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Transfers Summer 2019 transfer thread

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Ricky the Sack is good reading, if we are to believe it or transfer window is shaping up like this

Out
Trippier
Eriksen
Alderweireld
Jansen
Llorente
N'Koudou

In
Zaniolo
Van De Beek
Grealish
N'Dombele
Andersen
Semedo
Clarke
Celeballos
Sessegnon
Zaha
Bale
Malcolm
Gomez

It's gonna be a fun summer....

He’s just a strange fan boy twitter account who uses Spurs news to promote himself.
 
Who 'creates' for Liverpool? (Rhetorical e.g.)

Winks & N'Dombele got a tasty pass in their locker, Kane would likely collect the ball slightly deeper and we know he's a baller too, but I'd expect us to be equally about powerful runs and breaking lines a la O.G.-Dembele.

A very good point. I think though whoever we sell buy will take us down a different direction.

Lose Eriksen and get Ndombele, Wan Bissaka etc and you are looking at us becoming more like Liverpool with a hard press. In contrast if we get Grealish, Isco and Fekir we would end up more like a Man City passing between lines so as to displace the opposition.

I have always viewed Poch as a bit of a hybrid, he doesn’t hard press as much as Klopp nor is he as tippy tappy as Pep but sort of something in the middle. It will be interesting who we buy this summer as it will give an indication as to what style we will be heading towards.

Losing Eriksen is not the end of the world as long as we get good players in, they don’t have to be the same as him if we switch tactics.
 
A very good point. I think though whoever we sell buy will take us down a different direction.

Lose Eriksen and get Ndombele, Wan Bissaka etc and you are looking at us becoming more like Liverpool with a hard press. In contrast if we get Grealish, Isco and Fekir we would end up more like a Man City passing between lines so as to displace the opposition.

I have always viewed Poch as a bit of a hybrid, he doesn’t hard press as much as Klopp nor is he as tippy tappy as Pep but sort of something in the middle. It will be interesting who we buy this summer as it will give an indication as to what style we will be heading towards.

Losing Eriksen is not the end of the world as long as we get good players in, they don’t have to be the same as him if we switch tactics.
But City press more than Liverpool. So, you’ve got your identities the wrong way ‘round. Especially this year, as Liverpool’s pressing was down considerably from previous years.
 
N'dombele had the wank over 14 year old girls when he was 12. That's why we want him, for his maturity.
I read that NDombele was a fat teenager and many doubted he would make it as a footballer

Sitting at home wanking about 14 year old girls whilst stuffing his face with cakes.....doesn't paint a pretty picture does it
 
He’s just a strange fan boy twitter account who uses Spurs news to promote himself.
Tbh I don't think the guy is too bad, he never claims to be the source of information and it's quite convenient the way he compiles all our links in some ways.

What I don't like however is the way he always puts this cringy positive spin on stories making it sound like it's far more likely to happen than reality. Basically tweeting what he wants to hear rather than what the report actually says.
 
You can absolutely evaluate a player on 90 minutes of football.
I also believe that a fairly confident assessment can be made in about 10 touches.


So true, some players you can tell within 5 minutes.

Agree that in most cases you can tell if a player is any good pretty well immediately.

I think Clarke has very mouldable FB attributes based on what I've seen of him.

Wan-Bissaka started out as a winger didn't need he? There's a fair few more that have done so in their careers recently, some as they've gotten older like Valencia & Ashley Young.
That's a great point. He was exciting to watch the first couple of times I saw him but not so much in recent cameos since his illness.
 
But City press more than Liverpool. So, you’ve got your identities the wrong way ‘round. Especially this year, as Liverpool’s pressing was down considerably from previous years.

Against weaker teams maybe, but watch Liverpool against barca or even Man City and the work rate they do trying to press is phenomenal.

I probably should have used the word direct more than press though.
 
Against weaker teams maybe, but watch Liverpool against barca or even Man City and the work rate they do trying to press is phenomenal.

I probably should have used the word direct more than press though.
They're definitely more direct, but LFC have backed off on the pressing it seems. They can switch it on when told to, but it's no longer their biggest feature, it seems. Maybe because with Mane and Salah they might prefer having more space to attack into so they can better use their pace.
 
They're definitely more direct, but LFC have backed off on the pressing it seems. They can switch it on when told to, but it's no longer their biggest feature, it seems. Maybe because with Mane and Salah they might prefer having more space to attack into so they can better use their pace.
Their press has become more targeted. Look at the Barca home leg. It wasn't just a general gegenpress. It was literally boxing in Messi and limiting the space that he has to work with.
 
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