Hey man, he's allowed an opinion without you calling him an idiot. Call his opinion idiotic, fine.
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Transfers January 2015 Transfer Window DISCUSSION Thread
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Saying you want to buy someone who you know isn't good enough to be in your starting 11, then having to use that player in your starting 11 when Kane needs a rest/injured/bad form is as bizarre as it is stupid and a slippery slope.
Wouldn't this be a good time to move for Jay Rodriguez? He will probably come at a discount and can eventually provide at least backup at striker, and we can probably afford to take our time with his recovery. He can also play on the wing so he won't be a total waste when Kane wins the Ballon d'Or.
Surely people on both sides of the argument want us to sign a decent striker to complement Kane?
When we're going for a striker we won't be specifically looking for someone who isn't quite as good as Kane, so as not to reduce his playing time, but at the same time we won't be looking to break the bank. Simples.
When we're going for a striker we won't be specifically looking for someone who isn't quite as good as Kane, so as not to reduce his playing time, but at the same time we won't be looking to break the bank. Simples.
If Bobby and Ade are both going we really need two, but your point about versatility is sound.
Sort of agree, but Kane can always play off the striker, if that's the only place the striker can play..? Plus, could always mess around with formations, 4-3-3, 4-3-2-1 etc.
He would be the perfect player if it were not for his injury. Tall, quick, can score, and can play out wide or up top.
We need a player like him for sure, and him as well to be the 3rd option would be jizz worthy.
Rod is out for another month injured, would require a month of training and then 2-3 weeks of matches before he's even close to being sharp. At which point the season is over, you've got a player who might be a shadow of himself and he's on a 4-5 year contract. Safer to wait until the summer
This. Hence my JRod comment above, but if not him, I am at least on the same page as Yorkie. Versatility is the answer to the problem.
Why?
Not sure where this fetish for "Lets have a player who can play anywhere along the front 4" has come from. It's useful, helps with rotation but our current front 4 (Chadli, Kane, Eriksen, AT/Lamela) is almost entirely interchangeable as it is, not even to mention we're not limited to 1 formation.
Rather get a striker who is a striker and that's all.
Why is it worse to find a good striker who is versatile than to find a good striker who isn't? Also, when thinking about this issue it's probably best not to put too much weight into our last match. See the Chadli thread for how high I am on him right now, but I think our front 4 is hardly established for the long haul even if it does look very encouraging.
As has been discussed, out and out strikers are getting rarer, with the same few names mentioned again and again. It would be easier to sign 2 versatile forwards IMO.
I think "versatile" players are generally too young to know their best positions or are a jack of all trades and not great at any. Granted, there are exceptions but these tend to be the best players in the world. I also think Poch's system needs a target man, rather than someone "versatile".
I'd rather have a great target man who knows his job, rather than trying to figure out who plays where. Sometimes having too many options isn't a good thing; as I've said, we still have no idea where many of our players best positions are as it is.
I can't think of too many "great strikers who are versatile" that we could get. Most great strikers tend to be just that; a striker.
That's mostly because we're thick, listen to the media and not scouts...I'm sure if Swansea can get Bony for £12 million we can scavenge someone half decent from somewhere.
Agreed, I'm sure a combination of Mitchell looking around for young talent(which is why we have him) and Pochettino's ability to create an average player into a class PL player, we should be good, it's finding that talent and us having the patience for them to develop that worries me but I'm sure we will be fine
To be honest I get all my football news from here, and the odd cursory look at the BBC football site, but if you're right, half decent is all we can really expect. I'm not worried about hurting Kane's development, I'm worried about him getting injured. We are so short up front, I'd be happy with almost anyone this month. (I'm aware I'm opening myself up for comedic responses with the last sentence)
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Don't blame you. The neverending circle of shite and outright lies that get published in the name of 'transfer gossip' is outrageous. Not to mention that all the news outlets end up citing one another until you find the original source and realise that it's some wag on twitter or a poorly translated dutch article.
Those 'transfer news roundups' are worth looking at, just so you can see the crap they spout about other clubs in their (successful) attempt to bait clicks. Woolwich to pay £70m for Cavani - sounds legit!
Even on forums, those goddamn 'cryptic' (i.e. can mean anything and usually translate to an incorrect rumour) ITKs are unbearable. Don't understand why people pander to them and attempt to 'solve' them over the course of many many pages.
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I'd be completely happy about having him back.
To be fair, it's not all complete bullshit. Shamefully, probably 90% of it is.
People look at gossip for the same reason they come on here. To prod their imagination and wonder "What if", or more likely, "For fuck sake Tottenham, why didn't we get him"
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