One of the best, made all the more special by his clear love for Spurs despite playing for football royalty. So much love for VDV
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One of the best, made all the more special by his clear love for Spurs despite playing for football royalty. So much love for VDV
Fucking loved him. Got me off my seat. Pure class.
Adore the bloke. But would hate him back just to continue his bad form and ruin his legacy with us.
I like the memories I have of Rafa.
I like the memories I have of Rafa.
I'm pretty sure we saw the last great years of Rafa. We got rid at the right time.
Love the guy. Was devastated when he left.
VDV was pure class.
I love how much he hated the Gooners; I love how much he loved the Lane; I love how he showed up for big matches.
I remember when we signed him. Spent hours online trying to find somebody to confirm it and all we kept hearing was "maybe," "probably," "was it done on time?"
He was such a steal.
Too bad he never could play the full 90.
Honestly though, his highlights against the Scum are good enough for me.
After Ledley, my favorite Spurs player in last ten years.
I love how much he hated the Gooners; I love how much he loved the Lane; I love how he showed up for big matches.
I remember when we signed him. Spent hours online trying to find somebody to confirm it and all we kept hearing was "maybe," "probably," "was it done on time?"
He was such a steal.
Too bad he never could play the full 90.
Honestly though, his highlights against the Scum are good enough for me.
After Ledley, my favorite Spurs player in last ten years.
One of my favourite players in my lifetime.
But let's not have a go at AVB about selling him. The right call at the right time. He has not been good at Hamburg.
But let's not have a go at AVB about selling him. The right call at the right time. He has not been good at Hamburg.
I think it's easy to rose tint Rafa's time at Spurs.
He was a extremely popular player (see Lewis Holtby or Sandro), with pedigree who signed for the club unexpectedly.
On form he was unplayable, but a luxury player in the purest sense.
Unable to put in more than a 50 min shift, a stubbornness to only play in his prefered "No 10" position and a reluctance to commit to any defensive responsibilities. You can see why AVB considered him unsuitable.
That said, I will always love him for the passion he showed for the shirt and his performances against the cunts down the road.
The affair was over too early, but "It's better to burn out, than to fade away"
He was a extremely popular player (see Lewis Holtby or Sandro), with pedigree who signed for the club unexpectedly.
On form he was unplayable, but a luxury player in the purest sense.
Unable to put in more than a 50 min shift, a stubbornness to only play in his prefered "No 10" position and a reluctance to commit to any defensive responsibilities. You can see why AVB considered him unsuitable.
That said, I will always love him for the passion he showed for the shirt and his performances against the cunts down the road.
The affair was over too early, but "It's better to burn out, than to fade away"
I remeber seeing van der Vaart playing for Ajax and Hamburg as a youngster and hoping one day we'd sign him (but we were proper shit back then, and had no chance) - he then went to Real Madrid and I accepted it'd probably never happen...
I couldn't believe it when we signed him, it came out of nowhere and I was so fucking happy!
And what a player he was, for us. That first season especially, he was awesome. The next season he couldn't play a full 90 minutes, but I will always regard him as a Spurs legend.
I couldn't believe it when we signed him, it came out of nowhere and I was so fucking happy!
And what a player he was, for us. That first season especially, he was awesome. The next season he couldn't play a full 90 minutes, but I will always regard him as a Spurs legend.
“I really loved it at Tottenham. I still miss it sometimes: the great people there, the stadium, the fans, it’s something special. But I wanted to go back to Hamburg and the chance came and I took it. I’m also happy here, but I do miss Spurs sometimes.”
http://tottenhamhotspur.blogspot.com.au/2014/02/van-der-vaart-i-miss-spurs.html
http://tottenhamhotspur.blogspot.com.au/2014/02/van-der-vaart-i-miss-spurs.html
Rose stands out in that team like a bulbous zit on the face of an angel.