No idea, and don’t care. How many CL sides have a midfield that includes a Scandinavian Binman, one good centre back and an array of shite right backs?
Highest ticket prices in the PL so I don’t see what we have in common with most other clubs.
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Transfers January 2023 Transfer Thread. The Big One
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Highest ticket prices in the PL so I don’t see what we have in common with most other clubs.
It's possible, but I remember us being strongly linked in advance of their moves, but hearing nothing about us actually trying for them and being beaten out.
It's just as much speculation to say they chose against coming to us in order to play football, as it is to say we dropped the ball by not trying. Ultimately we likely will never know whether we tried but were turned down or not, but I find it difficult to believe that 3/3 would have turned us down had we actually gone for it, and I find it annoying that we aren't more active in getting these players in these days, as successfully bringing in the best young talent from the lower leagues is what started our upturn in fortunes over the last decade or so.
Granted, as we're at a higher level now we can't just rely on that approach, but I feel like we have been too quick to abandon it and chase flashier signings, like Emerson. Signing Spence could have been the beginnings of a return to it, but the way that's working out at present doesn't bode well.
Answer is every single other club in the top 6. Most of them repeatedly.
Last I checked we were in the top 6?
Yeh, that's not what I intended to imply, but be it us, or other top 6 clubs, it's safe to say that CP wasn't the biggest club to show an interest.... I just think they made a sensible choice..... Poignantly, given the club involved; they learned from Zaha'a United mistake.
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Seriously... Fuck off.
When pushed to accept rational analysis; you conceded that PEH is a decent enough option so FFS drop the over-zealous cuntery.
Maybe it's just me, but I don't recall much jealousy over Zhaka, Fred and the like.
Yes, we had more shots than a team who were 2-0 up within 37 minutes. Well done us. Up until that point we'd had far less shots, less possession, and far less remotely dangerous opportunities. We'd been completely outplayed.
At 2-0 up we chased the game a bit, but still managed less xG overall in the game. Woolwich were relatively comfortable playing on the backfoot as they knew they had the cushion so didn't have to commit, thus didn't have many shots.
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Arse
City
United
Newcastle (Isak)
Liverpool
Chelsea
Us
7 of the top 10
it's false. son had the chance to score 3 minutes after their first goal
I think we’ve irritated them over the years with Zaha. And we’re not the Chavs, so can’t offer absurd money.
Go further back to Routledge and Bostock, different ownership now but I think there has generally been low level bad blood since then.
Again..... Why? There's never been any serious hype about us and him.
.......Arse were the ones that unsettled him and followed up with a shit bid a few seasons back; not us.
They don’t exist in any price range. And that’s part of the point - looking for short term salvation in the transfer market is not rational. I get the emotional aspect - it allows you to dream.
You increase the chances of success by taking a longer term view to recruitment. Fofana has been a failure over 6 months for Chelsea. But in a year or two it could look like shrewd business. Same for Cucurella.
Yeh.... Lot of water under the bridge since then.
Uh .. yes. Our only chance of the first half. One of the only times we even went forward.
Woolwich had scored twice, hit the bar & forced Hugo in to numerous saves (with lots of other good situations) before we finally decided to turn up.
Playing when 2-0 down and having shots isn't being the better team, its just deciding to play when the game is already decided.
xG first half: tottenham 0,70 Woolwich 0,90
How much was Paqueta? Close to 60m
This comparison game (in this case) is shit but it can be played both ways…
How many clubs have spent 70m on a player?
City
Liverpool
Chelsea
Woolwich
UTD
Newcastle (now)
Which clubs have won and/or would most people agree Look closest to winning major honours?
But it’s a shit way of evaluating things if you care about context.
Why aren’t Spurs successful when it comes to winning major honours? Who should be held accountable?
sofascore.com say different things, but hey let's trust xg philosophy on twitter