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The Daily ITK Discussion Thread - DEADLINE DAY 31st August 2021
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RobjDerby
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It’s almost like , they have players who can play in multiple positions!! Wow
LeSoupeKitchen
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Of course Nuno's happy. We spent months trying to find a manager who would be ok with being shafted by Levy.
hellava_tough
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The players we brought in all seem like they're good purchases.
And the out-goings are likewise sensible.
Age of the squad has been reduced, Son signed a new deal and Kane is staying for another season (plus we didn't get bullied into selling him).
Main negatives are that we're light in CM and we still don't have a back-up striker.
It's unlikely that we'll ever splash £250m, or whatever it would take, to instantly challenge for the CL places again. But if we chip away at rebuilding the squad over the next 2 transfer windows, bringing in 5 or 6 more players, then I think that's a fairly astute way of going about things.
Final point, the Traore deal was a bit of a strange one for me. ITK suggests that Levy, Hitchen, Paratici, Nuno, etc, were all discussing the pros and cons of a £50m deal. That would imply that there was £50m to spend on the right player, as long as they were worth it. If that's the case, why not spend that £50m on someone else, or perhaps another couple of up and coming youngsters? Europe's skint, so there's great value out there.
And the out-goings are likewise sensible.
Age of the squad has been reduced, Son signed a new deal and Kane is staying for another season (plus we didn't get bullied into selling him).
Main negatives are that we're light in CM and we still don't have a back-up striker.
It's unlikely that we'll ever splash £250m, or whatever it would take, to instantly challenge for the CL places again. But if we chip away at rebuilding the squad over the next 2 transfer windows, bringing in 5 or 6 more players, then I think that's a fairly astute way of going about things.
Final point, the Traore deal was a bit of a strange one for me. ITK suggests that Levy, Hitchen, Paratici, Nuno, etc, were all discussing the pros and cons of a £50m deal. That would imply that there was £50m to spend on the right player, as long as they were worth it. If that's the case, why not spend that £50m on someone else, or perhaps another couple of up and coming youngsters? Europe's skint, so there's great value out there.
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Good window, some people are overlooking the fact that Gil can play in a variety of attacking roles. I think he will be a great asset, who will provide actual assists.
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Not sure if I agree that 45-50m for Traore is a gamble? You can argue that it's overpaying, but he's a proven prem player who would walk directly into our squad and improve it. I would say 30m for Ilaix Moriba is way more of a gamble, and 60m for Ndombele was a gamble.
nedley
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Why the disagrees.
What impact/contribution are you expecting Sarr to have on the club this season?
Honestly....
tommyt
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So you are accusing Nuno of being a patsy, a man of little or no integrity happy to be fucked over by Levy based on what exactly?
parklane yid
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I think we all agree at some point we need to address the striker situation. I am delighted with work paratici and Hitchen have done this summer. It’s only 4 months until window opens back up so I honestly feel our squad is fine and can be reevaluated in jan. Paratici never stops working and I am sure he will be working hard on future deals. He has already shown he does things differently
hellava_tough
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I don't think it's a gamble, because he's a known quanity, but is he worth that or is there better value elsewhere?
nedley
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That whole sentence doesn't make sense.
This summer a 'middle of the road, ok window' wasn't really the ticket was it?
hellava_tough
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Ron Burgundy
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That’s the way I see it. Of course there’s always a point where you have to say ‘not worth it’, but you’ll largely get your money back on that if you want to.
Honestly, why do you bother with Spurs at all?
Proven PL player that would walk into our squad? Like Doherty?
Moriba went for €15m.
Probably hence the negotiating.
Amo
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Yes. I think so too. But whether or not I agree with Levy isn't the issue.
tottenhamlad
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So once again To Dare is Too Dear.
If adama plays well until January we will miss out.
50m was not expensive. Ben White was 50m, some relatively unknown RB was 30m.
If adama plays well until January we will miss out.
50m was not expensive. Ben White was 50m, some relatively unknown RB was 30m.
LeSoupeKitchen
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Spurs play in the best league in the world and in one of the best stadiums in the world. We underachieve so any kind of success would be a huge celebration. It should be one of the most attractive jobs for a manager. How did we end up with Nuno whose style doesn't fit the criteria we set out with and who had been a free agent for 3 months?
I think it's widely agreed that we were looking for a "yes man".
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Maybe another club is the one for you! We're far from perfect but have a fighting chance of top four. I absolutely believe it. A squad turnaround can't be done in one window but Fab has made a great start clearing out and bringing in young talent.
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