Vucinic & Quagliarella

[THFC 1882]

JUVE STARS ON SPURS RADAR

Tottenham sporting director Franco Baldini has been checking out Juventus strikers Mirko Vucinic and Fabio Quagliarella as they look to replace Jermain Defoe in January.

England striker Defoe, 31, is expected to complete a £90,000-a-week move to MLS side Toronto – managed by former Spurs defender Ryan Nelsen – later this month although Hull boss Steve Bruce believes he still has a chance to hijack the move.

Defoe’s departure will leave a gap for a third striker to compliment revitalised Emmanuel Adebayor and record signing Roberto Soldado.

The Juventus duo, both 30, have played supporting roles for the Italian giants so far this season and it’s believed the Serie A League leaders are prepared to let one of them leave in the January window, initially on loan.
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[PrettyColors]

Both very inconsistent, but possess a lot of quality. I've always thought of Quag as Defoe in an Italian body, though.

 

[PT]

Maybe Roma should come and play at WHL while our lot go to the pub.

 

[Oshi]

Wouldn't be a transfer window without Dave.

 

[jonnyp]

No thanks to both of them.

 

[rabbikeane]

Don't think we have need for the both of them,
wouldn't mind Vucinic though,
think he could be a live wire for us and take the Premier League with surprise for a while.

 

[Curtis Peterson]

If we're going to keep using this 4-4-2, we definitely need another top flight quality striker who can fight for a starting spot. I certainly think that Vucinic can do that. I wouldn't mind us making a move for him or a similar player.

That said, the 4-4-2 is out dated and plays far too laterally, as we saw on Saturday, and shouldn't be our formation. If we use one striker, then Soldado, Adebayor and Kane are perfectly fine.

 

[rabbikeane]

That's what makes Vucinic an interesting signing,
if we land a 433 manager in the summer Vucinic would be an option out wide more than as a striker.

 

[Freundy]

That's what makes Vucinic an interesting signing,
if we land a 433 manager in the summer Vucinic would be an option out wide more than as a striker.

Definitely this.

Vucinic could definitely lead the line in the event of Soldado being injured/rested, but his primary position now is on the left.

 

[xtrac]

If we're going to keep using this 4-4-2, we definitely need another top flight quality striker who can fight for a starting spot. I certainly think that Vucinic can do that. I wouldn't mind us making a move for him or a similar player.

That said, the 4-4-2 is out dated and plays far too laterally, as we saw on Saturday, and shouldn't be our formation. If we use one striker, then Soldado, Adebayor and Kane are perfectly fine.

no! for the 1 millionth time we dont play a rigid 4-4-2, we still play 5 in midfield with Ade or Soldado dropping deep, Saturdays result was due to 2 defensive errors, and key players missing.

Yes we could of matched them with a 4-1-4-1 and played capoue in front of the back 4, and Ade on the right, with lennon on the left, erikson for bentelab in the center and to be fare i thought this would of been the better option but it was a cup game, hopefully get 1 or 2 back now which we desperately need and a quality LB, its not all doom and gloom and its not a rigid 4-4-2!!!

 

[nferno]

Wouldn't be a transfer window without Dave.

i thought dave was vinny iaquinta?

 

[daveduvet]

i thought dave was vinny iaquinta?

 

[Ribble]

Vucinic is the most inconsistent player I've ever watched play over a season, and the occasional good game doesn't balance out the shite ones. What makes it really frustrating is that he can be incredible on his day, but those days are just way too far apart.

 

[freeeki]

We could certainly do worse than to have Adebayor, Soldado, Quagliarella and Vucinic as our strike force.

 

[Syn_13]

Vucinic is the most inconsistent player I've ever watched play over a season, and the occasional good game doesn't balance out the shite ones. What makes it really frustrating is that he can be incredible on his day, but those days are just way too far apart.

Indeed, he's a frustrating player. He's got a lot of skill and technical ability. He's similar to Berbatov in that he plays in between the spaces and has that touch of magic about him. However, you're totally right about being inconsistent. I'm glad Conte got the Tevez/Llorente patnership working as relying on Vucinic to get all the goals just wasn't good enough.

Both very inconsistent, but possess a lot of quality. I've always thought of Quag as Defoe in an Italian body, though.

Quagliarella is better than Defoe, IMO. He will take a shot from any angle and is very greedy like Defoe but is a much more clinical finisher and gets into better positions. He is fairly inconsistent though and I don't think he, like Vucinic, are cut out for the Premier League.

 

[WhiteHart4Ever]

no! for the 1 millionth time we dont play a rigid 4-4-2, we still play 5 in midfield with Ade or Soldado dropping deep, Saturdays result was due to 2 defensive errors, and key players missing.

Yes we could of matched them with a 4-1-4-1 and played capoue in front of the back 4, and Ade on the right, with lennon on the left, erikson for bentelab in the center and to be fare i thought this would of been the better option but it was a cup game, hopefully get 1 or 2 back now which we desperately need and a quality LB, its not all doom and gloom and its not a rigid 4-4-2!!!

You're off topic and I'm not one for talking tactics in numbers, but if you insist than I'll correct you: A midfield 4 does not become a midfield 5 by having a striker that cannot defend neither on his own nor find his proper place defending in the unit "dropping deep". It's - at best and if you still insist on numbers - 4-4-1-1. We had four midfielders on the pitch, four defenders and two strikers.

 

[xtrac]

You're off topic and I'm not one for talking tactics in numbers, but if you insist than I'll correct you: A midfield 4 does not become a midfield 5 by having a striker that cannot defend neither on his own nor find his proper place defending in the unit "dropping deep". It's - at best and if you still insist on numbers - 4-4-1-1. We had four midfielders on the pitch, four defenders and two strikers.

read the front page, im sure TS is better suited to answer you.

 

[WhiteHart4Ever]

read the front page, im sure TS is better suited to answer you.

I've seen it, but to be honest I don't think he makes much sense, at least not the way he's quoted in the article. Wide men tucking in when the ball's on the other side, for instance, is hardly new in a 4-4-2, neither is the striker dropping deep to collect the ball or doing some closing down. I'm assuming he had better arguments he wasn't quoted on.

It is still off topic, but what would you like to call it, then, 4-5-1, 4-2-3-1, 4-3-3?

 

[WalkerboyUK]

So we would have one striker who's proven they can do something in the PL, along with one who's really not set the world alight this season, and 2 others who will be a complete unknown quantity.

Too risky for me - rather bring in Shane Long!

 

[THFC 1882]

Tottenham are set to kick-start their transfer business by making a £4million bid for Juventus striker Fabio Quagliarella this week.

http://metro.co.uk/2014/01/15/spurs...juventus-striker-fabio-quagliarella-4264862/?