I think Son needs to play in a system where he is a second striker, his pace has declined but he is a good finisher. 352 behind the front man or a Dele type role in a 4231.
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I think Son needs to play in a system where he is a second striker, his pace has declined but he is a good finisher. 352 behind the front man or a Dele type role in a 4231.
Well, Son and Johnson still have better returns than most of those; and aside from Salah; and in line with the best performing wingers in the league.
Son 7 / 10
Johnson 11 / 5
Mbuemo 16 / 5
Paqueta 4 / 0
Gordan 6 / 6
Bowen 8 / 7
Kudus 3 / 2
Other wingers
Saka 11 / 6
Foden 7 / 2
Diaz 11 / 7
Gakpo 8 / 4
Aye, plus £100m transfers are rare. As are wages of plus £300k. My original point is it’s easy to point out we could be paying more on wages, but assuming we aren’t paying those to the present shower of fuckwits, we also have to spend hundreds of millions on new players. So it’s not as easy as “gooners spend more than us, let’s spend the same”.Very few transfer fees are more than 100M quid - particularly now with PSR starting to bite. There were NONE in the 24/25 - Just three the season before in 23/24 (Bellingham, Rice and Caceido).
Top transfers
Worldwide top transfers in the season 25/26. The list ist pre-sorted by transfer fee and market value, where the higher value is used for sorting.www.transfermarkt.com
Transfer fees for established players are pretty much what we paid for Johnson or Solanke. Solanke was the 5th most expensive transfer in 24/25 - Stupid! A 26/27 year old No.9 willing to settle for 90K per week in wages - Just Stupid! Solanke knows his level - Otherwise he would have demanded higher wages - Levy doesn't! No other Big 6 club was in for him.
So Levy spends enough on transfer fees - Problem is that he spends it stupidly on punts because he won’t pay top wages. Getting in 5 established players isn't realistic but 200M quid in transfer fees could get us 3 very good established players IF Levy would pay top wages. Although Levy is crying poverty, our FFP room is 201M quid.
Tottenham PSR position explained amid £182m announcement and FFP statement
Spurs published their accounts for the 2023/24 financial year last weekwww.football.london
As many here have pointed out, Levy's problem isn't just that he's cheap when it comes to wages - It's also that he overpays/is incompetent/stupid when it comes to transfers. It's a bad combination and one of the primary reasons that we are 15th in the league.
Anyway - a few examples of recent/potential transfer fees:
Osimhen apparently has a release clause of 65-68M quid (75/80M Euro) so pretty much same as Solanke.
Fabrizio Romano reveals Victor Osimhen's release clause as Chelsea ponder strikers
Transfer expert Fabrizio Romano has been speaking about the release clause of striker Victor Osimhen ahead of a potential move this summer.chelsea.news
Marmoush was 60M quid (70M Euro)
Omar Marmoush - Man City complete big-money signing of Frankfurt's prolific Egyptian forward
Omar Marmoush has stood out as one of the Bundesliga's brightest stars in the first half of the season for Eintracht Frankfurt, and has this Tuesday been heavily linked with one of the Premier League's top clubs...
Kvaratskhelia was also 60M quid (70M Euro)
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia completes €70m transfer to Paris Saint-Germain with Marcus Rashford tipped to replace Georgia star at Napoli | Goal.com United Arab Emirates
Paris Saint-Germain have completed a stunning €70m deal to sign Khvicha Kvaratskhelia from Napoli, who could replace him with Marcus Rashford.www.goal.com
Brentford reportedly want 50M quid for Mbeumo - same as Johnson
Brentford will accept £50m Bryan Mbeumo offer from Newcastle - sources
Newcastle could sign Brentford forward Bryan Mbeumo for £50million during the summer transfer window to strengthen their squad.www.footballinsider247.com
As for the players you mentioned, all would probably improve us. Osimhen and Kvara certainly worth that circa £300k.
The "feeling" should have at least been a tickle in Nov/Dec 2023
By last summer it should have been a feeling akin to a 10,000 volts.
They are weak liabilities and basic footballers ill suited to the role.
What Son did three years ago alongside the best striker in the world has no bearing on the likely impact of him playing left midfield Thursday. None whatsoever
I want us to finish 17th this season , I don’t want to gain another point . We won’t get relegated and it will always be remembered that Levy oversaw our worst ever finish in the premier league . The guy deserves all the flak he is going to get from now to the end of the season . I will never forgive him for allowing this season to drift when there was something at stake .
“Who… is… this broken fanbase… cluttering up, my foyer?”If THFC was Jesus Christ Superspurs, The TV Musical, Levy would be Pontius Pilate, played by Telly Savalas.
So when we lose out on merit points due to our league position are you going to be okay with us spending less money in the Summer on players all because you want us to finish the lowest position possible?
Leaked footage allegedly of ENIC meeting to discuss our current plight.
Meanwhile another day of misery and ridicule in Spursfan World
After all of this though, he doesn't care. Missing out on Champions League and top 4 revenue is now replaced with the likes of Beyonce, Chris Brown, rugby events and other concerts.
The wage bill being cut shows that he and ENIC don't care about football achievements and success, he cares only about the stadium bringing in revenue. As long as the club is in the Premier League, we have an Asian poster boy to keep the tourists flocking in (all respect to Sonny, he's a club legend) and the extra curricular events are taking place, Levy and ENIC will keep laughing their way to the bank. Football is now no longer the priority, if it ever was before.
Excellent work. Its very obvious. You want to go Backwards you buy Tel, forwards you buy Oshimen. Development players do not replace Kane and Hojbjerg but some very fucking gullible people brought into the "painful rebuild" rubbish on a frankly extraordinary levelVery few transfer fees are more than 100M quid - particularly now with PSR starting to bite. There were NONE in the 24/25 - Just three the season before in 23/24 (Bellingham, Rice and Caceido).
Top transfers
Worldwide top transfers in the season 25/26. The list ist pre-sorted by transfer fee and market value, where the higher value is used for sorting.
Transfer fees for established players are pretty much what we paid for Johnson or Solanke. Solanke was the 5th most expensive transfer in 24/25 - Stupid! A 26/27 year old No.9 willing to settle for 90K per week in wages - Just Stupid! Solanke knows his level - Otherwise he would have demanded higher wages - Levy doesn't! No other Big 6 club was in for him.
So Levy spends enough on transfer fees - Problem is that he spends it stupidly on punts because he won’t pay top wages. Getting in 5 established players isn't realistic but 200M quid in transfer fees could get us 3 very good established players IF Levy would pay top wages. Although Levy is crying poverty, our FFP room is 201M quid.
Tottenham PSR position explained amid £182m announcement and FFP statement
Spurs published their accounts for the 2023/24 financial year last week
As many here have pointed out, Levy's problem isn't just that he's cheap when it comes to wages - It's also that he overpays/is incompetent/stupid when it comes to transfers. It's a bad combination and one of the primary reasons that we are 15th in the league.
Anyway - a few examples of recent/potential transfer fees:
Osimhen apparently has a release clause of 65-68M quid (75/80M Euro) so pretty much same as Solanke.
Fabrizio Romano reveals Victor Osimhen's release clause as Chelsea ponder strikers
Transfer expert Fabrizio Romano has been speaking about the release clause of striker Victor Osimhen ahead of a potential move this summer.
Marmoush was 60M quid (70M Euro)
Omar Marmoush - Man City complete big-money signing of Frankfurt's prolific Egyptian forward
Omar Marmoush has stood out as one of the Bundesliga's brightest stars in the first half of the season for Eintracht Frankfurt, and has this Tuesday been heavily linked with one of the Premier League's top clubs...
Kvaratskhelia was also 60M quid (70M Euro)
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia completes €70m transfer to Paris Saint-Germain with Marcus Rashford tipped to replace Georgia star at Napoli | Goal.com United Arab Emirates
Paris Saint-Germain have completed a stunning €70m deal to sign Khvicha Kvaratskhelia from Napoli, who could replace him with Marcus Rashford.www.goal.com
Brentford reportedly want 50M quid for Mbeumo - same as Johnson
Brentford will accept £50m Bryan Mbeumo offer from Newcastle - sources
Newcastle could sign Brentford forward Bryan Mbeumo for £50million during the summer transfer window to strengthen their squad.
And still we have scored 3rd most goals in the Prem this season?!?
The problem is NOT going forward!
maybe, but weve had this clown for 2 years now, thats caused some serious morale damage, on top of his lack of understanding of the game and setting us up to fail every game, so thats distorted a lot of peoples judgements on the players.
sons done, johnson is not a winger hes a second striker to bring on if games are open and theres space in behind. but the rest of them improve a lot with a competent manager and in a system where they are not set up to fail. still think we need a proper CM in there, gray is a year off maybe. then again, bissouma and bentancur do improve under a proper manager...but id still like a more well rounded footballer in there.
maddison was a different player until he realised what a clown that fat cunt is.
And still we have scored 3rd most goals in the Prem this season?!?
The problem is NOT going forward!
We score a load of goals because we disregard defending and throw a load of players forward.
We need serious upgrades to our forward line, starting with our wingers.
And still we have scored 3rd most goals in the Prem this season?!?
The problem is NOT going forward!
And?
We play a very attacking style of football. We have also conceded quite a lot of goals despite having some really decent defenders on paper.
I’ve said before that revenue to wage ratio is one data point, but another key one is agents fees. This shows we are 9th in the PL - so whilst it might appear we pay a lot in fees, we don’t go all in:
www.nytimes.com
What every Premier League club spends on agent fees – and what it says of their transfers
What each Premier League club spent on agent fees over the past three years, how it compares with EFL, and what it means
www.nytimes.com
I’ve said before that revenue to wage ratio is one data point, but another key one is agents fees. This shows we are 9th in the PL - so whilst it might appear we pay a lot in fees, we don’t go all in:
What every Premier League club spends on agent fees – and what it says of their transfers
What each Premier League club spent on agent fees over the past three years, how it compares with EFL, and what it means
We buy B or C level players and thus are a B or C level team. Ange has us at D level so underperforming but until we look to pay for A level players we won’t be in that class. I mean it’s not complex, you do get exceptions like United who do spend a lot and fuck up but that is due to Horrific scouting.
Can’t even get the fucking Bournemouth manager. 
Pathetic owners at every turn.
Pathetic owners at every turn.