Your Spurs squad - Santini/Jol/Ramos era

[Kyras]

The title sort of describes it, name your 23 man, first-team squad and first choice starting XI, from the players we have had, or have, since Santini took over until now. 23 men made up of 3 keepers, 8 defenders, 8 midfielders and 4 strikers.

Goalkeepers
Gomes, Robinson, Cesar

Defenders
RB:Hutton, Chimbonda
CB: King, Woodgate, Dawson, Kaboul
LB: Bale, Lee

Midfielders
RM: Lennon, Bentley
CM: Modric, Jenas, Carrick, Huddlestone
LM: Dos Santos, Davids (first season)

Strikers
Berbatov, Keane, Kanoute, Defoe

Starting XI would be

Gomes
Hutton King Woodgate Bale
Lennon Modric Carrick Davids
Berbatov Keane
​

it was impossible to pick a starting XI that I liked, and toyed around with it loads, this team wouldn't work without Davids in there, he wuld cover Bale, and provide steel for Modric and Carrick as well. Couldn't choose between Keane and Kanoute individually, but Berba-Keane partnership was magic, and I think Hutton edges RB position due to his attitude and he's got a better cross than Chimbo.

 

[AlexSkree]

Love that team. having Davids on the left would give Modric the opportunity to go forward and give Bale the left side too.

 

[hellava_tough]

I think Steed is worth a shout, as is Tainio (for the squad) - basically need some Premiership experience in there.

Anyway, off the top of my head:

----------------Gomes-----------

Hutton------Woody-----King---Bale

Malbranque---Carrick---Tainio--Davids

--------------Keane---Berbatov------

Subs: Sanchez, Corluka, Modric, Dos Santos, Zokora, Kanoute, Bentley


Okay, so the team is a little light on creativity, but it's also rock-fuckin-solid. The midfield would work so hard, it'd be hard to break down our defence.

Also, we'd have plenty of creativity on the bench if we needed it.

If only this was our squad now (with a slightly younger Davids)

 

[AllSeeingEye]

Gomes (Robbo 2005)

Hutton (Chimbo) Woody (Corluka) King (Dawson 2006) Lee (Bale)

Lennon (Bentley) Jenas (Modric) Carrick (Zokora) Davids (Steed)

Keane (Defoe) Berbatov (Kanoute)

My team and the bracketed 2nd team.

 

[yid_born_n_bred]

Cerny

Pamarot Bunjevcevic Davenport Ekotto


Boateng Mabizela Murphy Jackson


Rasiak Postiga


Probably not all quite in that era, but some memorable names all the same. Where did Mabizela go, i loved him?!

 

[Kyras]

Cerny

Pamarot Bunjevcevic Davenport Ekotto


Boateng Mabizela Murphy Jackson


Rasiak Postiga


Probably not all quite in that era, but some memorable names all the same. Where did Mabizela go, i loved him?!

Back to RSA, to then be banned for 6 months for doing weed :lol:

 

[WhiteStripe]

OK Guys, throught I'd save you all trawling through the obscure Spurs player listings and post most if not all of the players we have been lucky enough to have playing for us since Mr Santini took over....apologies if I have made any glaring ommisions, trying to juggle a job with being a spurs fan is tough work!!!

Keepers​

Paul ROBINSON

Kasey KELLER
Marton FULOP
Radek CERNY
Heurelho GOMES
Cesar SANCHEZ​

​

Defenders

Noureddine NAYBET
Mauricio TARICCO
Goran BUNJEVCEVIC
Dean RICHARDS
Gary DOHERTY
Erik EDMAN
Noe Pamarot
Thimothee ATOUBA
Calum DAVENPORT
Michael DAWSON
Ledley KING
Philip IFIL
Anthony GARDNER
Stephen KELLY
Pascal CHIMBONDA
Benoit Assou-Ekotto
Ricardo ROCHA
Younes KABOUL
GILBERTO
Gareth BALE
Alan HUTTON
Dorian DERVITE
Jonathan WOODGATE
Chris GUNTER
Vedran CORLUKA
Paul STALTERI
Y-P LEE​

Midfielders
Sean DAVIS
Simon DAVIES
Pedro MENDES
Michael BROWN
Jamie REDKNAPP
Reto ZIEGLER
Andy REID
Mbulelo MABIZELA
Michael CARRICK
Rohan RICKETTS
Dean MARNEY
John JACKSON
Edgar DAVIDS
Teemu TAINIO
Danny MURPHY​

Didier ZOKORA

Wayne ROUTLEDGE
Tom HUDDLESTONE
Aaron LENNON
Jermaine JENAS
Hossam GHALY
Steed MALBRANQUE
Adel TAARABT
Jamie O'HARA
Kevin Prince BOATENG
David BENTLEY
Luka MODRIC​

Forwards

Fredi KANOUTE
Robbie KEANE
Hossam MIDO
Jermain DEFOE
Edson SILVA
Lee BARNARD
Mark YEATES
Grzegorz RASIAK
Mounir El HAMDAOUI
Dimitar BERBATOV
Andy BARCHAM
Darren BENT
Roman PAVLYUCHENKO
Fraizer CAMPBELL
Giovani Dos SANTOS​

 

[chileanspursfan]

What about K. Toda? Number 44 (or so) Asian sensation...

 

[WhiteStripe]

This is really tough, but I think my squad would be.....

Gomes​

Hutton…..Woodgate........…..King…..Bale​

Davids.....Carrick​

Lennon……………..........…….Malbranque​

Berbatov…Keane​

Subs
Robinson
Edman
Dawson
Pamarot
Redknapp
Huddlestone
Jenas
Zokora
Bentley
O’Hara
Kanoute
Defoe​

I think the main thing that i have realised (and probably already knew) is that we have not had a proper left sided winger ever, not once, we have not had a midfield general at all (other than 1 season of davids past his best) and we have not had enough backup to our defensive positions. That is a constant which needs to be fixed.....Mr Comolli, over to you......:roll:

 

[van_Pommel]

--------------------------Gomes------------------------

--Hutton-------Woodgate----King(before injuries)---Bale-

--Lennon-------Carrick-------Davids--------Modric------

----------------Berbatov------Keane-------------------

 

[WhiteStripe]

What about K. Toda? Number 44 (or so) Asian sensation...

I think he left before Santini came in.....moved to ADO Den Haag. He was a legend in all of the 4 appearences he made for us!!

 

[Chris12345]

--------------Fulop

Ifil Bunjy Ginger Pele Zeigler

Ricketts Prince-Bong Marney Reid

--------Rasiak Barcham


Subs: Alnwick, Richards, Tarrico, Jackson, Routledge, El Hammy, Yeates



Alas... what could have been

 

[Kendall]

Robinson

Hutton Naybet King Lee

Lennon Carrick Malbranque Davids

Defoe Berbatov​

 

[walton]

...what about Acimovic???

 

[WhiteStripe]

...what about Acimovic???

Loaned to lille in jan 2004, santini didn't come until that summer!!

 

[robin09]

Its actually quite depressing to see those 11's, knowing most of the key players have already left us.

 

[tRiKS]

The first team selected in this thread is the best... but only assuming Modric gets to where he was when we decided to sign him otherwise it's Jenas.

Davids and Bale on the Left OMG thats would be sweet. We were solid with Lee and Davids but going forward Mr Lee's final ball too often let us down and i for one would be happy to lose a lttle bit in experience and defensive nouse and go for Bales extra bit of class on the ball. Besides Woodgate would be next to Ledley and Hutton is at RB so the back 4 would be good enough to support Bale.

Carrick and Modric in the middle... Jeeez the ball retention would be up there with the best. Lennon as the outlet and Berbatov and Keane up front (drool). I would go as far as to say that side would be league title contenders.

 

[SpurSince57]

Why Mido no play?

But seriously, folks, I'd go with that first team as well, closely followed by H-T's.

 

[Jonesy]

Gomes
Hutton King Woodgate Bale
Lennon Modric Carrick Davids
Berbatov Keane
​

Unbeatable

shows what a pr!ck comolli and levy are for ruining it​

 

[Chris12345]

Gomes
Hutton King Woodgate Bale
Lennon Modric Carrick Davids
Berbatov Keane
​

Unbeatable

shows what a pr!ck comolli and levy are for ruining it​

Davids is now like 36 and wanted to return home, Berbatov and Carrick wanted to leave... the rest (minus Keane, who didn't have to be sold) are still with us... :roll: