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Toby Alderweireld

danielneeds

Kick-Ass
May 5, 2004
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Advantages are they he and Verts know each other very well so establishing a partnership shouldn't be a problem. He's pretty dominant in the air.

Downsides, he's always looked a bit wooden and not the most mobile to me.
 

Shanks

Kinda not anymore....
May 11, 2005
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And that it may just be a little game playing to move forward the MM deal....

I guess any incomings are reliant on outgoings, so always going to be difficult to arrange at the same time!
 

yido_number1

He'll always be magic
Jun 8, 2004
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Advantages are they he and Verts know each other very well so establishing a partnership shouldn't be a problem. He's pretty dominant in the air.

Downsides, he's always looked a bit wooden and not the most mobile to me.
Sounds like Dawson Mk2... It strike me that MM is a nice balance of ball player/defender. In the clips I've seen he seems to intercept and stop a lot of the front post crosses. Someone like TA looks more the Vidic type winning headers and making blocks.
 

Huddlestone22

Tom Huddlestone
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If no deal happens for MM I'd be happy if we brought in Alerweireld. He's a reliable defender with history of playing in a similar system to our's, not to mention the fact he's already established a partnership with Verts.
 

rockyhotspur

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Jul 20, 2008
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Although TA is an OK player there is a reason he is cheaper than MM and that is because he is not as good.
 

HoltbiusMac

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Jun 25, 2013
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He's fairly decent covering at RB too, right?

Wonder if he could be cover there until Walker gets back/Yedlin arrives and allowing Naughton to leave.
 

Rod101

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I don't think that he's quite the upgrade that we need. I don't think that he's quite good enough.

Hopefully as said above, this is designed to try to unblock the MM deal.
 

VegasII

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May 14, 2008
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Could be something in it. He's cheaper than MM and if Athletico are sniffing around Soldado then it's possible that we may see a deal here.
 

Barry Mead

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Jan 31, 2013
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Nowhere near the quality we need, I just think this is a made up story by the press because of the Verts link or by his agent because he wants a move as he unsurprisingly rarely gets any playing time at AM
 

TEESSIDE1

Married, new job and Spurs on the up!
Jul 3, 2006
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Nowhere near the quality we need, I just think this is a made up story by the press because of the Verts link or by his agent because he wants a move as he unsurprisingly rarely gets any playing time at AM

Our itk's were critical of Toby when we were linked with him pre-signing for A Madrid. Lack of pace and an inability to stay tight to his man.
 

Ghost Hardware

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Aug 31, 2012
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Would prefer to start Vlad and Kab ahead of him. A okay player but we should really be looking for a starter not a back up, and Toby is certainly a back up.
 

YiddoInPoland

You got some statistical evidence to back that up?
Aug 6, 2011
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Saw the name, thought "doesn't this guy have the turning circle of a small country?" came in thread and people confirmed it, thanks lads!
 

MattPhilpott

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May 30, 2013
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Perhaps would have taken him last summer if he could have established a lengthy and consistent partnership with Verts. Unfortunately he opted for AM which has not kept him sharp enough to be thrown into the PL

He is a very dominant force in the air is very good at making blocks, like Dawson is, however, as mentioned, he is not very quick at all and will not suit a high line of defence, so overall, no thanks...
 

Snarfalicious

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Jul 15, 2012
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I personally feel like he'd be a great option if we wanted to replace both Kaboul and Dawson by bringing in Alderweireld and Musacchio as they are what I would consider upgrades to bolster the RCB position. But, Musacchio should obviously be the priority if we are just brining in one.
 

Sweech

Ruh Roh Ressegnon
Jun 27, 2013
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Didn't like him when we were linked last year and definitely not a fan now that he couldn't cut it in La Liga.
 
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