- May 31, 2007
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Some interesting insights from Gunter from someone on Spurs Odyssey. A good read i thought
"OK, Gunter did a presser (sic) yesterday for nationals in England and the Welsh regionals...
Wales see him as centre back long term. Spurs categorically do not and he always trains as a right-back and is often paired in training exercises with Hutton, which I thought seemed rather sensible.
Goalkeepers, he politely told me that the players were very unhappy with this situation last season. Robbo's confidence had gone completely.
He thinks Gomes is the best goalkeeper he's ever seen. Apparently he's been phenomenal in training and the players already f**king love him.
His English is excellent and he's replaced Keano as chief prankster.
Ramos picks and drops people sometimes entirely based on their performances in training. Apparently the intensity is very high and Gus organises most things.
Everyone accepts the situation with Ledley King. He is treated with great reverance by the players and that was even the case with Berbatov and Keane.
Yes there was a bust-up in training with Berba - but he wouldn't say who with. Gunter had no problems with Berbatov and says he acted very professionally in training right up to deadline day and the players never bothered to talk to him about him not wanting to play. They just got on with it.
Roman Pavlyuchenko speaks very little English and had an interpreter with him when he was introduced to the players on Friday. As he also doesn't speak Spanish, I presume the interpreter will be kept on.
Bale and Gunter are very close, but Gunter is closest to his new lodger, Aaron Ramsay. Spurs were never in for Ramsay, despite Gunter telling him to join us anyway. Gunter and Ramsay split the chores.
Robbie Keane thinks Gareth Bale will be the best player in the world. Seriously.
Bale did a big selling job on Spurs to Gunter in January, Everton also wanted him.
A lot of the younger players are really happy we've signed Frazier Campbell.
John Bostock is equal in skill and technique to any senior player.
Modric has replaced Berbatov as most gifted player in the squad in training.
Everyone loves Gio.
Lennon and Bentley are really good mates.
He didn't know Pav couldn't play in Europe.
My biggest revelation was going to be that the players were told we'd be signing another striker
yesterday. But Spurs have rather stolen my thunder!
I believe the striker to be Huntelaar, from the clues he dropped today and from someone else I spoke to today."