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Transfers Summer Transfer Thread 2023! - Closed (Maybe)
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I don't understand why not both.
Unless we go for Tapsoba next summer.
You've got to be aware of the fact that in all likelihood Dier leaves on a free next summer, Davies will go and so will Perisic.
We are probably looking to move on Sanchez and Rodon this year.
Tanganga could easily go and if a decent offer for Romero comes in he could leave next year too.
So is the plan to then buy 2 CBs next summer?
Dorrington up as reserve having gone on loan this year? The more I think, I can see us getting Lenglet this summer.
That leaves you with going into 2024/25
van de Ven
Lenglet
Dorrington
CB1
CB2
I wonder how much this article differs from Google Bards analysis of what type of player Vdv is end how he would fit in Anges style.
Bard:
Sure, I can help you with a player analysis of Micky van de Ven. Here is my assessment of his strengths and weaknesses as a football scout:
**Strengths:**
* **Ball-playing ability:** Van de Ven is an excellent ball-playing defender, with the ability to bring the ball out of defense and start attacks. He is comfortable on the ball with both feet and has good vision and passing range.
* **Pace:** Van de Ven is also a very good athlete, with good pace and acceleration. This allows him to recover quickly when he is caught out of position and to defend against fast attackers.
* **Aerial ability:** Van de Ven is also a good aerial defender, with a good leap and heading accuracy. This allows him to win headers in both boxes and to clear danger from his own penalty area.
**Weaknesses:**
* **Physicality:** Van de Ven is not the most physically imposing defender, and he can be bullied off the ball by stronger opponents.
* **Experience:** Van de Ven is still relatively inexperienced at the top level, and he can sometimes make mistakes.
Overall, Micky van de Ven is a talented young defender with a lot of potential. He is a good ball-player, has good pace, and is a good aerial defender. However, he needs to improve his physicality and experience in order to reach his full potential.
Here are some additional thoughts on Micky van de Ven as a football scout:
* He is a versatile player who can play as a center-back or left-back.
* He is still young and developing, so there is room for improvement.
* He has a good work ethic and is willing to learn.
* He is a good fit for teams that play a possession-based style of football.
I would be interested to see how Micky van de Ven develops in the next few years. He has the potential to be a very good player, and I think he could make a significant impact at a top club.
I hope this helps!
How he'll fit in Anges style:
"I think Micky van de Ven would be a good fit for Ange Postecoglou's type of football. Postecoglou's teams play a possession-based style of football, and van de Ven is a good ball-playing defender who is comfortable on the ball with both feet. He also has good pace and acceleration, which would allow him to fit into Postecoglou's high-pressing system.
In addition, van de Ven is a versatile player who can play as a center-back or left-back. This would give Postecoglou some flexibility in his team selection, and it would also allow van de Ven to develop his game in different positions.
Of course, van de Ven still has some areas of his game that need to improve. He needs to become more physically imposing, and he also needs to improve his experience. However, I think he has the potential to be a good fit for Postecoglou's style of football, and I would be interested to see how he develops under the Australian manager.
Here are some specific examples of how van de Ven's skills would fit into Postecoglou's system:
* Van de Ven's ability to bring the ball out of defense would allow Tottenham to build attacks from the back.
* Van de Ven's pace and acceleration would allow him to press high up the pitch and win the ball back for Tottenham.
* Van de Ven's aerial ability would be useful in both boxes, as he could win headers for Tottenham in attack and defend against crosses in defense.
Overall, I think Micky van de Ven would be a good addition to Tottenham's squad, and he would be a good fit for Ange Postecoglou's style of football."
I'm thinking of start a football blog never writing anything my self, just using AI to write the posts.
Maguire
Pepe
Enzo Hernandez
Pogba
Anthony
Sancho
Ndombele
all say 'whad up?'
AI fail, didn't use the phrase "needs to bulk out".
Kai Havertz anyone?!!....
I know it was a joke, but I'm tired of people making out like Conte failed or was bad. He did what Mourinho, Nono and Mason (twice) couldn't do. Get an average squad ruthlessly good at getting points.We have been shit for 4 years, Yes even under you Antonio!
It was a joke mate
I doubt Ang will be as efficient either.
Kai Havertz anyone?!!....
I heard he's going to be on 330k.
A WEEK
Mental. That guy is fufu
Transfer fees aren't the reason we're not competing. It's how much wages have exploded. Ffs, he's on nearly double what we offer Harry Kane.
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Kai Havertz anyone?!!....
Forgot him too.
It's weird that people don't even look at the team they support, think back to who are best signings were of the last 20 years and think about how much they cost us.
Bale 7mil
Son 22mil
Eriksen 11mil
Modric 30mil
Walker 6mil
VDV 8 million
to name a few.
Watching woolwich this window, revenue doesn’t decide who is the most aggressive with their spending but you also probably know that Levy/ENIC could invest more into transfers but just won’t
Pretty sure Modric was even half of that.
Woolwich are always aggressive with their spending. You would be laughing at them spending 170 mil on Rice and Havertz if they had finished below us again.
Let's not pretend spend isn't incredibly correlated with success
Only Woolwich and United have a bigger net spend than us in the last 5 years.
Spending well is the important thing.
Agreed... I can see Havertz turning into Ozil mk 2
I agree, but if we consider absolute gross spend, Chelsea, City, man utd, and Woolwich are above us over past 5 years. 3 of those have won major trophies in last 5 years.
It's both.
My only point is that I agree with those who believe spurs are not undergoing the promised transformation expected after building the stadium. Our on field ambitions and likely upcoming results appear to remain the same.
Van de ven is young and promising. But you don't see teams like City or even liverpool buying a young and promising cb as a marquee centre half in a leaky defence.
No it doesn’t. You can’t say Romero is away next summer. Why do you think he won’t be here? You can’t say lenglet as he’s not signed. There’s such a long way to go in this window and it will look different in a couple of weeks.
For every flop, there are some 3-4 successful transfers on big money.
Mbappe,
Haaland,
Grealish,
Bale,
Ronaldo,
van Dijk,
Suarez
And the list goes on…
And when he does post it's to tell someone to kill themselves
My list could go on too - a big transfer fee doesn't give you a 75-80% chance of the player being a success like you are making out.