Squeeze 12 and chuck in MS and you have yourselves a deal.
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Squeeze 12 and chuck in MS and you have yourselves a deal.
Redknapp. That's who. He can get the most out of him and so it's worth it for him but doubt other managers would want to take the risk.
To be honest, and its just my opinion... Wanyama > Schneidy
How about we give Southampton Naughton on a free and...actually, that will do.
While I agree with the sentiment, as I don't want to see Andros sold (yet), if they were to add an extra £5M to their offer, I would certainly give it some consideration (I imagine Levy would also).
I thought Pochettino said Townsend was going nowhere after the bid from QPR?
You know as well as I, that is not how TFC transfer discussion threads work.
Hey guys, recent signup to the forums here, American, and Tottenham Hotspur fan since March 2014, so I'll give my expert opinion. Can we just ignore any talk of another midfielder this transfer window or are we actually going to make a move for another MF? I'd rather ask about a striker, with Eto'o, Destro, and Remy being the popular names linked this summer. I agree with most everyone about Remy's price being overvalued, and Eto'o would be a great signing, but it's not 2009. So, is Destro the most realistic one of the bunch? From the little I've seen of the 3 (Destro only in youtube clips), he looks the most solid. Strong, ill-tempered, and still young. Could be a more long-term option than the others. But are any important enough to give up Soldado? I understand the gripes about him, and he doesn't have that killer instinct, but I'm not ready to give up on him yet. Maybe by January? I'd rather close the door and field the current team until the next window. Yes, I'm less informed than most on here, but am I crazy to think this way?
I have said many times bony is my number one choice bit id take remy, eto is to old and won't add enough IMO.
From yesterday's performance I would like a David silva, Lallana type of player, eriksen is amazing but he gets bullied a bit and to be honest he's not a possession player, a clever link player who can take the ball under pressure. We have not had someone like that since modric really and someone like that would complete our midfield. Not sure who would fit this bill to be honest.
Other than that sell our weaker players and perhaps get another centre back, don't need that many more players 2-3 should complete us.
Welcome, from a fellow American.
You post on Spurs' reddit by any chance? Your thoughts seem to be the general consensus from over there.
We can ignore the talk of another midfielder all we like, but the fact is our manager rather clearly wants this move, so I do think it's reasonable we discuss why.
As for my own stance, we have done far too much slow, horizontal passing from the midfield the last two years. Far, far too much of it. Aside from Bentaleb at 28, none of our other midfielders averaged more than 24 forward passes per game. Schneiderlin averaged a whopping 37 forward passes per game, as well as led the league in tackles and interceptions. He also knows Poch's unusual tactics well, so could help make the transition time much shorter considering Schneiderlin himself said it took Saints six months to fully implement his ideas. As we saw in the game yesterday, we still have problems with adequately closing on the ball in midfield to prevent dangerous situations from developing further into our own half. Schneiderlin, with his rate of tackles and interceptions, rather clearly would be an upgrade in preventing these situations.
So to these eyes, I can see why Poch would want such a move. Quantity is never a reason not to pursue quality.
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Didn't see the game but twitter insinuates that MS played like a man who could not give a shit about the team. If I recall correctly then the earlier ITK on MS said that Saints would not let him go before the first game of the season. I'm still keeping my fingers crossed for MS or Pirlo.
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