I think that's the precise reason why he wanted to leave.holtby should have been mason and eriksen's cover
I think that's the precise reason why he wanted to leave.
Not sure if this has been linked already, couldn't see it here.
http://www.vavel.com/en/internation...nt-hamburg-switch-hoping-for-better-2015.html
Seems to suggest its been confirmed on 4 year deal.
Its a shame, I thought he was going to be a great signing but it never seemed to click for him here, reports seem to suggest he has been poor out on loan as well.
Not sure if this has been linked already, couldn't see it here.
http://www.vavel.com/en/internation...nt-hamburg-switch-hoping-for-better-2015.html
Seems to suggest its been confirmed on 4 year deal.
Its a shame, I thought he was going to be a great signing but it never seemed to click for him here, reports seem to suggest he has been poor out on loan as well.
May as well put a Spurs shirt on a Labrador.
Can't be that bad, seems to average 7 out of 10 in his performances - http://www.whoscored.com/Players/41004/Show/Lewis-Holtby
Sporting considerations aside, I'm totally in favor of this idea.
He is not young anymore.
He wouldn't be and wasn't close to 1st choice.
He is not home grown.
Eriksen is younger than him.
Pritchard is even younger.
He had no skill which was outstanding, ie. he was best at nothing.
He has missed vital time to adjust to Pochettino's "system".
He has played his last match for Spurs under a paid contract.
I'm not negative to him, I don't dislike him at all. I was trying to be realistic and level headed, without tying hopes and emotions into it.I do agree that he's not coming back though, but I don't think it's because we wanted him out.
I'm not negative to him, I don't dislike him at all. I was trying to be realistic and level headed, without tying hopes and emotions into it.
i swear that dog in your picture has the same expression as Daws after one our defensive speciality shows..
It's an interesting thought, and I've heard it, and agreed to it, before. Looking at Paulinho, Capoue & Stambouli of late, & Bentale when he is jaded, Holtby wouldn't have done any worse.Which you certainly did, but I was merely pointing out another scenario where I think he could have been useful (since in your post you alluded to him playing CAM) in our current setup.
Haha none of it matters though since he's gone, so is all pandering anyway.
He really hasn't been bad at all. He was one of the highest profile transfer moves into the Bundesliga for a crap side that scored all of nine goals in the first half of the season, with four of those being from the penalty spot. He has also played a great deal of time at left wing this season since it's their weakest position
I like him as a player but he always ran out of steam at around 65 minutes perhaps because of his style of play.Holtby is jack of all trades but master at none. Work rate was never a problem with Holtby. His biggest drawback was he never took the game & affected change. We have few such players in squad - but they were brought in at high price. So, guess Holtby has become the expendable one.
Good luck to him.