Your Spurs team of the decade
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jimmy-jojo
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I would go for the following:-
Gomes
Corluka King Woodgate Ziege
Anderton Carrick Davids Ginola
Keane Berbatov
Gomes
Corluka King Woodgate Ziege
Anderton Carrick Davids Ginola
Keane Berbatov
danielneeds
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I would go:
___________Gomes__________
Carr_____King__Woodgate___Lee
_______Carrick___Poyet_______
___________ Ginola___________
___Berbatov_Sheringham_Keane__
___________Gomes__________
Carr_____King__Woodgate___Lee
_______Carrick___Poyet_______
___________ Ginola___________
___Berbatov_Sheringham_Keane__
danielneeds
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That is rubbish. The only game I can remember that he "cost" us, was Man United at home when he got robbed by his mate Park. He may not have been the best going forward, but he was a conistent and reliable defender
brendanb50
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As much as i like Gomes, I think Robbo was top draw for us before Ramos arrived. I'd pick
___________Robbo___________
Carr___King___Woodgate__Zeige
Lennon___Carrick___Davids____Ginola
_____Keane___Berbatov (I hate this pick)
I think as a strike force i dont think, Keane and Berba can be beaten. I think Woodgate and King, if consistently fit would be the/one of the best pairings in the premierleague.
Davids is mainly in through lack of competition really. Although i think it did signal a change in mentality in the club when we signed him. I think he gave us a bit of a lift. I think Palacios will better what he did for us in a few years. JJ is potentially another shout for that slot.
___________Robbo___________
Carr___King___Woodgate__Zeige
Lennon___Carrick___Davids____Ginola
_____Keane___Berbatov (I hate this pick)
I think as a strike force i dont think, Keane and Berba can be beaten. I think Woodgate and King, if consistently fit would be the/one of the best pairings in the premierleague.
Davids is mainly in through lack of competition really. Although i think it did signal a change in mentality in the club when we signed him. I think he gave us a bit of a lift. I think Palacios will better what he did for us in a few years. JJ is potentially another shout for that slot.
brendanb50
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I think i just read my post again Eek
WhiteStripe
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Not hard....
Gomes
Carr - King - Dawson - Lee
Lennon - Carrick - Davids - Ginola
Keane - Berbatov
Carr - King - Dawson - Lee
Lennon - Carrick - Davids - Ginola
Keane - Berbatov
tRiKS
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not a 1999 anderton V's a 2009 Lennon but Anderton at his peak 95-97 walks all over Lennon. And would get in CM ahead of Carrick too. For this though it's 1999-2009 and we should pick the best players form wise who played in that time period.
does realism come into it? The best 2 CF's in that time period were Berbs and Teddy but in a real game who would really play both in the front line in the absence of someone more direct and pacey?
I'm not doing one.
BringBack_leGin
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Gomes: While I loved Robinson and for two years he was great, when I watch back old clips of his first two years the mistakes had already begun. Our defence was better on better form so his deficiencies were not exposed, but we should have seen the signs. I loved Robinson but Gomes for me is a better goalkeeper in almost every aspect of his game.
Corluka: I can't think of having ever seen a top class right back at Spurs before we signed Corluka. Carr, Stalteri, Hutton, all have been good in spurts, but this guy is good or great most of the time and accomplished both defensively and going forward.
King: Hands down the best defender anywhere of the past ten years, when fit.
Judas: Pains me to include him, but he really was a superb centre half when at Spurs. The single best tackler I have ever seen, great in the air, fast, strong as an ox and not bad on the ball either. If only he'd stuck around to play with King, it would have been poetic in it's beauty.
Taricco: I think Ekotto is probably the better left back, an d footballer, but Taricco was a fighter, you could always rely on him. He was not without skill, but the way he relieved us when under pressure, the way he never gave up, and a simply possessed performance in the 5-1 win v Chelsea, I have nothing but wonderful things to say. On top of it all, he went to West Ham, got injured straight away and didn't accept a penny, tearing his contract up. Pure class.
Palacios: No two ways about it, before Palacios I had never seen a true fighter in the Spurs midfield. No soft centre with this man around, his attitude, committment, and determination won us over in his first performances for us. Even off form he is integral to our side and it is impossible not to love this player.
Carrick: A truly class player who we should have tried harder to keep. When he arrived he stayed in his shell, happy to keep us in possession but never really pushing on beyond being just a good anchor man. Then in his second season he seemed to grab himself by the scruff of the mullett and turn on the verve. First touch, positioning, beautiful passing long and short and some great dribbling meant that this man always looked like he had all the time in the world.
Modric: A truly wonderful little player, always fighting for the right to play, and then playing with some applomb. Good dribbler, good passer, always pushing forward, determined and skillful in equal measure, he really does make us tick when he plays.
Lennon: This is his 5th season, and apart from his 3rd season at the club he's always been brilliant, and has always continued improving. He has the beating of any fullback around when he wants, he has become a good crosser of the ball and he has added goals to his game. He lifts the crowd and excites us, a wonderful player and only 800k he cost!
Ginola; As if I was going to leave him out. The best, bar none, player I have ever had the pleasure of witnessing in a Spurs shirt. A gladiatorial presence, lacking in nothing, this wonderful entertainer carried us through our darkest times and played the game the only way it should be played, beautifully.
Berbatov: A truly world class player, strong and skillful, good on the ground and in the air, wonderful touch and dribbling, all the technique in the world. For a while I considered him the best centre forward in Europe, and it is a shame that Ferguson seems unable to use him properly, but regardless of how it ended I will always remember Berbatov as a genius and a player who I went to White Hart Lane to watch.
Corluka: I can't think of having ever seen a top class right back at Spurs before we signed Corluka. Carr, Stalteri, Hutton, all have been good in spurts, but this guy is good or great most of the time and accomplished both defensively and going forward.
King: Hands down the best defender anywhere of the past ten years, when fit.
Judas: Pains me to include him, but he really was a superb centre half when at Spurs. The single best tackler I have ever seen, great in the air, fast, strong as an ox and not bad on the ball either. If only he'd stuck around to play with King, it would have been poetic in it's beauty.
Taricco: I think Ekotto is probably the better left back, an d footballer, but Taricco was a fighter, you could always rely on him. He was not without skill, but the way he relieved us when under pressure, the way he never gave up, and a simply possessed performance in the 5-1 win v Chelsea, I have nothing but wonderful things to say. On top of it all, he went to West Ham, got injured straight away and didn't accept a penny, tearing his contract up. Pure class.
Palacios: No two ways about it, before Palacios I had never seen a true fighter in the Spurs midfield. No soft centre with this man around, his attitude, committment, and determination won us over in his first performances for us. Even off form he is integral to our side and it is impossible not to love this player.
Carrick: A truly class player who we should have tried harder to keep. When he arrived he stayed in his shell, happy to keep us in possession but never really pushing on beyond being just a good anchor man. Then in his second season he seemed to grab himself by the scruff of the mullett and turn on the verve. First touch, positioning, beautiful passing long and short and some great dribbling meant that this man always looked like he had all the time in the world.
Modric: A truly wonderful little player, always fighting for the right to play, and then playing with some applomb. Good dribbler, good passer, always pushing forward, determined and skillful in equal measure, he really does make us tick when he plays.
Lennon: This is his 5th season, and apart from his 3rd season at the club he's always been brilliant, and has always continued improving. He has the beating of any fullback around when he wants, he has become a good crosser of the ball and he has added goals to his game. He lifts the crowd and excites us, a wonderful player and only 800k he cost!
Ginola; As if I was going to leave him out. The best, bar none, player I have ever had the pleasure of witnessing in a Spurs shirt. A gladiatorial presence, lacking in nothing, this wonderful entertainer carried us through our darkest times and played the game the only way it should be played, beautifully.
Berbatov: A truly world class player, strong and skillful, good on the ground and in the air, wonderful touch and dribbling, all the technique in the world. For a while I considered him the best centre forward in Europe, and it is a shame that Ferguson seems unable to use him properly, but regardless of how it ended I will always remember Berbatov as a genius and a player who I went to White Hart Lane to watch.
Gomes
Corluka Campbell King Taricco
Palacios Carrick
Lennon Modric Ginola
Berbatov
Subs
Robinson: Always be Englands number 1 to me.
Woodgate: Won us a league cup final in one of his first games.
Ekotto: A superb full back who is only getting better.
Davids: A huge boost to us getting near glory once more.
Kranjcar: On this form he may well make the first team soon.
Keane: 91 League goals for us, 120 in all competitions.
Defoe: Finally realising his potential, you always expect him to score.
Corluka Campbell King Taricco
Palacios Carrick
Lennon Modric Ginola
Berbatov
Subs
Robinson: Always be Englands number 1 to me.
Woodgate: Won us a league cup final in one of his first games.
Ekotto: A superb full back who is only getting better.
Davids: A huge boost to us getting near glory once more.
Kranjcar: On this form he may well make the first team soon.
Keane: 91 League goals for us, 120 in all competitions.
Defoe: Finally realising his potential, you always expect him to score.
stormfly
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Gomes
Corluka...Dawson...Bassong...BAE
Lennon...Wilson....Carrick...Modric
.............Defoe...Berbatov
So basically buy back Carrick and Berbatov in January and we'll be in the top 4.
Edit: I would have put King and Woodgate at CB but as they are never fit I would have messed up my smart ass answer.:wink:
Corluka...Dawson...Bassong...BAE
Lennon...Wilson....Carrick...Modric
.............Defoe...Berbatov
So basically buy back Carrick and Berbatov in January and we'll be in the top 4.
Edit: I would have put King and Woodgate at CB but as they are never fit I would have messed up my smart ass answer.:wink:
yiddobrett
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Robinson
Carr---Dawson---King---Taricco
Lennon---Carrick---Palacios---Ginola
Keane---Berbatov
Carr---Dawson---King---Taricco
Lennon---Carrick---Palacios---Ginola
Keane---Berbatov
Subs: Gomes; Woodgate, Corluka; Modric, Jenas; Sheringham, Defoe.
llamafarmer
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Gomes
Carr King Woodgate Ziege
Lennon Carrick Palacios Ginola
Modric
Berbatov
Carr King Woodgate Ziege
Lennon Carrick Palacios Ginola
Modric
Berbatov
Tough call at left back and I've kind of wedged Modric in there because I think he's great - I'd rather play 4-4-2! Otherwise it's a pretty easy pick imo.
Probably best 11 over the decade but not my favourite.
Gomes
Corluka King Campbell Ziege
Lennon Carrick Modric Ginola
Keane Berbatov
Think Ginola left in 2000 though and Campbell in 2001 :duh:, I also really liked Espen Baardsen and Steffen Iversen :shrug:, I loved that era but I also hated it aswell :bang:
Gomes
Corluka King Campbell Ziege
Lennon Carrick Modric Ginola
Keane Berbatov
Think Ginola left in 2000 though and Campbell in 2001 :duh:, I also really liked Espen Baardsen and Steffen Iversen :shrug:, I loved that era but I also hated it aswell :bang:
kaz Hirai
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glad 2 people were honest enough to include campbell, he may be scum of the earth, but when at his best he was as good as King, King....maybe still slighty edges him in that king is so comfortable on the ball.
-----------Gomes
Corluka---King--Scumball---BAE
Lennon---Carrick--Modric--Ginola
-----Berbaslag---Keane
-----------Gomes
Corluka---King--Scumball---BAE
Lennon---Carrick--Modric--Ginola
-----Berbaslag---Keane
