Transfers January 2018 transfer thread

[sammyspurs]

It's not about dropping anyone for anyone though is it.
Few top level clubs play the same starting 11 week in week out.
Its a squad game these days. Neither Son or anyone else should expect to start every match. Thats just leads to complacency and fatigue.

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If we had a fully fit squad for the entire season, the only rotation would be the full backs and possibly Dier, Winks and Dembele for one spot.

Lloris, Jan, Sanchez, Toby, Dele, Wanyama, Eriksen and Kane would start 38 PL games, so all this competition for places is a bit false. Son gets in because Tobys out.
When Toby gets fit, we return to a back 3, and 3 up top, and that means no Son because the other three will not be benched. Eriksen and Dele perhaps once a year, but never Kane.

I dont see us signing Zaha, and rotating Eriksen or Dele. Zaha will be a sub.

So yes we can sign good players on the basis that there will be injuries, but its hardly going to get them to sign on that basis.

 

[Nabil Bentaleb]

Draxler is fantastic. Not starting at PSG because of neymar and mbappe.
André Gomes is slow and has no intensity. No thank you.

 

[Pyro_era]

If we don't sign anyone, we won't go far in the FA Cup or Champions league and will probably just about scrape into the top 4.

 

[Maccer]

If we don't sign anyone, we won't go far in the FA Cup or Champions league and will probably just about scrape into the top 4.

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Job done then, I'd take that right now, wouldn't you ?

 

[Totti]

As long as we don't sell anyone, I'll be happy.

 

[Boltonspur]

Is Draxler cup tied for CL?
(Too lazy to look)
If not, & he’s available, then absolutely. He’s a great option.

 

[Honest John]

As long as we don't sell anyone, I'll be happy.

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Sounds a bit defeatist doesn't it. Almost like saying your happy to stand still. Frightened of competing.
I'd expect that from Palace, Sothampton or Burnley fans but not from Tottenham Hotspur fans.

 

[Harrison07]

Sounds a bit defeatist doesn't it. Almost like saying your happy to stand still. Frightened of competing.
I'd expect that from Palace, Sothampton or Burnley fans but not from Tottenham Hotspur fans.

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jan transfers rarely improve a teams season as there isnt enough time for them to settle before the seasons pretty much over - as long as we dont sell, might as well just wait for the summer

 

[Totti]

Sounds a bit defeatist doesn't it. Almost like saying your happy to stand still. Frightened of competing.
I'd expect that from Palace, Sothampton or Burnley fans but not from Tottenham Hotspur fans.

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Any signings I would want wouldn't come in and improve us until the summer anyway. So I'd rather just not weaken ourselves by selling.

 

[mickdale]

Any signings I would want wouldn't come in and improve us until the summer anyway. So I'd rather just not weaken ourselves by selling.

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Wanyama came in the summer and was instantly in the team.... crazy to dismiss anyone

 

[PointToPatrik]

Is Draxler cup tied for CL?
(Too lazy to look)
If not, & he’s available, then absolutely. He’s a great option.

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He'd be great even if he was tbh since it would mean we could actually rest someone like Eriksen or Dele fully before a CL game.

 

[Totti]

Wanyama came in the summer and was instantly in the team.... crazy to dismiss anyone

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Player who's played under Pochettino, joins in the summer and gets a full pre-season under his belt, instantly in the team shocker

 

[SausageVince]

Letting Dembele go makes space for John Motherfucken McGinn.

 

[SausageVince]

January transfers are best understood through the prism of Newcastle United and Tino Asprilla.

 

[Col_McCafferty]

Letting Dembele go makes space for John Motherfucken McGinn.

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Give it up man, nobody's buying that shit.

Rather sign John McClane.

Yippee-ki-yay motherfucker. ;-)

 

[Ginolaflair]

Just read mahrez having medical at lolerpool...
Are we about to miss out?

 

[SausageVince]

Give it up man, nobody's buying that shit.

Rather sign John McClane.

Yippee-ki-yay motherfucker. ;-)

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McGinn has the makings of a Dembele- pretty similar players. McGinn is 23 though.

 

[mickdale]

Player who's played under Pochettino, joins in the summer and gets a full pre-season under his belt, instantly in the team shocker

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Eric Dier, wasn’t huge money, didn’t play for Poch previously, we all know what happened on his premier league debut...

 

[Totti]

Eric Dier, wasn’t huge money, didn’t play for Poch previously, we all know what happened on his premier league debut...

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Again, got a full pre-season under Poch..

 

[Col_McCafferty]

Just read mahrez having medical at lolerpool...
Are we about to miss out?

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I've also heard that's bullshit plus why are we missing out? Are we actually interested in him anyway?

Liverpool need a good keeper and another defender plus a proper striker rather than yet another inconsistent attacking midfielder.

Relax, people!