spursgirl21
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Lots of stuff on here and on transfer forum about DM candidates. In my opinion we already have one - Teemu Tainio. Absolutely outstanding against L'Ar5e when he put Fabregas in his pocket. Has hardly been given a look in since then other than out of position. For me , put him in that DM position and he never lets us down. He plays like he has white and blue blood in his veins.
Better in that position than Zokora, Hudd or Jenas ( or some of the signings we are linked with ) I was amazed that we were apparently willing to offload him to Brum on deadline day.Someone has to do the fetching and carrying for Modric and why not TT ? We have lots of kids in our squad and Tainio can help bring them along.[/quote]
Totally agree I can understand with injury history that Teemu can't always be picked because of this, BUT last season he was actually better with injuries and was avalibe for a lot more games. When Teemu does play its is usally is LB/RB or LM and hardly ever in his prefered DM role I think he played this role maybe twice last season? , in what ever positon he plays he never lets us down and usually only makes mistakes because he has run himself into the ground or in some cases when JJ has gifted the ball to the opposistion and Teemu is in a state of shock about JJ usless tackling!! although I do maintain they are the strongest midfield pairing and JJ does seem to shine when playing alongside TT.
The highlighted point i totally agree with, it has already been talked about that Teemu is rumoured to be one of the first senior players to support and give gudience to the youngsters and this is just as important as what he does for the team on the pitch. Teemu as far as I can tell from reports and interviews with mangement and players is very highly thought off within the squad, and one that takes genuine intrest in the sqaud as a whole and the development of youngsters, I'm sure I read somewhere that he wants to stay at the club and become a coach and help the devlopment of the youngsters and I for one think he would be great at this. He would be a good role model for the players and his passion for the club would rub off on the players.
One other thing looking at the footage on spurs tv and the pictures from Pre season Teemu is looking really fit and hopefully that is a sign of things to come, I hope he stays and is given a chance to play in his DM role either way he is a reliable squad player.