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from sport.co.uk - not sure on Cole , still think he's injured too much but the other 2 Yes
Three players who could improve Tottenham Hotspur
It’s been mostly a very good season for Harry Redknapp’s Tottenham Hotspur, but home defeats to Stoke City and Wolverhampton Wanderers suggest that there is still a bit of work to be done. Sport.co.uk makes a few suggestions…
Name: Carlton Cole
Club: West Ham United
Position: Center forward
Age: 26
Estimated value: £15m
On the face of it, Spurs have one of the strongest strike forces in the league. But Robbie Keane has not looked like the same player since returning from Liverpool, Roman Pavlyuchenko is effectively frozen out and Peter Crouch, although a regular goalscorer, plays too far up the pitch to contribute sufficiently to Spurs’ passing game. Cole also offers goals and aerial threat but he also leads the line well, which could see him linking up with Jermaine Defoe to blistering effect.
Name: Gael Givet
Club: Blackburn Rovers
Position: Centre-back/left-back
Age: 28
Estimated value: £8m
One of the few shining lights at Blackburn this season, the French defender only made his move to Ewood Park permanent in the summer but must already be wondering what on earth he’s let himself in for. He can perform admirably in two positions: one in which he would provide invaluable cover for the ever-crocked Ledley King and Jonathan Woodgate, and one in which he would represent an improvement on Benoit Assou-Ekotto and Gareth Bale.
Name: Scott Parker
Club: West Ham United
Position: Central midfielder
Age: 29
Estimated value: £10m
Wilson Palacios and Tom Huddlestone have linked up well in the middle for Spurs this season but, should the former pick up an injury, Spurs would lose vital dynamism in a crucial area of the pitch. Huddlestone and Jermaine Jenas err on the side of languid so Parker’s all-action style would cover the bases to keep the first XI strong throughout a whole campaign.
Three players who could improve Tottenham Hotspur
It’s been mostly a very good season for Harry Redknapp’s Tottenham Hotspur, but home defeats to Stoke City and Wolverhampton Wanderers suggest that there is still a bit of work to be done. Sport.co.uk makes a few suggestions…
Name: Carlton Cole
Club: West Ham United
Position: Center forward
Age: 26
Estimated value: £15m
On the face of it, Spurs have one of the strongest strike forces in the league. But Robbie Keane has not looked like the same player since returning from Liverpool, Roman Pavlyuchenko is effectively frozen out and Peter Crouch, although a regular goalscorer, plays too far up the pitch to contribute sufficiently to Spurs’ passing game. Cole also offers goals and aerial threat but he also leads the line well, which could see him linking up with Jermaine Defoe to blistering effect.
Name: Gael Givet
Club: Blackburn Rovers
Position: Centre-back/left-back
Age: 28
Estimated value: £8m
One of the few shining lights at Blackburn this season, the French defender only made his move to Ewood Park permanent in the summer but must already be wondering what on earth he’s let himself in for. He can perform admirably in two positions: one in which he would provide invaluable cover for the ever-crocked Ledley King and Jonathan Woodgate, and one in which he would represent an improvement on Benoit Assou-Ekotto and Gareth Bale.
Name: Scott Parker
Club: West Ham United
Position: Central midfielder
Age: 29
Estimated value: £10m
Wilson Palacios and Tom Huddlestone have linked up well in the middle for Spurs this season but, should the former pick up an injury, Spurs would lose vital dynamism in a crucial area of the pitch. Huddlestone and Jermaine Jenas err on the side of languid so Parker’s all-action style would cover the bases to keep the first XI strong throughout a whole campaign.
