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Rodger said:
Perception's a funny thing isn't it? You don't mind L Woods, but I see her as a snidey, posing, conceited little know-it-all **** of a gooner. I actually can't stand her.
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Completely agree. Can’t listen to her whatsoever on the radio

Would love to bang it tho
 
*NSNO* said:
Everton fan here, give you a bit of insight into Richarlison

The lad is fantastic. There was a lot of media narrative about him being a sulk and a moaner, while that was true at the start of his career it certainly isn't now. He's a born winner, and when things aren't going right for the team it shows on his face. But that does not remove from his desire to win. He'll chase everything until the final minutes.

The lad said a couple of months ago that he would personally keep us up, and he did. He never hid, and he battled every second of every game. You also need to take into account how much football he has played since he joined, he's never really had summer off. Constantly playing for Brazil in tournaments, and with all that football he very rarely misses a game - unless its due to a serious injury (and even then he still wants to play)

Another narrative was this thing about him always being on the ground, wait until you see how much he gets kicked every game and then you'll understand. Defenders target him, to try and wind him up.

He's truly marvellous player, and despite some a lot of people saying his output last year was poor, they need ot take into consideration how we played under that fat kopite pig who almost destroyed the club. In a team with much more attacking power he'll have more freedom and will go onto another level

Devastated, but that's footy.

At least we have Jesse Lingard to look forward to
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This is cool and all but what are your thoughts on Lampard?
 
But here's my sincere solution for Everton. Go pay whatever compensation it takes(will be less than some fool gave Woolwich for Iwobi) give Graham Potter a six year deal and buy the two best players young from the championship you can get. Give only two year deals to some harden old pros. And I'll even get you started on the list. Brereton and Karlan Grant.
 
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Why Richarlison may FINALLY be a great Harry Kane understudy at Spurs

Sportsmail looks at the players to cover for Harry Kane at Tottenham - and discusses why Richarlison, set to complete his medical ahead of a £60million move, has the quality to eclipse them all.
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Richarlison could FINALLY be the perfect understudy to Harry Kane at Tottenham... the club have had its fair share of misfit strikers in Roberto Soldado and Vincent Janssen over the years, but the Brazilian has the quality to challenge their star forward​

  • Richarlison has finally sealed his £60million move to Tottenham Hotspur
  • The 25-year-old has become Spurs' fourth signing in their summer squad rebuild
  • Spurs will pay £50m, with a further £10m in add-ons for the forward
  • Richarlison is the latest player to act as understudy to star man Harry Kane
  • Several have flopped in a Spurs shirt, like Roberto Soldado and Vincent Janssen
By MAX MATHEWS FOR MAILONLINE

PUBLISHED: 13:14 BST, 3 July 2022 | UPDATED: 13:16 BST, 3 July 2022

Following in the path of Harry Kane is no easy task - as a few former Tottenham forwards have discovered - and new signing Richarlison will become the latest to try his luck after joining from Everton.

The Brazilian forward has wrapped up his £60million move, £50m up front with around £10m in add-ons, a fee approaching the club's record signing - and now Spurs have some serious firepower to challenge the elite.

The 25-year-old has become Antonio Conte's fourth summer signing after Ivan Perisic, Fraser Forster and Yves Bissouma, as Spurs continue to rebuild their squad ahead of a return to the Champions League.

Richarlison, while potentially capable of starting on the right wing and acting as cover for Golden Boot joint winner Son Heung-min on the left, will also almost certainly be the first to step in if Kane misses out.

The England captain is a world-class striker and one of the Premier League greats, but has struggled with injuries at times amid a massive workload for club and country, especially given the club's lack of adequate competition up front.

Many second-choice strikers have tried and failed to fill his shoes in years gone by - while experiments with youngsters haven't paid off either, with Son seemingly the only player capable of handling the responsibility.

So below, Sportsmail looks at Tottenham's questionable history of poor back-up forward - and discusses why Richarlison has the quality to eclipse them all.

Roberto Soldado

After a 30-goal season for Valencia in Spain, former Real Madrid striker Soldado arrived in north London for a then-club record fee of £26m.

He scored a (controversial) penalty on his Spurs debut against Crystal Palace, but finished the season with just six league goals, only two of which came from open play.

The following campaign, he scored just once in 24 appearances. The club promptly sold him for a £16m loss, two years after he had joined.

Vincent Janssen

Another who bagged plenty in Europe but could not translate that form to the Premier League was Dutch striker Vincent Janssen.

Janssen scored 31 in 49 games for AZ Alkmaar in Holland, and impressed as he scored in a 2-1 win against England at Wembley in March 2016, before joining Spurs for £17m in July 2016.

When Kane picked up an ankle injury in September, he had his chance to impress in the first-team, but did not take it.

His first goal from open play wasn't until March and he only scored two league goals in 27 games, one of which was a penalty. After an average loan at Turkish side Fenerbahce, he moved to Mexican side Monterrey.

Fernando Llorente

Llorente was 32 when he signed from Swansea after scoring 15 in 33 games for the Welsh side.

He had Premier League experience but was coming into his 15th season as a professional and, although he proved a useful hold-up player and target man, did not really have the pace for the very top level.

A reliable professional and impact substitute, he did score some very important goals - namely a winner against Manchester City in the 2018-19 Champions League quarter-finals before a crucial goal in the famous semi-final comeback against Ajax.

That said, two Premier League goals in 36 games across two seasons is hardly an awe-inspiring record.

Carlos Vinicius

What is it with Spurs and signing European strikers after one good season? Brazilian Carlos Vinicius did net 24 in 47 for Benfica in the Primeira Liga and moved to Spurs on loan for a small fee in October 2020.

But with Kane playing 49 games in all competitions that campaign, opportunities were few and far between - and he didn't impress all that much when they did come.

He scored a seemingly respectable 10 in 22 games - but half of those came against eighth-tier side Marine (three) and Bulgarian side Ludogorets Razgrad (two).

He only scored one Premier League goal - a four-yard tap-in into an open goal.

Troy Parrott and Dane Scarlett

Spurs have even turned to youth in their attempts to provide backup to Kane. Youth products Troy Parrott have both had (admittedly limited) chances in the first team at points in the last three seasons.

Irish international Parrott, now 20, made his professional debut at the age of 17 against League Two Colchester - which Spurs lost on penalties. Four appearances that season resulted in zero goals.

After a goalless loan in the Championship to Millwall, he was sent out to League One Ipswich in February 2021, scoring twice in 18 league games, before improving in last season's loan to third-tier MK Dons.

Scarlett, meanwhile, has impressed at international age-grade level, with 12 goals in 12 appearances for England's Under-19 side, the 18-year-old has no goals in 10 appearances over the last two years.

Richarlison may not have too much trouble living up to the previous contenders!



Why Richarlison can be different

Richarlison offers something almost none of the previous players to be the No 2 striker at Spurs - he has Premier League experience.

Llorente - who we'll discuss later - had a good season at Swansea before joining, but every single other striker had no history in senior English football.

Soldado, Janssen and Vinicius, for example, struggled to adapt to the relentless pace and physicality of the Premier League, while Richarlison, slim but muscular and resiliently built to withstand hard knocks, has five years' experience in the top-flight.

After moving to the Premier League aged 20, he enjoyed a decent breakthrough season at Watford, scoring five goals but impressing with his mature, dynamic showings and earning himself a £35m move to Everton, rising to £50m with add-ons.

Since then, largely playing on the left wing, he has scored an impressive 53 goals in 152 appearances in all competitions, at a goals ratio better than one-in-three.

His 10 Premier League goals last season, often filling in as a central striker while Dominic Calvert-Lewin was out, was a crucial factor in helping the Toffees avoid relegation.

He's pacy, skilful, great with his head, is a relentless worker, can press brilliantly, covers multiple positions and even takes spot-kicks. If Kane or Son miss out, he's a natural choice to come in.

Italian manager Conte may even decide fitting him into the first team in a punchy front three is the best option - expect him to succeed at White Hart Lane.
 
Shotgunofmichalebrow said:
But here's my sincere solution for Everton. Go pay whatever compensation it takes(will be less than some fool gave Woolwich for Iwobi) give Graham Potter a six year deal and buy the two best players young from the championship you can get. Give only two year deals to some harden old pros. And I'll even get you started on the list. Brereton and Karl and Grant.
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Would be a very good route to take for EFC but I really can't see Potter going for that. He's got a much smaller club comfortably outperforming them. Their win at Goodison was almost embarrassing they were streets ahead of the home team.

I think Potter's next move would be to one of the VERY big teams, if not England. Not that I see that he's keen to move. He's still relatively young, there's no particular hurry, he seems to like Bloom and the club, and I've no doubt he knows he's still learning. 3rd season in the PL? Very experienced in terms of total matches, but mainly in Sweden and not much in the unique pressure of managing a relatively minor club in the PL.
 
Expect him to get minutes week in week out. He does not look like a player that will happily warm out bench. Thrilled with this signing.
 
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THAT'S RICH

Richarlison trolls Woolwich with ‘s***house’ Instagram post as striker endears himself to Spurs fans after £60m transfer​



NEW Tottenham striker Richarlison has delighted the club's fans after he immediately looked to rile Woolwich supporters with a "s***house" Instagram post.

The 25-year-old's £60million transfer from Everton was announced on Friday and the Brazilian wasted no time in endearing himself to the club's faithful.

New Tottenham striker Richarlison shared this photo on Instagram to the delight of Spurs fans

New Tottenham striker Richarlison shared this photo on Instagram to the delight of Spurs fansCredit: Instagram / @richarlisonNEW Tottenham striker Richarlison has delighted the club's fans after he immediately looked to rile Woolwich supporters with a "s***house" Instagram post.
The 25-year-old's £60million transfer from Everton was announced on Friday and the Brazilian wasted no time in endearing himself to the club's faithful.
New Tottenham striker Richarlison shared this photo on Instagram to the delight of Spurs fans

2New Tottenham striker Richarlison shared this photo on Instagram to the delight of Spurs fansCredit: Instagram / @richarlison

Almost immediately after his big-money move was confirmed, Richarlison took to his Instagram story to share an old picture of him against his new local rivals.

The fiery forward posted a snap of himself in action against Woolwich from the 2019-20 season at the Emirates.

In the image, midfielder Dani Ceballos is laying on the ground injured with Richarlison squaring up to Hector Bellerin.

Though Woolwich fans will have the last laugh from that picture as the ex-Watford ace ended up on the losing side from the match.Almost immediately after his big-money move was confirmed, Richarlison took to his Instagram story to share an old picture of him against his new local rivals.
The fiery forward posted a snap of himself in action against Woolwich from the 2019-20 season at the Emirates.
In the image, midfielder Dani Ceballos is laying on the ground injured with Richarlison squaring up to Hector Bellerin.
Though Woolwich fans will have the last laugh from that picture as the ex-Watford ace ended up on the losing side from the match.

Still, Tottenham fans were loving his attempt to wind up their North London counterparts.
One user tweeted: "Richarlison on Instagram, my s***thouse."
Another posted: "I’m gonna enjoy Richarlison rattling Woolwich fans. What a s***house."
A third added: "Richarlison’s Instagram he’s already proper Spurs."
This supporter then commented: "Woolwich fans have been fully rattled by Richarlison's story. I'm gonna love this guy."

One then said: "Richarlison having the entire Woolwich fanbase on strings 24 hours after signing is exactly what I’m here for."

Another simply stated: "This is what Tottenham fans love to see."

Commenting on his transfer in an Instagram video, the 2019 Copa America winner said: "Hi, it's Richarlison.

"I am so happy to sign for Tottenham. See you and come on you Spurs."This supporter then commented: "Woolwich fans have been fully rattled by Richarlison's story. I'm gonna love this guy."
One then said: "Richarlison having the entire Woolwich fanbase on strings 24 hours after signing is exactly what I’m here for."
Another simply stated: "This is what Tottenham fans love to see."
Commenting on his transfer in an Instagram video, the 2019 Copa America winner said: "Hi, it's Richarlison.
"I am so happy to sign for Tottenham. See you and come on you Spurs."
 
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