He has periods of high confidence where he can run and shoot; but in general his dribbling and decision making is very poor.
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Transfers Summer 2022 Transfer Thread.
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I like Ten Haag but he's been used to an extremely well run club who are built from the ground up to play a certain style of football. United is a whole world away in terms of the challenge presented, lots of potential but nowhere near the structure that exists at Ajax. Every kid coming through the academy there knows how to play the kind of football Ten Haag likes.
The squad is decent though. I rate DDG, Shaw, Maguire (yeah, seriously), Varane, Ronaldo, Sancho, Fernandes & Rashford as talented footballers, with some 'good enough' players in between that. Some are hopelessly out of form/confidence but we've seen a higher level from them before, e.g Maguire was very, very good in 20/21 & for England.
Rashford has blown hot and cold since he broke onto the scene. He's never shown consistency in any way, shape or form in his entire time with Utd. When he's on song he can be unplayable, but he just hasn't shown that he has that in his locker even when his confidence was sky high, so there's absolutely no evidence to suggest that any manager is going to come in and suddenly make him consistently play at the highest level.
At this point he's just another overhyped English player who flatters to deceive.
I couldn't disagree with you more here Bruv, which is unusual as I normally agree with most of what you write.
Shaw blows hot and cold. When he doesn't fancy it he's godawful. He's also highly injury prone.
Maguire is meant to be a leader, so mentally he should be driving that team to be better than they are. Instead he seems to be the most affected by their issues.
Rashford is overhyped. He'll turn up every now and again, put in a worldie then, just when you'd think his confidence was up and he'll kick on, he disappears again.
Fernandez I rate.
Sancho the jury is out on. Maybe he's just struggling because they've been garbage, but maybe he's just another youngster that thinks he's "made it."
Ronaldo? He's part of the problem, not part of the cure. Ronaldo plays for Ronaldo, not Utd.
As for your "good enough" comment on the rest, no. Not for me. Far too many journeymen.
As I've written previously, I believe Utd need to hit the reset button, clear out what they have over the next few seasons and build their squad from the ground up.
All just my opinion of course, but I just don't see anything in that current squad, even if they invested in a few decent players, that would have them good enough to elevate them above the current top 4, who are all either set already or are strengthening wisely.
They'll do well just to keep up, let alone overtake.
Hey, it would be boring if everyone always agreed!
I just think that squads are rarely as good or as bad as people tend to think. It's not that I think United's squad doesn't have huge deficiencies, just that a top coach could get a tune out of what they do have, and then work around the rest. That's essentially what I feel Conte has done with us, with the January signings helping a lot.
Like I said, Ole (who was essentially just a happy bloke with no clue) had them in 2nd place & reached a EL final. The football wasn't always vintage, but if he could get results, an elite coach definitely could. Davies was wanted out by 90% of our fanbase when Conte arrived, now thanks to a new role & good coaching, he's been a rock. I definitely think it's within an elite coaches ability to motivate Shaw & restore Maguires confidence, at least temporarily.
I may be wrong. I certainly agree that regardless of all that, they need a clear out & rebuild to get back to the level they'll want to be at. No clue whether Ten Haag is the man for that job, but it's going to be a long process.
Really hope this happens, 1 year left on contract and like
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says he is perfect for the Prem.Only thing is this Hincapie (never seen him play) according to reports is seen as a generational talent. Paratici has said in interviews before he doesn't mind over spending to get a special player
Either is good as Davies has been great this season, just feels like Ndicka is for the now
Really hope this happens, 1 year left on contract and like
Only thing is this Hincapie (never seen him play) according to reports is seen as a generational talent. Paratici has said in interviews before he doesn't mind over spending to get a special player
Either is good as Davies has been great this season, just feels like Ndicka is for the now
Did some more research on both tonight.
Ndicka was named alongside Schlotterbeck at CB in the Bundesliga Team of the Season this year. Not bad at all. Led their league in aerial duels won too, over Schlotterbeck.
Hincapie is 20 while Ndicka is 22. Hincapie is 6'1" while Ndicka is 6'4".
Surely misleading Ndicka youtube highlights vid - link
Similarly likely misleading Hincapie youtube highlights vid - link
I feel like Hincapie moves a little better than Ndicka, likely because he has shorter legs/stride. He has some winger-like moves with pause, feint and explosive burst past his man. Ndicka is no slouch with the ball at his feet either though he moves with a bit of that lanky awkwardness typical of very tall players. He also appears to be completely dominant in the air.
I guess overall Ndicka seems a bit more CB than LCB but surely could do a job for us there. Hincapie with his movement perhaps could have higher overall ceiling as an attacking LCB than Ndicka but its hard to say. He doesn't look as strong as Ndicka in the air either. Hard to argue against Ndicka being in the Bundesliga team of the season, too...
Honestly if we could I'd be tempted to take both and use Ndicka as a Rodon replacement. But that's also just me playing FM in my head, lol...
Mailbag: Eriksen reunion chances, centre-back hunt and can Spurs win the title?
By Charlie Eccleshare and Jack Pitt-Brooke
We couldn’t answer every one but have dealt with a bunch of them, and tried to cover a range of topics, with a combination of some more newsy subjects and others a bit more hypothetical.
Some of your questions will be covered in separate articles during the coming weeks.
So with the admin out of the way, let’s get going…
We’re being linked with Alessandro Bastoni, Pau Torres and Josko Gvardiol at left centre-back. Based on your previous article, who do you think would be the best signing for Spurs of the three, and who do you think is most realistic target? Also, is there a chance we get none of them and if so, who else might be an option? — Ben W.
Jack Pitt-Brooke: I genuinely don’t think there’s much between Bastoni and Gvardiol. Bastoni is probably better in the air and at simply keeping possession, Gvardiol is maybe better at driving forward with the ball, but they are both very good players — modern, aggressive defenders who would fit in well with what Tottenham want to do.
My impression is that Gvardiol will be beyond what they can do this summer. Spurs are happy to spend what you might call “Romero money” for this position, but that was only €50 million (£42.5 million). Gvardiol could cost close to double that to get out of RB Leipzig. That is why attention has turned to Bastoni, which Spurs are working on, but it all depends on his club, Inter Milan. If Inter get Gleison Bremer from Torino, it will make sense for them to sell a centre-back, although that could just as easily be Milan Skriniar as Bastoni.
Villarreal’s Torres was an option last summer when Spurs went for him and he turned them down. They were not initially planning to try again this summer but I wonder, with Champions League football now back, whether he could eventually answer their problems this year.
How likely is a Christian Eriksen reunion at this point? — Mauricio C.
Charlie Eccleshare: Fairly likely. As The Athletic reported earlier this week, Manchester United have made an offer to sign Eriksen but we’re hearing that the midfielder would like to stay in London and that it’s a fight between re-signing with Brentford and rejoining Spurs.
Antonio Conte has made no secret of his admiration for Eriksen, who he managed at Inter, and Tottenham have always felt confident about what they can offer their former player — especially now they’re back in the Champions League.
As for Brentford, my colleague Jay Harris understands that manager Thomas Frank had a ‘good talk’ with Eriksen when they went out for dinner on Tuesday. The club had been hoping for an answer by now but Eriksen is understandably giving the decision due consideration.
This is definitely one to keep an eye on in the coming days and weeks.
Much is being made of who Spurs may buy this summer, but who can we realistically assume is on their way out? After Conte’s comments post-winter transfer window, is it safe to say he’d prefer an overloaded squad than one finely trimmed? Or is it a case of having many “if the right offer comes in” type players, rather than a list of “must-goes”? — Ryan D.
Eccleshare: Hi, Ryan. Conte’s hoping to bring in six or seven players, and we can expect a similar number to head out the other way. Of these, there are those that he is actively hoping to shift (Giovani Lo Celso, Tanguy Ndombele), and those, like Steven Bergwijn and Davinson Sanchez, who he’d like to keep but would understand if they wanted to move on and Spurs received an appropriate offer.
One of Emerson Royal and Matt Doherty (most likely the former, because he’s younger and will attract a much higher fee) will also go to accommodate a new right wing-back — who we expect to be Djed Spence from Middlesbrough. Sergio Reguilon will also be allowed to leave now Ivan Perisic has been brought in to compete with Ryan Sessegnon for the left wing-back slot, as will Harry Winks following the arrival of Yves Bissouma. Joe Rodon and Bryan Gil are both available at the right price, while Japhet Tanganga will return for pre-season following knee surgery with a chance to show he can be a useful member of next season’s squad.
On the injury front, incidentally, Tanganga, Doherty and Oliver Skipp are all due to be at Hotspur Way in the week starting Monday, June 27 as they step up their recoveries after missing the end of last season. The rest of the squad will return the following week — some later than others, depending on their post-season international commitments.
Who would you like to see Spurs target from the three relegated teams and do you think they will do any shopping in that part of the table? — Andrew C.
Pitt-Brooke: Nathan Collins at Burnley is going to be a brilliant centre-back for the next 10 or 15 years. He’s stood out every time I’ve seen him and he has been showing with the Republic of Ireland this month what a talented player he is, with that already-famous goal against Ukraine on Tuesday.
Collins only turned 21 at the end of April, so if 24-year-old Rodon were to move on this summer, he could effectively replace him as the next young centre-back coming through. Whether Spurs go in for him this summer, I’m not sure. He will have plenty of Premier League interest but I imagine he would rather go to a club where he is certain to play.
The other one is a bit more obvious but Ismaila Sarr is clearly a fantastic player, and I don’t see how Watford will be able to hold onto him this summer. If Tottenham decide Richarlison of Everton and Leeds’ Raphinha are too expensive, and they want a wide forward who is Premier League-experienced to compete with Dejan Kulusevski… well, I can think of worse ideas.
By Charlie Eccleshare and Jack Pitt-Brooke
Thanks very much, as ever, for all your questions — on several different issues, not just transfers!We couldn’t answer every one but have dealt with a bunch of them, and tried to cover a range of topics, with a combination of some more newsy subjects and others a bit more hypothetical.
Some of your questions will be covered in separate articles during the coming weeks.
So with the admin out of the way, let’s get going…
We’re being linked with Alessandro Bastoni, Pau Torres and Josko Gvardiol at left centre-back. Based on your previous article, who do you think would be the best signing for Spurs of the three, and who do you think is most realistic target? Also, is there a chance we get none of them and if so, who else might be an option? — Ben W.
Jack Pitt-Brooke: I genuinely don’t think there’s much between Bastoni and Gvardiol. Bastoni is probably better in the air and at simply keeping possession, Gvardiol is maybe better at driving forward with the ball, but they are both very good players — modern, aggressive defenders who would fit in well with what Tottenham want to do.
My impression is that Gvardiol will be beyond what they can do this summer. Spurs are happy to spend what you might call “Romero money” for this position, but that was only €50 million (£42.5 million). Gvardiol could cost close to double that to get out of RB Leipzig. That is why attention has turned to Bastoni, which Spurs are working on, but it all depends on his club, Inter Milan. If Inter get Gleison Bremer from Torino, it will make sense for them to sell a centre-back, although that could just as easily be Milan Skriniar as Bastoni.
Villarreal’s Torres was an option last summer when Spurs went for him and he turned them down. They were not initially planning to try again this summer but I wonder, with Champions League football now back, whether he could eventually answer their problems this year.
How likely is a Christian Eriksen reunion at this point? — Mauricio C.
Charlie Eccleshare: Fairly likely. As The Athletic reported earlier this week, Manchester United have made an offer to sign Eriksen but we’re hearing that the midfielder would like to stay in London and that it’s a fight between re-signing with Brentford and rejoining Spurs.
Antonio Conte has made no secret of his admiration for Eriksen, who he managed at Inter, and Tottenham have always felt confident about what they can offer their former player — especially now they’re back in the Champions League.
As for Brentford, my colleague Jay Harris understands that manager Thomas Frank had a ‘good talk’ with Eriksen when they went out for dinner on Tuesday. The club had been hoping for an answer by now but Eriksen is understandably giving the decision due consideration.
This is definitely one to keep an eye on in the coming days and weeks.
Much is being made of who Spurs may buy this summer, but who can we realistically assume is on their way out? After Conte’s comments post-winter transfer window, is it safe to say he’d prefer an overloaded squad than one finely trimmed? Or is it a case of having many “if the right offer comes in” type players, rather than a list of “must-goes”? — Ryan D.
Eccleshare: Hi, Ryan. Conte’s hoping to bring in six or seven players, and we can expect a similar number to head out the other way. Of these, there are those that he is actively hoping to shift (Giovani Lo Celso, Tanguy Ndombele), and those, like Steven Bergwijn and Davinson Sanchez, who he’d like to keep but would understand if they wanted to move on and Spurs received an appropriate offer.
One of Emerson Royal and Matt Doherty (most likely the former, because he’s younger and will attract a much higher fee) will also go to accommodate a new right wing-back — who we expect to be Djed Spence from Middlesbrough. Sergio Reguilon will also be allowed to leave now Ivan Perisic has been brought in to compete with Ryan Sessegnon for the left wing-back slot, as will Harry Winks following the arrival of Yves Bissouma. Joe Rodon and Bryan Gil are both available at the right price, while Japhet Tanganga will return for pre-season following knee surgery with a chance to show he can be a useful member of next season’s squad.
On the injury front, incidentally, Tanganga, Doherty and Oliver Skipp are all due to be at Hotspur Way in the week starting Monday, June 27 as they step up their recoveries after missing the end of last season. The rest of the squad will return the following week — some later than others, depending on their post-season international commitments.
Who would you like to see Spurs target from the three relegated teams and do you think they will do any shopping in that part of the table? — Andrew C.
Pitt-Brooke: Nathan Collins at Burnley is going to be a brilliant centre-back for the next 10 or 15 years. He’s stood out every time I’ve seen him and he has been showing with the Republic of Ireland this month what a talented player he is, with that already-famous goal against Ukraine on Tuesday.
Collins only turned 21 at the end of April, so if 24-year-old Rodon were to move on this summer, he could effectively replace him as the next young centre-back coming through. Whether Spurs go in for him this summer, I’m not sure. He will have plenty of Premier League interest but I imagine he would rather go to a club where he is certain to play.
The other one is a bit more obvious but Ismaila Sarr is clearly a fantastic player, and I don’t see how Watford will be able to hold onto him this summer. If Tottenham decide Richarlison of Everton and Leeds’ Raphinha are too expensive, and they want a wide forward who is Premier League-experienced to compete with Dejan Kulusevski… well, I can think of worse ideas.
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Clement Lenglet joined Barcelona in 2018 for a reported £32m, and took La Liga by storm. Signing a contract extension in 2020, the club then parted ways with manager; Ernesto Valverde. Lenglet was a constant under Valverde in the Barca first team, seeing his market value rise to £54m during this period.
Fast forward to now, the ball playing, stylish centre back is barely getting any game time under the now manager; Xavi. Xavi is the 3rd manager at Barca since Lenglet signed his contract extension; Setien, Koeman, Barjuán (CT), Xavi.
At 27, Lenglet is about to enter a football player's 'peak' era. The left footed, France international is deemed surplus to requirements at Camp Nou. playing just 814' league minutes last season. And with Barcelona needing to free up wages and create space for the likes of Lewandowski e-ta, the consensus is that the player will be shipped out on loan.
He is currently valued at around £10m, 1.84cm and has missed 8 games with injury since 2017
Think about Toby Alderweireld. A central defender in the middle of the 3 that can create a goal scoring opportunity with their passing. This is the 'job' of the player in this position. Eric Dier is currently this player in the squad with Conte saying he sees Rodon as Dier's back-up.
Someone like Clement Lenglet would be more than able to do this job. He's a passer. A really good passer.
Think about Jan Vertonghen. A central defender on the left of a 3 that can create a goal scoring change with their skill . This is the 'job' of the player in this position.
Ben Davies is currently this player in the squad, with no-one backing him up.
Someone like Clement Lenglet would be more than able to do this job. He's got skill. A lot of skill
Fast forward to now, the ball playing, stylish centre back is barely getting any game time under the now manager; Xavi. Xavi is the 3rd manager at Barca since Lenglet signed his contract extension; Setien, Koeman, Barjuán (CT), Xavi.
At 27, Lenglet is about to enter a football player's 'peak' era. The left footed, France international is deemed surplus to requirements at Camp Nou. playing just 814' league minutes last season. And with Barcelona needing to free up wages and create space for the likes of Lewandowski e-ta, the consensus is that the player will be shipped out on loan.
He is currently valued at around £10m, 1.84cm and has missed 8 games with injury since 2017
Think about Toby Alderweireld. A central defender in the middle of the 3 that can create a goal scoring opportunity with their passing. This is the 'job' of the player in this position. Eric Dier is currently this player in the squad with Conte saying he sees Rodon as Dier's back-up.
Someone like Clement Lenglet would be more than able to do this job. He's a passer. A really good passer.
Think about Jan Vertonghen. A central defender on the left of a 3 that can create a goal scoring change with their skill . This is the 'job' of the player in this position.
Ben Davies is currently this player in the squad, with no-one backing him up.
Someone like Clement Lenglet would be more than able to do this job. He's got skill. A lot of skill
I think we all know it is missing: 'ready to push the button' & 'preparing to swoop for. '
A rookie from the Bundesliga seems like a significant come down from Pau Torres and Bastoni. Is he really going to be the ball playing left centre back that Conte wants for this season?
I joined and got 4 on my first post saying we don’t need Martinez ,i could have cried ha ha
“I’ve always liked to play with the ball. When I started as a kid I played much more offensively, as a winger. I used to score a lot of goals. I was like Neymar, I didn’t dribble as much as him but I was a great goalscorer. I even took free kicks! Maybe that’s why I’m now a centre-back who likes to go forward,” Hincapié laughs.
I certainly would not be against signing both Hincapié and Ndicka but I doubt either would join if they won't starters. Leverkusen - like Leipzig, Bor Dortmund & Bayern - never sell their top players for cheap, so Hincapié won't come cheap. Leverkusen knows that if he lives up to his early promises his price will increase a lot.
Besides, Conte really likes Dier so I can't see him spending big on a Dier replacement this season.
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Those Gooner scum who have been lubing for the past few days on Raphina LOL
Fuck me, i havent seen this level of delusion and denial, since Chemical Ali claimed the Americans weren't in control of Bagdad whilst doing the interview in front of an American tank…this lot are off their fucking meds
If we can't buy a clear upgrade on Davies then we should be going down the potential route - Davies was fantastic last season and we should have no issues with him retaining his place in the line up if a star player can't be bought.
Could be the wrong guy, but I'm fairly sure Ndicka has a wanger (apologies for my Somerset language) of a long throw...
Rare we have that weapon. Very useful
Rare we have that weapon. Very useful
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