We certainly need to strengthen at Goal Keeper with 2 old timers on the books, Brad has been consistent and made few mistakes but how many worldy saves can you remember him making.
Left back is also a weak position, Rose and BAE are not quite good enough in my opinion.
And obviously cover for the wings, a new CB and 2 strikers.
The problem is shifting dead wood on fat salaries, hence why they are loaned. It will be an interesting summer, new manager .... player sales and arrivals etc.
"And a final thing, maybe the next manager needs to sacrifice playing 'The Spurs way' yes Redknapp did it well and we all loved it when we were smashing teams 4/5 nil with our pacey wingers and counter attacking flair. But you can't do it for 38 games of a season, throw in another dozen cup games and we're playing over 50 games in the space of 9 months."
1981-82
comfortablynumb (U5155)
"This is the biggest summer EVER at Spurs in the PL era,"
Just like the last one, then.
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With hindsight you could say that last summer we thought it was, but it actually wasn't. We were fine until January, surpassing all expectations in fact, we then shipped out half a team on loan and got no-one in.
Some of the problems arose/were compounded last summer, but here is what we face this summer (as well as needing a new manager and coaching squad!!) that I posted elsewhere:
Players either definitely or probably wanting to leave: Modric, Niko, Gio, Defoe, Ade, (plus Charlie, Pienaar, Jenas, Bassong, Bentley of course). Bale, Kaboul, Sandro, even Parker (depending on new manager) - possibles.
Players probably not wanted for next season: King and/or Gallas, Saha, Nelsen, Khumalo.
However big we thought last summer was, this one coming is a problem many, many times greater.
This summer will be massive.
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posted on 22/4/12
We certainly need to strengthen at Goal Keeper with 2 old timers on the books, Brad has been consistent and made few mistakes but how many worldy saves can you remember him making.
Left back is also a weak position, Rose and BAE are not quite good enough in my opinion.
And obviously cover for the wings, a new CB and 2 strikers.
The problem is shifting dead wood on fat salaries, hence why they are loaned. It will be an interesting summer, new manager .... player sales and arrivals etc.
posted on 22/4/12
"And a final thing, maybe the next manager needs to sacrifice playing 'The Spurs way' yes Redknapp did it well and we all loved it when we were smashing teams 4/5 nil with our pacey wingers and counter attacking flair. But you can't do it for 38 games of a season, throw in another dozen cup games and we're playing over 50 games in the space of 9 months."
1981-82
posted on 22/4/12
comfortablynumb (U5155)
"This is the biggest summer EVER at Spurs in the PL era,"
Just like the last one, then.
--------------------------
With hindsight you could say that last summer we thought it was, but it actually wasn't. We were fine until January, surpassing all expectations in fact, we then shipped out half a team on loan and got no-one in.
Some of the problems arose/were compounded last summer, but here is what we face this summer (as well as needing a new manager and coaching squad!!) that I posted elsewhere:
Players either definitely or probably wanting to leave: Modric, Niko, Gio, Defoe, Ade, (plus Charlie, Pienaar, Jenas, Bassong, Bentley of course). Bale, Kaboul, Sandro, even Parker (depending on new manager) - possibles.
Players probably not wanted for next season: King and/or Gallas, Saha, Nelsen, Khumalo.
However big we thought last summer was, this one coming is a problem many, many times greater.
posted on 22/4/12
sorry why the heck would cabaye join us when it looks like newcastle will be in the CL next season!
posted on 22/4/12
cabaye was saying this week that hazard should join arsenal.
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