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Tottenham join the race for Manchester United attacker Marcus Rashford
I’m having an operation tomorrow, maybe I shouldn’t wake up from the general anaesthetic
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It probably isn't.Please tell me this isn’t true.
Tottenham join the race for Manchester United attacker Marcus Rashford
I’m having an operation tomorrow, maybe I shouldn’t wake up from the general anaesthetic
They also finished 5th the year before.
Eriksen and Son were significant outlays in their time. They also had proved themselves at major european clubs, were established internationals and their countries best player by the time the moved to Spurs.
Its incomparable to Tel, Kinsky, Bergvall, Gray etc...
Son had 5 successful seasons in the bundesliga with Leverkusen and Hamburg. He played 159 games scoring 48 goals. He had 52 caps already for Korea before joining Spurs.
Eriksen was Ajax's main man before he joined us. He played 160 games for Ajax, 30 of which in the Champions/Europa League. He had 49 caps for Denmark.
Those 2 transfers are the equivalent of Bentancur and Kulusevski, Vertonghen and Aldeirwerald, Romero....not Bergvall, Gray, Tel, Kinsky, Odobert etc...
The latter being very inexperienced and mostly teenagers.
We need to get back to buying players aged 23-25 that are ready to push on to being 1st team regulars in the prem.
Yep. Not saying we will finish 17th again, or 5th…. Just pointing out the variability. This proves it!
Eriksen and Son were significant outlays in their time. They also had proved themselves at major european clubs, were established internationals and their countries best player by the time the moved to Spurs.
Its incomparable to Tel, Kinsky, Bergvall, Gray etc...
Its better than the Swedish league mate.David Pleat first scouted Son when he was at Hamburg. The number of caps he had for South Korea not really much of an indicator of anything as South Korea is not a top league or national team.
Eriksen had good experience when we bought him - but it was from the Netherlands, then as now not regarded as a top league, nor Denmark a top national team.
I've given you as close a like for like players - but Kane for example gained the title of 'one season wonder' and even season when he made his first PL start (under Sherwood - scoring in his first 3 PL starts) there were plenty demanding he be sold, even when he started scoring.
So nothing wrong with what we are doing now. Better than buying Ndomble and Lo Celso as 'established' players. What we are doing now is to buy a selection of both younger and more established players.
First priority is probably ensuring we can sell a few layers to create space for incoming players, so I'm hoping for news on the likes of Bissouma, Richarlison and Son as well as incoming players, a number of whom I expect to be experienced 23 - 27 year olds,
Please tell me this isn’t true.
Tottenham join the race for Manchester United attacker Marcus Rashford
I’m having an operation tomorrow, maybe I shouldn’t wake up from the general anaesthetic
Nah agents just make stuff up to drive interest up. Very easy to ring a media source and get them to write whatever you like. We saw Sane's agent do the same thing. Same with Grealish and Rashford now.Please tell me this isn’t true.
Tottenham join the race for Manchester United attacker Marcus Rashford
I’m having an operation tomorrow, maybe I shouldn’t wake up from the general anaesthetic
And 5th tbf
Agreed - I'm amazed people get themselves in a tizz as much as they do with transfer rumours. Social media accounts are set up to demand clicks and reactions to generate money. Most of them are fairy tales. There are probably 3 or 4 journos to 'trust', or at the very least pay attention to - imv that is Ornstein, the tap in Merchant Romano, Laurie Whitwell & Ben Jacobs.I would have to say that as a rule no one should believe a single they read until it is actually confirmed by someone who is extremely trustworthy.
We are linked to hundreds of players every window, and 98% of links are nonsense.
Eriksen joined in 2013. Thats 12 years ago. 12m wasnt chicken feed back then.Not really. Eriksen was 12m cos his contract was running down. He’d also been passed over by the likes of City and other big clubs because of his perceived lack of physicality. Son was 22m and was a decent price, but again he was a kid and it took him a year to acclimatise.
I would have to say that as a rule no one should believe a single they read until it is actually confirmed by someone who is extremely trustworthy.
We are linked to hundreds of players every window, and 98% of links are nonsense.
Same reason there's some talk about Vicario and Radu possibly being sold.So many posts saying 'he's a player I really like' and 'so much potential'
Upgrading a squad sometimes means 'breaking a few eggs' .
I hope the op goes well mate.Please tell me this isn’t true.
Tottenham join the race for Manchester United attacker Marcus Rashford
I’m having an operation tomorrow, maybe I shouldn’t wake up from the general anaesthetic
Please tell me this isn’t true.
Tottenham join the race for Manchester United attacker Marcus Rashford
I’m having an operation tomorrow, maybe I shouldn’t wake up from the general anaesthetic
Good luck with the op.
Rashford would be a good signing. Far prefer him over Mbuemo if we had a choice.
Rashford is quality, if he can be motivated to play.