Ex-Player Watch Player watch: Jan Vertonghen
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theShiznit
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Athenspur
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Love Jan.
Me too. But he looks even worse now.
Benfica about to crash out of the UCL before it even starts.
Oh, and Vinicius just came in as a sub.
TEESSIDE1
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Both of their new strikers and Vinícius all started on the bench... bizarre considering they’re now heading out of the UCL.
Who’s our next manager?
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Would have loved to have seen Jan stay a bit longer. Him and Toby could still perform at a high level if we had two good fullbacks taking the pressure off them. Rose and Walker did it admirably. With Doherty and someone like Reguillon,he could still be an excellent player.
Locotoro
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And a defensive midfielder protecting them.
I don't think Jan has lost it, I just think he's hit a period of poor form at the worst time in his career. You don't go from some sensational performances from wing back no less to being useless overnight
Who’s our next manager?
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Yes, a really top defensive midfielder. Hojbjerg could be very good but I would love Sangare in as well.
Shadydan
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He lost it, his legs were gone.
People really need to let this go, he knew it, Jose knew it, Poch knew it - he was done as Spurs - shame he couldn't win anything with us but it was time to move on.
This is starting to remind me of the Dembele revisionism, he was in the same boat - neither player wasn't up to it anymore.
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He might have not cut it playing Poch’s high line and with Davies outside him.With a deeper back four and a better left back who knows.Perhaps one more season?
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Europa League for him then, they go into the group stage when they failed in the CL qualification.
We can't face them in the group stage due to seeding, but perhaps later.
We can't face them in the group stage due to seeding, but perhaps later.
SlotBadger
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absolute bobbins
Am Yisrael Chai
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Spurs have upped their social game so much.
mark87
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And more importantly have kept their class.
dontcallme
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Best assist ever.
Vertonghen says he played through concussion problems for nine months
In a chilling interview, the 33-year-old revealed that he played through symptoms to earn a new deal with the club following a head collision with his then team-mate Toby Alderweireld.
This story really got me - poor guy
Spurs 1961
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Shocking story. Football will forever be in the dark ages, sadly. Once again it lags way behind sports that have far less reach and far less financial muscle. Dealing with head injuries properly should be a given in this day and age
Everlasting Seconds
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Why didn’t he retire this summer? What if he suffers another? Doesn’t even have to be as major once the damage is done. Should just retire to Belgium and drink beer. But what a shame. Without that bizzarre moment, he’d be playing his best for us right now.
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I mean concussion going on that long is not that uncommon, particularly if you don't take adequate rest. But once recovered the chances of a second concussion double, but that is still pretty low odds. The damage may be done, but he may only find out about what damage that is many years from now. It's highly unlikely after recovering that there will be any significant mid-term effects.
I don't blame him for not retiring if he didn't want to, the problem is he felt pressured to play and played pretty much instantly after. The reality is he was injured and needed to take a few months out until he no longer had any symptoms. Unfortunately, while the impact on the length of his football career is likely to be minimal, by playing with a concussion he has put himself under considerable risk.
Football needs to change, particularly around head injuries. It's just not worth it.
