Let’s see but evidence so far would suggest otherwise.
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Transfers The Summer Transfer Edging Thread 2025
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They might have a chance if we get two more footballers into the midfield
Wouldn’t rule it out, but loss at CB
The change I would 100% make is VDV LB. Plays there for Holland is arguably our best, simple passer and he can carry the ball well. I’m certain he will shine if he gets a run of games there
How tuchel thought he deserved to get in England based on a few games for Villa is beyond me.
Well that would be dumb especially when we bought Solanke
It's moot regardless.
I would suspect that the club values of bottom-half of the Bundesliga are on par with the bigger Championship clubs.
I was about to make the same point. His oppo look very slow in that vid.
May be not but to dismiss his quality compared to what we have is what I’m having a go about.
Think he missed some great chances in games last season. When through one on one he doesn’t instill you with confidence his going to put it away.
He played 3rd most minutes - so if he's injury prone every player bar 2 are more injury prone.
Or to put it another way Solanke is not injury prone. You just don't like him as he's not a 'big name'
He's probably at least as effective as Firminho was for Liverpool for a few years filing a similar role
Solanke's role is to press a lot and act as a focal point - and the plan was to share the goals which worked. That's why Spurs were amongst the highest goal scorers last season.
The real problem for Solanke was (i) not getting regular rest and rotation whilst pressing a lot to help team so he's often tired hence will not be prolific (2) Not getting enough chances made for him, we didn't have enough creativity........ Solve the creativity problem and not have Solanke pressing enough and he'll score more goals.
Richarlison's problem was mainly not being fit enough - BUT he's never been a high scorer. His 'talent' is being a busy pest - that's the skill Conte bought him for. If he's fit enough to play more he'll probably score more goals but he'll never be a high scorer
BTW, having a £60m price tag has never guaranteed a high number of goals being scored.
I wish people would stop going on as though they know or knew the ins and outs of players' roles
We need real honesty
Solanke needs to put the ball over the line more than he does, and I would put a pound to a penny (P'Tang Yang Kepperbang), for those who are old enough that Richarlison would score more goals than Solanke if he was on the pitch an equivalent amount of time.
I hope Solanke can outscore Johnson in all competitions next season.
Then we will have a player who scores a lot of goals. Some of you will get what Imean.
It is beautiful. Timely reference with the thought of Jota’s kids.
If Solanke presses less he has more energy and time to score . The question then becomes who does more pressing at Spurs, or can it be shared more than it is. So its a manager issue to tell the players how they should set up and their roles in the team.
Richarlison was never a high scorer at Everton or Watford before that - but his big problem at Spurs is not being fit. The goal scoring is a secondary issue
solanke is so much more than just a goal scorer while Brennan's best asset is his goals.
So why would you expect Solanke to outscore Johnson? He might but it shouldn't be an expectation..Johnson could easily hit 20+ goals next season!
Did Liverpool act like this every pre season around Firmino needing to outscore Salah and Mane? If you are only judging Solanke on goals then you must think Johnson is brilliant?
Frank is going to need to be a miracle worker to get us in the top six next season trying to turn a fair few sow's ears (Solanke, Kulusevski, Tel, Odobert, Johnson, Maddison) into silk purses, whilst developing our youngsters, the likes of Gray, Moore, Bergvall etc.
Don't get me wrong, all fairly good players but are they good enough? Let me put it another way.... How many of the bracketed players would get into the starting 11 of City, Liverpool, Chelsea, Woolwich, Newcastle? Not many, if any is my answer.
It saddens me to say, but we currently have a mid-table starting 11 imo.
Don't get me wrong, all fairly good players but are they good enough? Let me put it another way.... How many of the bracketed players would get into the starting 11 of City, Liverpool, Chelsea, Woolwich, Newcastle? Not many, if any is my answer.
It saddens me to say, but we currently have a mid-table starting 11 imo.
Solanke starts for Liverpool Chelsea and Woolwich
Kulusevski starts for Newcastle.
Johnson starts for Newcastle.
Maddison starts for Newcastle.
Tel and Odobert still teenagers so should be in your bottom group.
That's a good one.
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