Summer 2022 Transfer Thread.

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hes got the potential to be fucking ridiculous. he needs to be nurtured right though. david silva with a sprinkle of pace lol
Eh don’t ruin your pants there fella, I’m pretty sure if he was David Silva we’d be able to tell by now. That guy is arguably the most underrated player of the modern era, he pushed Iniesta to the wing in Prime Spain teams bc he was that important of a passer and playmaker.

I do think he’s a quality player in there but he has horrible goal scoring instincts and is too much of a runner right no, needs to work on interplay and bulk up a bit so he can play within the lines better.
 
Eh don’t ruin your pants there fella, I’m pretty sure if he was David Silva we’d be able to tell by now. That guy is arguably the most underrated player of the modern era, he pushed Iniesta to the wing in Prime Spain teams bc he was that important of a passer and playmaker.

I do think he’s a quality player in there but he has horrible goal scoring instincts and is too much of a runner right no, needs to work on interplay and bulk up a bit so he can play within the lines better.
hes running because hes being played out wide, he needs to be more central as hes a natural playmaker.

he wouldnt of pushed iniesta anywhere, yea silva would of been wasted on the wing, iniesta isnt wasted anywhere because hes that fucking good. if anyone is underrated its iniesta. one of the best to ever do it

you say about the interplay regarding gil, but the times hes played for us i think hes looked to do that but hes been played with fucking morons. them C tech european conference games he was thrown out with shit like winks and dele ffs. no chance of playing the beautiful game with them muppets. get him out there with the bissoumas, kanes and kulu's and hell be thriving as hell have players he can actually work with.
 
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hes running because hes being played out wide, he needs to be more central as hes a natural playmaker.

he wouldnt of pushed iniesta anywhere, yea silva would of been wasted on the wing, iniesta isnt wasted anywhere because hes that fucking good. if anyone is underrated its iniesta. one of the best to ever do it

you say about the interplay regarding gil, but the times hes played for us i think hes looked to do that but hes been played with fucking morons. them C tech european conference games he was thrown out with shit like winks and dele ffs. no chance of playing the beautiful game with them muppets. get him out there with the bissoumas, kanes and kulu's and hell be thriving as hell have players he can actually work with.

Agree. Gil was in space so many times and his teammates literally ignored him
 
Oh dear, I am not an English teacher (and neither is ITV Hercules) but "possibly not" and "that's for sure" seem a bit contradictory in Hercules' response 🙄
ITV = In The Vagueness



POK saying nothing in it

Hercules:
To say nothing is in it is way off. But nothing imminent, and possibly not, that’s for sure. But we have investigated.
 
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Another one not picked up by the ITKs!

Knew it would happen again. Itk is dead. Anyone purporting to be nowadays with consistent news on every transfer is 100% a bullshitter. They haven’t got a single one right all window, just like in January and just like last summer. It’s done apart from the odd random bit where there’s a chance meeting with a player etc.

If you were privy to any info because you worked for the club or closely associated to it why would you want it plastered all over the internet. These people are nothing more than wannabes full of their own importance who may have some connections within the game but are receiving 3rd of 4th handed down gossip not solid info. The way they come out and say ‘ I knew that before it came out but couldn’t say anything’ makes them look absolutely pathetic.
 
Blackburn where poor but he nearly scored actually and probably should if had a Penalty.
None of the goals down to him.
Was funny as I take it because of he's age he didn't have the sponsor on the front of he's shirt.
What a ridiculous rule. A 17 year old can’t have the sponsor but thousands of kids can see it on their kit week in week out.
 
Can we stop talking about the reliability of ITKs. They are basically all bullshit because why would you go on the internet and write everything you hear. I have known people who worked for Spurs, and I would not say anything that they told me to anyone else, because it was not worth burning the people who gave me the info.
 
Malinovski feels like very uninspiring option for me.

- already 28; so not likely to improve from his level
- non HG, so puts the squad situation under pressure in that regard
- sorry, but Russian and Ukrainian players track record in EPL is shocking
- doubt he would be much of an upgrade on Moura

But then again - Conte and Paratici know their way around Italian league and their players as we've seen with Romero, Kulusevski and Bentancur. So if they decide it would be good idea to go for him, then so be it.

I would personally prefer someone who can play in midfield and provide some sharp passing from there.

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I do not usually do this, but 7 disagrees got me quite interested.

Please, lads, come out and explain what about him feels like inspiring factor to you.

Age is quite objective factor. He is 28.

He is non-HG - thats a fact.

Regarding nationality - come out and bring me just few examples of Ukrainian or Russian attacking players in EPL who have been good in the long term. Cause from top of my head, I can put together list of either flops or players who were at best decent for a while and then faded - Arshavin, Sevtšenko, Yarmolenko, Pavljutšenko, Biljaletinov, Rebrov, Voronin. That is not even cherry-picking. These are pretty much all of the attacking players I could recall. Arshavin had his moments but faded fast. Others were straight up flops in England. Now I think Zichenko will do well and has done for City as well. And Zirkov was decent as fullback for Chelsea.

Regarding Moura vs Malinovski - to keep it short- Lucas has scored 38 and assisted 27 during 11730 minutes played for Spurs. That is goal or assist for every 180 minutes. Malinovski has 29 goals and 27 assists for Atalanta in 6400 minutes so one for every 114 minutes. BUT and there is HUGE but with these stats -
Atalanta is well-known for their free-attacking football that mean high number of goals scored (but also many conceded). Last season they scored 65 goals (5th most); season before 90 goals (1st in the league!); season before that 98 (by far 1st in the league). Season before that they were also on top in that aspect (though then Malinovski was not in Atalanta yet) - so 3 years top scoring team in the league. And despite two seasons where they scored 98 and 90 goals respectively - Malinovski part was 8 goals in both seasons. Roughly 9% of the overall massive goal tally that should inflate attacking players numbers compared to ... you know... normal sides and normal stats. Same season we scored 68 and 61 goals in league for comparison.

But what worries me most - Malinovski has played 3 seasons in top league in his career and he is already 28. And in none of these seasons he has been starter. His best has been 2300 minutes which is equal to 25 full games. While in Serie A alone there are 38 games + cups + in case of Atalanta of late also Europe games. Most likely ~50 games across season. And he has taken part in half of those. If we look at our other recent purchases from Serie A then Bentancur had played 3000+ minutes seasons for powerhouse that is Juventus. Romero had been nailed on starter for Atalanta. Kulu managed to rack up 2700 minutes for Juve and 3000+ minutes season with Parma.

So my summary is - Malinovski is a player that is in prime age, yet he has 0 seasons in top league where he has been certain starter. He comes from the region where previous attacking players have been a flop in EPL. He has been playing for team that plays extremely attacking football but his stats are not impressive despite that.

How does that feel inspiring?

Don't get me wrong - I am NOT saying that he would be shit. Or that we should absolutely not go for him.
I even mentioned specifically- Conte and Paratici have good knowledge about Italian league and football. If they think it is a good move and he could in fact be useful addition for us- I will cheer him on and hope that he would do brilliantly for Spurs.
Just based on the current information I am not optimistic about him. Would be happy to been proven wrong ;) .
 
Noni, Edwards, KWP, all here though. The structure turned progressively rotten from 2016-2022.

We just lost two England youths this summer. If those three had been given Crown Jewels treatment, now in squad, others would have seen a pathway, that Spurs value youth development etc.
So you want 2 x 16yr olds in the first team squad.......seriously.
Omari Forson went to Man U........disappeared into the ether.
Mourinho said our best youth were both 16yrs old...how right he was.
 
Can we stop talking about the reliability of ITKs. They are basically all bullshit because why would you go on the internet and write everything you hear. I have known people who worked for Spurs, and I would not say anything that they told me to anyone else, because it was not worth burning the people who gave me the info.
So you are in fact saying you are ITK


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hasnt conte blocked a loan for gil going off what hes seen in training? in early cup games against inferior sides, or chams games that if we get the luxury of having dead ones late in the group, sons going to be rested for gil and kane for rich.

gil is needed now berg has gone. ive got big faith in him, you can see hes got the touch that you just cant teach. his work rate is ridiculous too which is massive in this country now.

I don't think Conte has blocked anything. If a better player can be brought in then Gil will be sent out on loan again. As things stand that isn't happening so Conte includes him in his plan.

I like everything about Gil's attitude and talent but physically there is a big question. Conte likes his players to be physically strong, feeble pansies like Lo Celso and Ndombele are of no use. They don't have to be giant ogres but they have to be robust, like Skipp, Sess and Lucas. They have to be able to compete physically. Gil is obviously lacking in this area and to play any kind of role under Conte he will have to improve his physical capability.
 
So you want 2 x 16yr olds in the first team squad.......seriously.
Omari Forson went to Man U........disappeared into the ether.
Mourinho said our best youth were both 16yrs old...how right he was.
Well said. Poch can be blamed for the lack of development of KWP and maybe Tanganga. Not having Edwards, he went on.loan to Norwich and never played because he couldnt be arsed turning upto training on time and that was under Farke who was good with young players. Something went wrong somewhere, be it Hitchen, Mcdermott leaving,, several coaches leaving, the fact we dont pay big money to attract youth like Chelsea but the lack of loans whilst an issue was pretty minimal because the talent just isnt there in that 18 to 21 age group. Hopefully it will improve.
 
Can we stop talking about the reliability of ITKs. They are basically all bullshit because why would you go on the internet and write everything you hear. I have known people who worked for Spurs, and I would not say anything that they told me to anyone else, because it was not worth burning the people who gave me the info.
People are different - some people simply can't keep secrets...and they become ITK :cool:
 
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