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Transfers Summer Transfer Thread 2023! - Closed (Maybe)
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Seems like very smart business if he's good. At 26 has potentially 10 years of PL footie in him, low risk of injury in internationals since he's probably never gonna usurp Donnarumma, if he's not all that great £16m isn't even a terrible price for a backup GK should we decide to try again on the first team GK the following year.
Certainly a better deal than Kepa for £72m.
Tweet is correct. There will definitely be some “fans” who think this is merely the ‘cheap’ option and won’t even consider taking into account the rave reports from Italy about this guy, and the impressive data gathered about him.
They’ll probably accuse people who are enthusiastic about this transfer of doing ‘mental gymnastics’ to justify it or some other crap!
Levy: Would you like any of our players?
Saudis: How much are *YOU* willing to pay?
OK which one of you is Christian? That's straight out of the pro Levy handbook.
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They already started going through his footage using their GK expertise to find weaknesses in his positioning…
I'm concerned about LB.
We don't actually have one that's any good, considering it's a key position for Postecoglou's style, I wonder if we should be signing someone like van de Ven to cover that and Tapsoba and Tosin.
Davies is finished, he doesn't have the ball playing ability to play in the half spaces like Postecoglou would want.
Sess is a nothing player and pushing him in field goes against any strengths he may have, his best work at Fulham was playing off the touchline.
Then you've got Reguilon who is coming back off an injury and I'm not convinced by his ball playing skills either to play in half spaces, but defensively probably is the best of the lot strikingly.
Perisic won't have the legs to play in a Postecoglou system, is also defensively weak and should play LW if he stays.
Lastly Udogie who having watched him a number of times at Udinese, I'm not convinced he can play in a 4 at LB. He just doesn't track back or do enough defending. He'll be fine playing in the half spaces but I seriously worry when he comes up against a good winger.
We don't actually have one that's any good, considering it's a key position for Postecoglou's style, I wonder if we should be signing someone like van de Ven to cover that and Tapsoba and Tosin.
Davies is finished, he doesn't have the ball playing ability to play in the half spaces like Postecoglou would want.
Sess is a nothing player and pushing him in field goes against any strengths he may have, his best work at Fulham was playing off the touchline.
Then you've got Reguilon who is coming back off an injury and I'm not convinced by his ball playing skills either to play in half spaces, but defensively probably is the best of the lot strikingly.
Perisic won't have the legs to play in a Postecoglou system, is also defensively weak and should play LW if he stays.
Lastly Udogie who having watched him a number of times at Udinese, I'm not convinced he can play in a 4 at LB. He just doesn't track back or do enough defending. He'll be fine playing in the half spaces but I seriously worry when he comes up against a good winger.
Wow I really hope you're wrong, otherwise that's yet another dud.
Brief Athletic write-up on Mickey from the U21 Euros:
Defender (Wolfsburg/Netherlands), 22
Supposedly, if Josko Gvardiol leaves RB Leipzig this summer, Van de Ven would be on the shortlist to replace him. Whether that is accurate or not, on this evidence it would not be the worst idea.
He captained the Dutch team for part of the Portugal game and he certainly seems to have a presence. One of the advantages of the stadiums not being full is that you can hear most of what the players are saying — and Van de Ven is loud and vocal and everything you’d expect from a leader in that sense. More interesting, though, is the blend of size, speed and technical passing ability with which he plays.
Everyone knows about his pace; most people have seen that video of him defending a Union Berlin breakaway in the Bundesliga last season, blocking Jerome Roussillon’s shot on the goal line.
But his switches of play are impressively accurate and, against Portugal, he showed that he can either cut the ball into midfield, taking out lines of pressing players in the process, or just carry possession up the pitch himself. Think of him as a broad-shouldered Jan Vertonghen. That’s not who he is currently, but it shouldn’t be a ridiculous comparison in three or four years’ time.
This tournament can create false comparisons in the way that it pits players against each other who are at different stages of their physical development. So, the value of Van de Ven’s strength is difficult to measure within this particular context. But it is worth mentioning that he made Wolves’ Fabio Silva look helpless up front — he was too big, too quick, and too smart for him.
Silva is hardly a star of the game, but he has played well over 100 senior matches in England, Belgium and the Netherlands, so that dominance is a measure of something.
Defender (Wolfsburg/Netherlands), 22
Supposedly, if Josko Gvardiol leaves RB Leipzig this summer, Van de Ven would be on the shortlist to replace him. Whether that is accurate or not, on this evidence it would not be the worst idea.
He captained the Dutch team for part of the Portugal game and he certainly seems to have a presence. One of the advantages of the stadiums not being full is that you can hear most of what the players are saying — and Van de Ven is loud and vocal and everything you’d expect from a leader in that sense. More interesting, though, is the blend of size, speed and technical passing ability with which he plays.
Everyone knows about his pace; most people have seen that video of him defending a Union Berlin breakaway in the Bundesliga last season, blocking Jerome Roussillon’s shot on the goal line.
But his switches of play are impressively accurate and, against Portugal, he showed that he can either cut the ball into midfield, taking out lines of pressing players in the process, or just carry possession up the pitch himself. Think of him as a broad-shouldered Jan Vertonghen. That’s not who he is currently, but it shouldn’t be a ridiculous comparison in three or four years’ time.
This tournament can create false comparisons in the way that it pits players against each other who are at different stages of their physical development. So, the value of Van de Ven’s strength is difficult to measure within this particular context. But it is worth mentioning that he made Wolves’ Fabio Silva look helpless up front — he was too big, too quick, and too smart for him.
Silva is hardly a star of the game, but he has played well over 100 senior matches in England, Belgium and the Netherlands, so that dominance is a measure of something.
This version sucks, I prefer the original.
35m and I’m taking Sancho over Barnes
''Ange Postecoglou 'wants to get rid of TEN Tottenham players this summer' in a brutal clear-out with Hugo Lloris, Harry Winks, Ivan Perisic, Davinson Sanchez and Sergio Reguilon all expected to go''
Postecoglou 'wants to get rid of 10 Tottenham players this summer'
Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou reportedly wants to offload 10 players in a major summer clear-out, with club captain Hugo Lloris heading the list of players expected to leave.
'' Alfie Devine is set to go on loan to continue his development.''
''Meanwhile, Giovani Lo Celso and Tanguy Ndombele had their own respective loan spells last season, and are unlikely to be reintegrated into the Spurs squad.''
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If true, really no excuses for not trying to get both at that price.
You'd never do that...carefully handpick certain stats to fit your narrative...