Lamela and Janssen left out of Champions League squad

[mawspurs]

Erik Lamela and Vincent Janssen have been left out of Tottenham’s Champions League squad, with Spurs only naming 21 players due to Uefa’s homegrown restrictions.

Read the full article at Independent

 

[beuller]

Ouch

 

[Indacupfortottenham]

To be fair Lamela is still injured and if there was no more space left then Jansen is the obvious choice given his lack of goals and Llorente's arrival.

 

[adamsky]

Not very encouraging regarding Lamela's return from injury

 

[double0]

What does this mean for both players?

 

[bat-chain]

Feel sad for Janssen, like they are trying to force him out.

 

[double0]

Good news for N'koudou... Like this

 

[14/04/91]

Feel sad for Janssen, like they are trying to force him out.

Nothing of the sort. The club has a decision to make due to UEFA rules.
Who else would you leave out of the squad?

 

[bat-chain]

Foyth, we are rammed with CB's and he has barely played any senior games at any level.

 

[Bilko]

Well according to the bookies odds we're gonna be out on our ear very quickly anyway-so Lamela wont be ready and Janssen can relax a little more

 

[yawa]

Not very encouraging regarding Lamela's return from injury

This is just the squad up until 6th December when the group stage ends. He can be added after if he's fit.

 

[WhiteHeartLowe]

Damn shame about Lamela, I think if he had been fit and on form he would have been a major asset in the CL.

 

[Gaz_Gammon]

Feel sad for Janssen, like they are trying to force him out.

Why are the club trying to "force" him out?

He would have been told in no uncertain terms if he didn't have any future at the Club in the same way as Kabul, Lennon, Capoue, Townsend, etc.

Poch was never going to carry three strikers for one place in the CL squad, that was obvious.

 

[davidmatzdorf]

There's no point in including Lamela. He's not going to be fit in time for the first few group matches.

As for Janssen, there's no room for 3 out-and-out strikers in the squad. Son has more positional flexibility and Llorente has relevant experience.

So it has sod-all to do with "forcing him out" and a lot to do with "trying to win the matches".

 

[Dan_Ward]

So Spanish international Cesc Fabregas qualifies in the U.K as a 'home grown' player, but England midfielder Eric Dier does not?

 

[Everlasting Seconds]

Includes Sissoko, excludes Janssen.

So Spanish international Cesc Fabregas qualifies in the U.K as a 'home grown' player, but England midfielder Eric Dier does not?

That's the rules. It's not about nationality, but where you played football as a kid. Fabregas came to the UK when he was 16. Dier played very little footie in the UK as a teenager.

 

[guiltyparty]

Can you bet on a player never playing for a club again? If so wish I'd gone in on Lamela a while back, getting farcical. This is effectively acknowledging he's out for a year and a half minimum

 

[beuller]

There's no point in including Lamela. He's not going to be fit in time for the first few group matches.

As for Janssen, there's no room for 3 out-and-out strikers in the squad. Son has more positional flexibility and Llorente has relevant experience.

So it has sod-all to do with "forcing him out" and a lot to do with "trying to win the matches".

I agree entirely. But as a player I'd feel quite hurt.

 

[Pat Rice Spurs fan]

Shame. I'd have liked to see Jansen in there, too. All it takes is an injury to Kane and we'll look short again.
Surely Foyth isn't going to get game time. Even with injuries to Jan & Toby, we'd play Dier, Sanchez, Davies, and possibly even Wanyama & Aurier.
Maybe he can fill in as an emergency centre forward

 

[Jadon Benjamin]

Jansen will get FA cup and League cup. Why's everyone crying? ?