This is a big pre-season for him. If he doesn't step up then we really should look to bringing in a quality CM that can pass the ball from deep. We need options in the midfield.
I think its great we have power in Dier, Wanyama, Dembele but i still think we need a clever CM that can tie everything together with quality passes to open up defences. Putting all the creative pressure on Eriksen will be too much when playing 2 games a week and thats if he stays fit.
I would have loved to have seen a signing like Banega who was on a free.
We don't have any midfield player in the squad that can pass over 10 metres.
Banega Video
https://youtu.be/tYYlgKN8pcQ
Another option should be Mahmoud, different type of player to Banega but progressive. Always looks for the incisive forward pass, technically good at shielding the ball in a congested midfield.
Mahmoud video
https://youtu.be/d2bC3v3pSxA
Bentaleb...
posted on 20/7/16
Personally I think the 4 central players in Dier, Dembele, Waynama & bentaleb is a great selection.
I'd certainly sell Carroll & If a good offer for Mason came in I'd let him go too.
posted on 20/7/16
comment by ツ Hєиgy (U9129)
posted 52 seconds ago
Personally I think the 4 central players in Dier, Dembele, Waynama & bentaleb is a great selection.
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don't think that's enough.
we need five, but agree carroll and mason should be cashed in on.
I would go after another senior CM, unless we are going to use Dele Alli as the 5th option
posted on 20/7/16
people always seem to forget about Eriksen when talking about our need of a midfielder who's capable on the ball .
Dembele is tidy in possession aswell <on>
posted on 20/7/16
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posted on 20/7/16
Eriksen just isn't strong enough to play central for me. If push come to shove Dele drops back and Eriksen moved to AM
posted on 20/7/16
Leftfield choice for 5th centre mid.....Grant Ward.
I would not put it past Poch
posted on 20/7/16
Lloris
Walker Toby Kev Rose
Dier
Alli Dembele
Eriksen
Kane Janssen
Is something I'd like to try.
posted on 20/7/16
comment by Chronic (U3423)
posted 1 hour, 15 minutes ago
comment by Don_tottenham (U3372)
posted 29 minutes ago
No chronic, I don't mind people challenging comments but when people come on calling people clueless etc for having an opinion. Basically bashing every single opinion you give just for the sake of arguing. Not to mention absolute bell ends on this site who I filtered ages ago but have this weird fascination in mentioning me every time I make a point. I can't be bothered with it.
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i don't argue with you for the sake of it. I argue if I dispute the point you are making.
you and I have agreed on lots of things over the years and have debated the same side against people in countless arguments.
lately however I happen to disagree with most things you say and am taking you to task on them.
several posters disagree with things I say and they all pull me up on it. and I usually defend my case.
you don't defend your case you just either get abusive or you say I am victimising you.
im not, I am just slightly irritated by your statement that bentaleb hasn't done much for spurs apart from under Sherwood as you are not giving the man due credit for his good performances in poch's first season.
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posted on 20/7/16
Dembele did well last season, he certainly turned round my opinion of him as I claimed more than once that he was "useless" or something like that...
What I want to see though is someone pushing him - everyone being pushed actually - to perform. Really hoping Bentaleb can do that as it saves us a few million quid! Bentaleb has something different to the rest of our midfielders as he has more passing variety in the sense he can pass short, medium and long. He was very good in 14/15 but poor in 15/15, not unheard of for a 20/21 year old.
Sounds as though he's doing the business in pre-season which obviously isn't always a precursor for the season ahead, but I'll take that as a positive right now.
I'd keep Mason as the 5th CM option, unless Poch fancies Alli in there? Carroll can go to Leeds or someone like that.
posted on 21/7/16
Don still raging