parklane1
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Would agree with this, he has talent it justs needs a good coach to bring it out.
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Would agree with this, he has talent it justs needs a good coach to bring it out.
TheUltimateHotspur
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As it stands he is our best option for the wide left role. I don't think he is quite ready yet, but we don't have better options.
We badly need a new wide left man brought in.
We badly need a new wide left man brought in.
am_yisrael_chai
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Andros is going to be a star for us this coming season
TottenhamMattSpur
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People on here will still be saying he was out next big thing when he's long left spurs and failed at half a dozen other clubs *
*not saying he'll leave and fall, just that some spurs fans are obsessed with youth players coming through.
*not saying he'll leave and fall, just that some spurs fans are obsessed with youth players coming through.
eddiebailey
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He is a player who possesses a fantastic toolkit so here's hoping that AVB's coaching has not permanently damaged him.
Blake Griffin
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as much as i wasn't a fan of avb, andros looked much closer to "cracking it" under avb than he did tim. the hamstring injury seemed to have a massive impact on him, he looked woeful after that. hopefully he has a good pre-season and poch gets the best out of him as he certainly has talent despite being english.
Yep. Hope so too.Very exciting. Raw material that needs subtlety and sophistication.
markieboy
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I have high hopes for Andros and I hope we see him playing with more of a free role in the middle.He has the pace to trouble any team, he can go left or right and can strike a ball.
With the right coaching and encouragement,this lad could go far.
With the right coaching and encouragement,this lad could go far.
eddiev14
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People on here are seriously fucking harsh on Townsend. It hacks me off.
The guy is the first Spurs player in ages to come through the ranks with that rare ability to get all the fans out of their seats in excitement.
People forget that last season was his first proper year of consistent first team football.
It basically all went to shit after he got injured, but so did our season, and before his injury he was arguably out best player.
Also, after spending months on the sidelines, he returned to a squad being managed by a guy who had no idea how to use him (or the majority of the rest of his players).
I see Townsend as one of those rare players who actually fits the modern winger/inside forward role - two footed, good cross, can shoot. He just needs the direction and coaching as to how he puts it all together. It's all there in raw form.
I think he's immensely talented, with bags of potential. Plus, and for me this is so vital, he wants to play for the shirt.
100% behind Andros.
The guy is the first Spurs player in ages to come through the ranks with that rare ability to get all the fans out of their seats in excitement.
People forget that last season was his first proper year of consistent first team football.
It basically all went to shit after he got injured, but so did our season, and before his injury he was arguably out best player.
Also, after spending months on the sidelines, he returned to a squad being managed by a guy who had no idea how to use him (or the majority of the rest of his players).
I see Townsend as one of those rare players who actually fits the modern winger/inside forward role - two footed, good cross, can shoot. He just needs the direction and coaching as to how he puts it all together. It's all there in raw form.
I think he's immensely talented, with bags of potential. Plus, and for me this is so vital, he wants to play for the shirt.
100% behind Andros.
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Locotoro
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I believe Townsend is at the same stage in his career that was successfully overcome by Ronaldo, Bale and Di Maria before him.
The stage where you learn that team productivity is more important than individual glory. The time where you realise that getting down the line and putting in 10 accurate crosses into the 6 yard box is more effective than coming inside and getting off 3 shots to test the keeper. He has to learn to put the team first and learn to take control of the game through example not individualism.
Those 3 players listed are incredibly talented but also incredibly hard workers for their team. If he doesn't learn to curb and channel is individual ability he will go the way of Nani, Denilson (of Betis fame) and our very own Bentley and join the ranks of those players more concerned with adding to their youtube portfolio than achieving success on the pitch.
The stage where you learn that team productivity is more important than individual glory. The time where you realise that getting down the line and putting in 10 accurate crosses into the 6 yard box is more effective than coming inside and getting off 3 shots to test the keeper. He has to learn to put the team first and learn to take control of the game through example not individualism.
Those 3 players listed are incredibly talented but also incredibly hard workers for their team. If he doesn't learn to curb and channel is individual ability he will go the way of Nani, Denilson (of Betis fame) and our very own Bentley and join the ranks of those players more concerned with adding to their youtube portfolio than achieving success on the pitch.
eddiebailey
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Agree he was woeful on his return from injury, but his decline had begun months before he did his hamstring; both Harry and Roy seemed to be able to get performances out of Andros, but AVB seemed to encourage a policy of shooting from distance, rather than of delivering balls into the box which could be cleared to launch a counter-attack. The poor return on this approach visibly sapped the lad's confidence, so that before the end an air of desperation had crept in.
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dontcallme
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Ok thanks for the info, thats good to know.
In that case I place the blame 100% on AVBs head!
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Locotoro
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I think two things happened to his career to have a detrimental effect both happened within a short period. Firstly, Bale's meteoric rise to global fame and world class status made Townsend rightly believe that he "could" also achieve the same level of success. However, what went wrong was that Townsend believed he could do it overnight whereas Bale had shown over two and half seasons that he was becoming the real deal.
To compound matters he scored that England goal and became a national treasure in an instant.
The worst thing anyone can ever do is believe their own hype. And in that respect, as much as I was a supporter of AVB and I give him his dues in the role he played in Bale's development, I also think AVB has a portion of the blame to take in trying to shoe horn Townsend into that Bale hole that was left and try to get him to do the same thing.
I think the best thing for him is to play on the left and focus solely on beating his man and putting cross after cross. From a strength and conditioning perspective I would also suggest he improves his upper body strength as he is somewhat on the slight side.
Kendall
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He needed to get more of those shots on target but in a lot of those games, teams were putting 10 behind the ball. Creating chances in the box was as low percentage as striking the ball from outside it.
Strikeb4ck
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I hate the people that write him off and slag him off every time he shoots. He is Spurs through and through and one of our best youth products in a long time. Don't see why people don't want him to succeed. Hope he has a breakthrough season, the potential is there.
He was unreal for England, and for Spurs at the beginning of the season.
He'll flourish further under Poch, I'm under no illusions that, that will be the case.
I'm sure he's highly rated, he's young, quick and does actually have a decent left foot.
Where he'll play, I'm not sure, but I rate him very highly.
He'll flourish further under Poch, I'm under no illusions that, that will be the case.
I'm sure he's highly rated, he's young, quick and does actually have a decent left foot.
Where he'll play, I'm not sure, but I rate him very highly.
