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For Covid season do you mean 20/21 ? Or 19/20 ? Because last season he only popped up in the Premier League 17 times. And to be honest I felt Kane did a lot more. And Son too.He wasn't carried by Messi if you actually watch the games, but I guess that is an easy narrative to throw out there to try and slag a guy for no reason.
As for showing up for Spurs, for large parts of the Covid season he was by far our best player.
I have zero issue replacing him with a better player or even one who can stay healthy but we are lacking so much in terms of passing and creativity in the MF to give up our best or 2nd best (depending on what you think of Ndombele) player when it comes to these things is very risky.
We need more players of Gio's skill and until we get them in I don't see the point in getting rid of him.
He wasn't carried by Messi if you actually watch the games, but I guess that is an easy narrative to throw out there to try and slag a guy for no reason.
As for showing up for Spurs, for large parts of the Covid season he was by far our best player.
I have zero issue replacing him with a better player or even one who can stay healthy but we are lacking so much in terms of passing and creativity in the MF to give up our best or 2nd best (depending on what you think of Ndombele) player when it comes to these things is very risky.
We need more players of Gio's skill and until we get them in I don't see the point in getting rid of him.
He's obviously not enthused to be playing in the ECL
He should be playing in the Champions League. Europa League at a minimum.
ECL is beneath him.
1 goal in the league last season and we wonder why we haven't qualified for the Champion League since signing this absolute flop.Perhaps if he had been more enthused last season we wouldn't be in ECL
He has yet to show whether he belongs in CL - has only played 5 CL matches all for Spurs and not looking that effective against Leipzig which were only 2 full matches he played - and rst of time played in EL.
Maybe needs to grow up and decide he has to earn the right to play in europe of any flavour - on current showings may well be in a side which never qualifies
He's been shite for a while now. But I think he should play more before this decision, yes. Barely the player we see for Argentina, I hope Romero signing can help him.Because of one game? He's had more good games than bad games for Spurs and it's not even close. Good God we're starting to sound like Woolwich fans...
He's obviously not enthused to be playing in the ECL
He should be playing in the Champions League. Europa League at a minimum.
ECL is beneath him.
Fucks sake football used to be a much simpler game
For Covid season do you mean 20/21 ? Or 19/20 ? Because last season he only popped up in the Premier League 17 times. And to be honest I felt Kane did a lot more. And Son too.
I agree with your other points generally of course.
I mean 19/20 when the season was stopped for Covid, I can see how it wasn't clear though.
As I said about a dozen games when Mourhino first started in 19/20 where I agree he looked pretty good.
But out of 76 games ( 2 seasons) where overall he hasn't done well that's not good enough to point out a dozen games and say 'he's done wel', and yes I know he was injured for part of the time.
But his PL record in 20/21 (in my original response to you) of playing the equivalent of ten and a half games part as starts and part of the bench might be good for an academy player breaking into the side, but not for a relatively experienced international player who ended that season winning Copa America for Argentina. And that contribution by him is precisely why we are in ECL now.
The answer is KaneIts more than a dozen games because he wasn't bad all last season.
As I said I have no problem bringing in someone better than him, my concern is that we have maybe one player in the MF who can pass better and who adds creativity to our team (Ndombele) and he looks like he is on his way out as well. We need more passing and creativity in the MF not less. We have struggled to maintain possession and play through the MF for the past two seasons, and in the very early stages of this season. Nuno had similar struggles in his time at Wolves. We also have been linked to a bunch of MF that don't provide any of this Nandez, JWP, Sarr, McKennie.
I know many, maybe not you, have said they wish we had 11 PEH's out there, but the truth is we need technical ability and actual talent as well and we are woeful short in that department in the MF.
The answer is Kane
If/when Kane stays, we need to put him as a permanent #8 / #10
We go with a front three of Berg/Son/Lucas and a good striker that can play within that rotation.
Having Kane play up front is detrimental to the way we play and he'll be a very good 8 or 10 with the way our squad is currently.
Ok so where do we play Kane when he comes back?Kane as #8 is such banter.........
Ok so where do we play Kane when he comes back?