not yet ready for the really big games. Jol was a little ambiguous:

''He has to improve on getting the ball back sometimes. In hindsight, we needed that in the Arsenal game. But I think he can play in any game because in Europe he plays well and in the league he plays well."

In other words his weakness would not have helped us in the Ars*nal game. And I would interpret the second sentence as indicating that he is capable of playing in any game, but that does not mean he is yet ready to do so.

Perhaps I'm being too cautious. There is a secret chamber in my heart that is even more enthusiastic than you, ML!

I've always been a fan of Huddlestone since i first saw him at Derby and was chuffed when we managed to pick him up for a (what i feel) bargain price.
Of course he is still young and learning the game, but he's got all the attributes (apart from real pace) to be a real top class player. I was hoping he would have played more games last season and was beginning to think he would get itchy feet and want to leave, if he didn't get a fair crack of the whip this year. So i'm please he's now getting the games and the applause his abilities deserve.
The trouble is we've got so many central midfielders it's hard to fit them all in and i won't be surprised when Jenas comes back to see Huddlestone relegated to the bench. I hope thats not the case though and we find room for him somewhere!

Goals online

Go to youtube.com, search for Tottenham, then go to date added, and you'll find the goals from the most recent match. Or of course join THTV (official homepage).

It might be a blessing in disguise that Zokora was sent off, now Huddlestone can get his chance to establish himself.

Two games winning on the trot, and just a point behind arsenal.... COYS

could always try playing 5 in midfield for away games - malbranque, zokora, hudd, jenas, lennon and berbs on his todd up front.

just a thought.

Could be worth a shout. I just think one up front isn't a great way to go, the attacker can be marked out of the game fairly easily. I suppose though with Malbranque and Lennon coming inside to join Berbi when we attack it could work. Just got to get the players to understand the system right!