I've not been entirely bothered by Spurs since the last few games melt down. I felt it best to give the passion a rest so have not actively kept an eye on Transfers etc ( not that there is much to keep an eye on ) & just paid them shy of £900 in expectation of better things to come and watched a bit of Tennis !
With little over a month until the Transfer window shuts and I awake from my slumber I feel concerned that we are not really doing enough at the top end of the market to be progressing at I hoped we might.
I understand that when we have Son, our world class attacking forward / striker / rush keeper
so we can beat anyone on our day, but is that ability to dig in and win when the going is tough added to the squad yet ?
That leadership, and central midfield creativity gap has not been plugged, yet on evidence it was the most critical area to fix. As it stands I can't see anyone else being added to the squad to replace Tom "Tommy" Carroll. It is ( I feel ) very much necessary and I'm surprised at what we have bought in so far in that area as I see no change in shape / set up / ability with Victor ( not gonna spell his surname ) added to the Dier, Ali, Dembele mix.
Also does the defence need 1 more to replace the Jan sized gap? although Wimmer is quality and will step up There is a need for 4 CB's and maybe Dominic Ball is the answer there ? however, in that case it would be the answer " yes" to the question "would you like to finish 5/6th?"
Seriously it could be that Ben Davies could move across if needed, but only on the left side, who covers for Toby ? What we currently have does feel somewhat light for a challenge at the Title / top 3 and Champions League later stages... Maybe again that experienced leader is necessary in that right CB area, maybe even from the bench...
I'm being a tad cynical in my outlook perhaps but then we did get blown away by Newcastle 5-1 :walkercry: and it could be that that single cluster fuck continues to cloud my perception of the bigger picture and perhaps those in charge do know what they are doing ( that being pocketing the prize money and releasing only the funds generated by sales ) but it does feel cheap so far...